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The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Smarter Strategy for Retired Investors Seniors need protection more than big returns. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Todd Wenning |
What's Killing Your Retirement For retirees and those approaching retirement, the state of the market must be terrifying. Read on for one way to maintain your asset base during a market storm. |
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. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Ignoring the Bear And Other Mistakes Retirees Make Advisors can greatly increase their clients' odds of success by steering them away from some of the most common -- and damaging -- retirement mistakes. Here are some of the biggies to avoid: Counting on steady returns... Forgetting about taxes... etc. |
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. |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 |
Investing Retirement Money Learn how to invest your retirement dollars in relatively "safe" ways. |
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 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. |
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 August 25, 2004 |
Asset Allocation for Retirees A helpful way to approach asset allocation is to jot down how much you have, how much you want to withdraw each year, how quickly you expect your nest egg to grow invested in your various options, and how long your money needs to last. |
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 August 10, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
Protect Your Retirement From Inflation A retirement plan that doesn't account for inflation is like a house infested with termites. So how does a retiree prop up his purchasing power? By investing in blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Is Your Retirement Really Safe? The much-heralded 4% rule has its flaws. |
The Motley Fool April 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Boost Your Income Without Losing Your Shirt Need more money from your portfolio? Here are several suggestions on how to get it. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Need a Yawner Investment? If you're in the market for a safe little something for your portfolio, buy bonds. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Your Investing Life Begins at 65 30 years is a long time. Prepare accordingly. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Dave Braze |
Creating a Comfy "Income Cushion" How much should a retiree keep in cash? |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2008 Todd Wenning |
A Longer Retirement Than You Ever Dreamed Of Will you have enough money when you turn 100? |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Fall Into This Boomer Trap Popular wisdom on what you should do with your investment portfolio as you age won't necessarily fit with your own particular circumstances. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
Are You Too Old to Start Investing? No matter how little working time you have left, you should be investing. Even if retirement is just around the corner, remember that you're looking for money to help get you through the rest of your life. |
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 January 27, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Allocation for the Rest of Us How does your portfolio compare with that of the average affluent American? |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
How the Well-Heeled Invest If nothing else, act like the rich in at least one way: Take a healthy slice of today's income -- maybe even 10% -- and put it away for your future. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How to Prevent a Retirement Implosion Even if you think you've saved enough for a comfortable retirement, you're not out of the woods yet. The key is making it through the first few years. Here's how. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Len Reinhart |
Bonds for Boomers There are significant differences between the traditional approach to bond investing and the approach that will best serve the needs of today's high-net-worth retirees. Here's an overview for financial advisers on bonds for this group. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Right Way to Balance Stock Risk Stocks may be the investment that will make you rich. But once you've saved up a decent nest egg, you'll need other investments to help you stay rich. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You Really Need This in Your Portfolio Retirees shouldn't give up on stocks. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Uh-Oh: Your Retirement Has Been Rescheduled A market downswing can derail retirement plans with little warning. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Retirees Refuse to Stop Working More people are working well into their golden years, and not just because of money. |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How Bond Funds Can Burn You There are many traps for this "safe" investment. |
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 November 8, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Get on the Other Side of This Trade Corporate bond issuance makes it very clear that companies believe they need to take advantage of the good times for debt financing while they last. You don't need to be on the other side of that trade. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Scoop on Savings Bonds: Part 2 A closer look at why bonds aren't as attractive as they used to be. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Jordan DiPietro |
Should You Buy and Hold Exelon? Does this company have the traits of a good retirement stock? |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2011 Ilan Moscovitz |
Should You Buy and Hold CenturyLink? What should you look for when investing for retirement? Here are CenturyLink's stats compared with three of its closest competitors. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2009 Todd Wenning |
The Best Investment You Can Make Today You don't have to risk it all in equities to comfortably build yourself a sizable nest egg. In fact, the remedy is quite simple: Own more bonds. It's the best investment you can make today. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
How Much Risk Is Enough? Here's an asset allocation strategy that pays attention to what you really need. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Todd Wenning |
Stocks to Fuel Your Retirement Keep your portfolio growing well into retirement. |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You'll Never Go Broke This Way Retirees have fewer options than many other investors do. But when giving up is not an option, locking in income while seeking modest growth is the best recipe to try to repair your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Repeat This 2008 Mistake Target funds got billed as the perfect way to save for retirement or other long-term goals. Yet judging from their performance this year, investors who relied on target funds to get their allocations right got a nasty surprise. |
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 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 January 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
What You Need to Stay Rich in Retirement You've spent a lifetime saving. Don't blow it now. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Stocks Now Almost Guaranteed to Slaughter Bonds Seeking superior returns. |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2003 |
How Much Do You Need to Retire? Plan for some comfortable golden years. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2008 Todd Wenning |
Why These Stocks Matter Right Now Markets like this are scary for investors at any stage of life, but they're downright terrifying for retirees. However, it doesn't have to spell disaster. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2011 Jordan DiPietro |
Should You Buy and Hold Cincinnati Bell? Cincinnati Bell has a beta of 1.67, which is pretty high. Generally speaking I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2008 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Will You Outlive Your Money? It's not all about how much you put away while you're working; it's also about how much you spend once you retire. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Craig L. Israelsen |
Nest Egg Survival After spending your working years accumulating money, you face a rude awakening in retirement when that growth is replaced by withdrawal. This drawdown phase might be described as the relentless cracking of the retirement nest egg. |