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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 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 July 27, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Are Your Dollars Dragging? Don't let inflation erode your lifetime savings. Calculate your future spending money.  |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Tim Hanson |
The Stocks You Need While the lesson that the market is no get-rich-quick scheme is a valuable one, there is no substitute for stocks when it comes to supercharging your retirement savings. Perfect your portfolio through smart asset allocation.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Stacy Schultz |
White Paper The Principal Financial Well-Being Index is a quarterly study that identifies and tracks trends in consumer financial well-being, retirement planning, employee benefits and workplace trends.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Defy the Effects of Gravity Don't let your retirement portfolio get old and droopy.  |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Retirees Still Need Stocks Because bonds alone won't get you to the finish line.  |
AskMen.com December 10, 2000 Luis Rodrigues |
Retire Rich... Really Rich If you want to retire rich or plan on retiring a little earlier than the average Joe, it's time to evaluate your situation. Unless you were lucky enough to be a blue blood or you won the state lottery, chances are that you'll have to do some careful financial planning to meet your goals...  |
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 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.  |
AskMen.com March 18, 2001 Luis Rodrigues |
Start Planning For Your Retirement  |
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 23, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Avoid Inflation Deflation So how do you figure out how big of a drag inflation will be in retirement? Don't leave it to chance: Incorporate inflation into your calculations.  |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 William Stecker |
How to Ruin Your Retirement How you allocate and spend down your nest egg will have a significant impact on your golden years.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Len Reinhart |
Multiple Choice No single product will meet all the needs of aging boomers. Advisers must develop strategies combining multiple products into retirement portfolios.  |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2005 William Stecker |
How to Ruin Your Retirement Rather work on crossword puzzles than resumes? A simple financial plan can avert disaster.  |
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 January 19, 2006 Rex Moore |
Optimize Your Asset Allocation The nearer you are to retirement, the more important your asset allocation. Which investments should go in your retirement account?  |
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.  |
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 January 27, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Allocation for the Rest of Us How does your portfolio compare with that of the average affluent American?  |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Savita Iyer |
Still Not Ready Although they might be confident in their savings for retirement, when it comes crunch time, many affluent retirees and pre-retirees find themselves ill equipped because they do not have an adequate retirement plan in place, according to a recent survey.  |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Principal Financial Pares Down Principal Financial, a leading employee benefits and retirement services firm, completed the sale of its mortgage banking unit last week to Citigroup for $1.27 billion.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor May 2007 James J. Green |
They Need to Stay Flexible When calculating the amount of income that a client will need in retirement, financial advisors need to look at many factors, not just longevity, to come up with an accurate amount.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk.  |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
6 Retirement Resolutions Make 2005 the year you moved much closer to quitting your job. Here's how.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Rich Greifner |
The Worst Retirement Plan Ever Retirees are living longer, their expenses are skyrocketing, and their retirement savings are woefully inadequate. The good news is that it's never too late to save your retirement. There is no magic formula, but there are a few key steps.  |
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 January 28, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Save More Now, Play Much More Later If you socked away an additional $100 a month, how much would your retirement improve?  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
Disappearing Act In light of the recent market implosion, clients are anxious to make up for lost time (and returns). When their needs in retirement are unrealistic, their portfolios cannot support them. However, the composition of their portfolios can mitigate the blow.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Hot Retirement Tips Here are three things savvy retirement savers need to know: 1. Get going now... 2. The perfect portfolio is a work in progress... 3. You are the best person to control your financial future...  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Janet Aschkenasy |
Staggering Choices Many financial advisory clients are using bond ladders to climb beyond interest-rate risk and inflation risk--but not all ladders are created equal.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Are You Too Old for Stocks? Seniors need to balance all of the risks they face. As you approach or enter retirement, you no longer have the luxury to weather long downturns in stocks.  |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Right Investments for Your Retirement Set up a portfolio that will last throughout your golden years.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Len Reinhart |
Role Reversal The financial planning industry will have to meet the challenge of creating and managing portfolios that outlive their owners, provide inflation protection and guarantee financial peace of mind in the retirement years.  |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
The Lifetime Investment Strategy Let the power of dividends build you a portfolio that will stand the tests of time.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Glen Kenney |
Teaching Yourself to Retire Here are lessons on planning for retirement, like contacting your human resources department and local Social Security Administration office and perhaps even a certified financial planner.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement For a secure retirement, it is important to invest in stocks that regularly pay dividends. Here's why.  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Your Investing Life Begins at 65 30 years is a long time. Prepare accordingly.  |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Ben Mattlin |
The 4% Solution Is it still a feasible retirement withdrawal strategy?  |
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 March 25, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
The World's Easiest Retirement Plan Doing anything -- anything at all! -- to prepare for retirement, is better than doing nothing. Read on for our simple plan.  |
AskMen.com February 18, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
What Kind Of Investor Are You? It is easy to say that you want to make money in the stock market, but the true question is how much you are willing to risk in order to achieve your investment goal...  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
The Silent Retirement Killer You save and invest smartly. But don't be surprised if your investments leave you stranded in your old age. Here are a few tips on dealing with slow, financial devastation that every investor faces over time.  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Eric Uhlfelder |
Making It Last It's easier to contribute to retirement accounts than it is to manage them for withdrawals.  |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Save More Now, Play Much More Later How much will saving just $100 more a month improve your retirement?  |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Peek Into Your Boss' Portfolio It turns out that company executives invest as conservatively as they dress.  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Relieve Your Tax Burden: Part 2 Tax-favored accounts like Roth IRAs, qualified retirement plans, and 529 plans present some useful options to investors. Here's a guide to the quirks of less aggressive investment accounts.  |
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.  |