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An 85-year old retired client has living expenses of $15,000 per year. His portfolio is currently allocated: 50% Money Market Fund 40% Treasuries Yielding 1.20% 10% Equities The customer is complaining that he is not earning enough from his portfolio to meet monthly living expenses. The BEST recommendation to the customer is to:

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Explanation:

The best recommendation in this scenario would be to liquidate half of the money market fund and invest it in 5 year corporate debentures yielding 2.70%. This is because traditionally money market funds, although highly liquid, only offer an average of 1% return on investment for the capital invested. Investing instead in a corporate debentures yielding would net the individual more than double in ROI and hopefully cover all of the living expenses.

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