Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Why Bonds Aren't Enough to Retire On Most investors can't afford the luxury of an all-bond portfolio.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Robert Brokamp	Great Career = Great Retirement Forget stocks and bonds -- your biggest asset is the one you sleep with every night. It may seem like a contradiction, but the better you are at working, the more likely you'll be able to stop.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger	A Smarter Strategy for Retired Investors Seniors need protection more than big returns.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Will Still Help You Retire Rich People are laying blame in the wrong place. The mistake that most people made wasn't in using target funds. Instead, they should have understood the risk they were taking.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Cheapest Way to Boost Your Income If you need the cash, this is the best way to get it. As a way to provide income, you should definitely consider owning some dividend stocks.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Don't Dream of Retiring Without Doing This All it takes is making a few changes to the way you look at your finances to get your portfolio ready to retire with you.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 John Rosevear	Bonds or Bond Funds? What's the best way to add bonds to your retirement portfolio?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger	5 Boring Stocks That Won't Let You Down Don't take chances with your wealth. The easy money has been made, and so those who expect to duplicate those returns year in and year out are deluding themselves.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 Chuck Saletta	Retire With a Real Million Bucks How can you invest your savings to earn returns that get you to that magic number?
The Motley Fool March 7, 2005	Bonds and Interest Rates Bond prices move in strange ways -- learn why.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2008 Chuck Saletta	You Will Lose More Money If you're serious about investing for your retirement, you need a strategy to deal with days when you lose money. How will you handle it when it happens?
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Fixed Income Isn't Risk-Free Bonds can be good for your portfolio, but they come with their own risks.
AskMen.com Michael Estrin	Investing In Bonds Having some bonds in your portfolio is not only a good way to make money, it's also a great way to diversify. Here's what you need to know before you invest in the bond market.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Beat Bonds and Still Stay Safe There may be a way for risk-averse investors to keep their nest eggs relatively safe, yet still enjoy bond-beating growth.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Lose That Mortgage? Anyone thinking of cashing in stocks, bonds, 401(k)s, to pay off their mortgage? Think hard about where your money is right now. Your home's value may drop. And even if it keeps rising, it might not do so as quickly as your stocks, funds, and dividends do.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Should You Go With Stocks or Bonds for Income? You may lose big bucks if you cling too strongly to bonds.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Chuck Saletta	Get Back What You Just Lost What you can do now to salvage your retirement.
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 Gene Fama Jr.	Bonds for Wealth People often look to bonds for retirement income, but the raw pursuit of income can engage inadvertent risks that can be especially rough on retirees. In the end, financial security is about total wealth, not marginal income.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Best Investment for the Next 40 Years Simple math says bonds can't outperform stocks forever.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2006 Todd Wenning	One Major Retirement Mistake Compounding interest statistics can be misleading to investors planning for retirement. Here's how to be conservative with your growth estimates.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Your Home Can Help You Retire Most people focus on their investment portfolios in deciding whether they can retire. Yet by doing so, they often ignore their most valuable possession: their home.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Chuck Saletta	How to Retire Without Saving Millions What can you do to secure your retirement -- without having to save millions of dollars? Read on to see.
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Craig L. Israelsen	The Responsible Investor Investors who rely on portfolio performance to do the heavy lifting (that is, to make up for insufficient contributions during their working years) will usually fall into the trap of having too much equity exposure and therefore be exposed to too much risk.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Is the Best Time to Start Saving Don't blow your chance to get a leg up on your peers. Not many 20-somethings think seriously about their future retirement.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Strategy Will Save Your Retirement It's not just about income. Even retired investors can afford to invest a modest amount in growth stocks.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Make Your Retirement a Sure Thing The last years of your career are critical, but they don't have to break you.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006	Long Bonds and Zero Coupons Think of bonds as loans -- and perhaps consider investing in some.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 John Rosevear	This Common Move Will Kill Your Retirement Sometimes, the "right thing to do" is actually the wrong thing to do. You can buy stocks that will let you sleep at night -- while still giving you returns that should handily outpace those of the CD or bond fund you were going to buy instead.
AskMen.com Michael Estrin	Q&A: Credit Checks, Retirement Plans & More Answers to questions everybody asks: How do I check my credit?... How can I save money if I don't make a lot?... Is it too early to think about retirement? etc.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Chuck Saletta	This Is the Difference Between Poverty and Prosperity I've got one word for you. Saving, especially for retirement, is always worth it -- no matter what the market does.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld	Stop Saving Your new clients, the Eager-Retirees, have accumulated $500,000 by saving 15% of their joint salary of $100,000 a year. They come to you asking if they can afford to retire in two years, when they'll both be 62.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Why You Need to Become a Millionaire It's no longer optional. Even if young investors succeed in saving $1 million for retirement, it'll only go as far as $300,000 does currently.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Right Mix for Your Retirement Don't be too aggressive with your money. You simply can't afford to tie up all your money in stocks and hope that the market cooperates on your timeline.
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 William Harding	Endowments Offer Investment Lessons for Retirees The number of Americans who turn 65 each week could fill a sports stadium -- and they all need income. Portfolios for people saving for retirement should be structured differently from those already there.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005	What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest.
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Roccy DeFrancesco	The 1% Solution Here's a new way to monetize real estate while still paying interest on a mortgage.
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Bob Clark	Boring No More With baby boomers moving into their distribution years, bonds -- and the folks who manage them -- are becoming a lot more interesting
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Wrap Your Head Around These Numbers Learn just how big a billion and a trillion are.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Dan Caplinger	You Can Save Less and Still Retire Rich When you retire, you have one of the hardest tasks still ahead of you: deciding how much of your savings you can afford to spend.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Tim Hanson	Read This Before You Sell All Your Stocks If you have plenty of time until retirement (let's call it 10 years or more), now is the time to be a buyer of stocks.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Get More From Zero With their high sensitivity to interest rates, zero-coupon bonds can add some spice to a sedate bond portfolio.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Bond Basics Get the scoop on everything from long bonds to T-bills.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2010 Dan Caplinger	3 Ways You Can Rescue Your Retirement No matter how old you are, it's not too late to take action.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Smart Money Moves for Fortysomethings Find the right balance for a smart retirement.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2003	How Much Do You Need to Retire? Plan for some comfortable golden years.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010	The 5-Minute Guide to Allocating Your Assets How to choose between stocks and bonds, small caps and large caps ... our Rule Your Retirement team created these three model portfolios, which you can use as a starting point for cooking your own investment soup.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you.