The Kansas City Royals will wear a new alternate powder blue cap to go with their home alternate powder blue jerseys, which have been worn for every home day game since the 2008 season. I think it’s pretty cool looking.
Royals to wear new powder blue caps w/alt. jerseys
November 19, 2009 By
Wainwright or Carpenter, flip a coin on this one
November 19, 2009 By
It’s a great debate to have. Who should win the NL Cy Young Award? I’ll start by saying that last year’s winner Tim Lincecum of the Giants is a great pitcher and had another great year, but because the Giants were non-contenders you have to dismiss him. I know the same can’t be said about Zack Greinke, but there was no other pitcher that dominating. The same can’t be said in the NL.
NAIA’s Lindenwood prepares for post season
November 19, 2009 By
The No. 3 Lindenwood Lions football team completed an undefeated regular season on Saturday afternoon with a 73-6 victory over William Jewell in NAIA college play. The 2009 Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) champions are 10-0 and had their second perfect regular season since 2004. Now, they prepare for the playoffs.
NASCAR’s McMurray signs with new team
November 19, 2009 By
Joplin, MO. native Jamie McMurray has signed on with Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet in 2010, leaving behind Roush-Fenway Racing. McMurray’s move comes after Martin Truex Jr. signed with Michael Waltrip Racing on July 7.
MOSERS: State employees’ retirement fund solid
November 19, 2009 By
The Missouri State Employee Retirement System has taken some hits along with other investors during the economic downturn, but says its portfolios are solid and Missouri state workers’ retirement funds are safe and doing well.
Rick Dahl — MOSERS Chief Investment Officer — says as long-term investors, MOSERS doesn’t focus on short-term setbacks. Dahl also says because the system has some three thousand holdings and is extremely diversified, it’s more insulated from market drops.
Dahl says in 2008, when the global market saw a 40 percent decline, MOSERS holdings only fell about 23 percent. And he says current market indicators are positive.
Dahl says the rebound is welcome … but not surprising since history shows temporary ebbs and flows. He says MOSERS financial analysts are cautiously optimistic its investment earnings will continue to rise.
The State Employee Retirement System — MOSERS — is doing better than most investors after a stock market drop and amid the current rebound.
Rick Dahl — MOSERS Chief Investment Officer — says it manages retirement funds for state workers for as long as 60 years … the span of a career … which makes these quick hits less painful.
Dahl says in 2008, when the global market saw a 40 percent decline, MOSERS holdings only fell about 23 percent. He says that’s because MOSERS has about three thousand holdings. That diversification protects the portfolio from any one sector of the market having a significant negative impact.
“What we do have is asset allocation that’s about 45 percent in stocks, 30 percent in fixed income type securities, another 25 percent in things that we call alternative investments: real estate, private equity, timberland, commodities investments,” he says. “The equity market has been very strong. That portfolio is up about 26 percent for the year; 15.9 percent for last quarter. The bond portfolio is up about 14 percent, about 6 percent for the quarter; the alternatives are up about 4.4. percent for quarter, for the calendar year, they’ve declined about 2.9 percent, driven in large part by continued weakness in the real estate market.”
