The stock market’s safest bets as we approach more uncertainty

The hard truth about the future of your retirement funds

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With the mainstream media zeroed in on Capitol Hill, savvy investors are looking elsewhere to get a pulse on how the markets will really respond. This is largely because, despite the Dow hitting historic highs and surging 17% year-to-date, many eyes are cautiously watching the National Debt Clock. Currently sitting at $22.5 trillion and growing at a breakneck pace of an astounding $2,729.16 per minute, many financial watchdogs are frantically sounding the alarm. In fact, economic experts are now estimating, by 2025 the interest owed on the nation’s debt will account for a third of the annual budget. With the debt ceiling considered by many to be the leading political bargaining chip for lawmakers, Americans are on a collision course and our retirement funds may be the first to take the hit. Just take it from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who earlier this year, admitted that his department’s economic “tricks” to solving the debt crisis were proving to be much less effective than anticipated. What’s likely to be the next “trick up their sleeve? Siphoning more and more from hard-working Americans’ retirement accounts, which will likely become common practice very soon. This means right now, more than ever is the time to reassess your portfolio. Find out exactly where there’s risk in the market… and where the safer corners might be to protect your financial future. Click here to get more details on which 10 stocks below $10, are paying high-yield dividends for investors right now! Get ahead now, because pretty soon, the scary reality will set in when you’re left wondering what to do when the government can’t pay you your retirement money back. Charles Sizemore

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