By Ryan DeMarco
Financial advisor
If you’ve been investing for many years and you’ve owned bonds, you’ve seen some pretty big changes on your financial statements. In 2000, the average yield on a 10-year U.S.
Treasury security was about 6%; in 2010, it had dropped to slightly over 3%, and for most of 2020, it was less than 1%. That’s an enormous difference, and it may lead you to this question: With yields so low on bonds, why should you even consider them?
Of course, while the 10-year Treasury note is an important benchmark, it doesn’t represent the returns on any bonds you could purchase.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued the following statement on the situation at the U.S. Capitol:
"This is an embarrassment to our country. This must stop immediately.
"The President should call for the demonstrators to leave our Capitol Building. The final step in the constitutional process of electing our president has been disrupted.
"The stopping of the count of the Electoral College votes has occurred because the security of the U.S. Capitol has been breached by a violent mob.
"As a nation of laws, this is simply not acceptable. Lawlessness is not acceptable. This is an affront to our Constitution and everything we hold dear.
Here are updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the governor's office.
VACCINATION PHASES
Because the availability of the vaccine remains limited in Ohio and across the country, Ohio is taking a phased approach that prioritizes the most vulnerable citizens, those in the healthcare field, and school staff members.
Phase 1A, which is currently underway, includes approximately 1 million Ohioans.
It is anticipated that vaccine distribution in Phase 1B will begin as Phase 1A begins to wind down.
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Although 2020 will be remembered by many as a year to forget, weatherwise, the year appeared rather ho-hum. And, given 2020, otherwise, we’ll take it.,
2020 wasn’t really record-setting: not too hot, not too cold, not too much rain, nor too much snow.
The Liberty Township Park District Board and Ada Schools have been meeting to discuss renewal of the school contract with the park board for use of facilities.
Part of the talks have been about ways to improve the fields and facilities going forward to improve usability and safety for many athletic teams.
While talks have included strategic planning for improvements to be made in the future, the most immediate improvement discussed is the installation of turf at the Ada War Memorial Field.
