MetLife Believes Treasury Yields Won't Reach 4.5% For Another Decade

MetLife Believes Treasury Yields Won't Reach 4.5% For Another Decade

MetLife, the biggest life insurer in the United States announced that they believe benchmark 10-year Treasury yields are more than a decade away from returning to their long-run average according to Susanne Walker Barton of Bloomberg.

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10 Reasons Doctors Make Great Entrepreneurs

10 Reasons Doctors Make Great Entrepreneurs

Conventional wisdom has it that “doctors are lousy businesspeople,” and they should just take care of patients and leave the business stuff to someone else. In my opinion, these beliefs are no longer sustainable if doctors are to thrive in the new US healthcare environment. As someone who works with physician entrepreneurs, I know that doctors have the potential to make great entrepreneurs.

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The Business Side of Healthcare Has Doctors "Fatiguing"

The Business Side of Healthcare Has Doctors "Fatiguing"

Alan Fischman closed his practice as a rheumatologist in Poughkeepsie after 34 years saying, “It’s the business of healthcare that is fatiguing doctors, it’s not the practice of medicine.” Tannaz Rasouli, director of government relations for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), claims that most doctors are retiring because of their age and also frustrations about the delivery of medical care and payment.

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Stock Market Faces Worst Quarter since 2011

Stock Market Faces Worst Quarter since 2011

As we reported a few months back, gains in healthcare and energy stocks helped drive the market up, but the three major indexes are facing their worst quarter since 2011. Volatile trading due to fears of slowing growth in China and uncertainty over interest rate hikes are causing problems for the market. Inflation remains below the U.S. Federal Reserve's 2% target and the labor market is still in need of improvement, meaning interest rates will likely not increase for the time being. 

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