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America’s Prettiest Town, for Now

April 17, 2012 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Newport, Rhode Island, was voted to the Forbes list of America’s prettiest towns:

There’s a good reason Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy chose Newport, Rhode Island, for summer escapes by the water. First, consider the draw of one of the most enchanting stretches of shoreline on the East Coast, a seascape best viewed when traveling down the ten-mile twist of Ocean Drive. Then there’s Newport’s time-traveling charm, its ability to whisk you away to other periods in American history by way of colonial-era homes and Vanderbilt mansions.

From June 23 to July 1, Newport will host The America’s Cup World Series races. It’s an exciting time to be in Newport.

The local pensions, on the other hand, are not pretty or exciting. Newport, along with Middletown and Portsmouth, make up Aquidneck Island. The local paper, The Newport Daily News, ran this headline last week for the town of Portsmouth: “Pension Outlook Worsens.” The plan guarantees an 8% rate of return. Remember now, the higher the guarantee, the less needs to be saved by the town to meet its promises. The actual annual performance over the past 10 years has been 4.1%.

“The Portsmouth pension plan is in much worse shape than has been presented over the last few years,” said Jonathan H. Harris, chairman of the town’s Joint Pension Review Committee. “The town does not have the resources to pay the increased funding costs, and serious consideration must be given to making reductions in the pension benefits, just as the state has implemented with teachers and state employees.”

Using a guaranteed 8% rate of return, the unfunded liability is $22.1 million. Reducing it to 7.25% increases it to $28.5 million, and 6.75% to $32.9 million. The more conservative 6.75% increases the unfunded liability by close to 50%. Imagine using a realistic return like a five-year Treasury. The numbers are blown out of the water like a catamaran.

Portsmouth isn’t alone. You can check out Newport’s abysmal pension numbers on Richard C. Young’s RIP Map. The pension problem hasn’t been solved in Rhode Island. But like most things, it will take a real crisis to finally get serious about it.

 

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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