A lot of folks in and near retirement are finding out the hard way what studies have long shown: Market declines are especially damaging in the years just before or after you quit work for good.
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Why You’re Probably Financially Better Off Than You Feel
There’s no question that for many (if not most) Americans, today’s economy is challenging for numerous reasons we need not list. For a lot of people, though, their sense of economic vulnerability is greater than their actual …
Hints of the Future In Today’s Topsy-Turvy Stock Market
The recent rally was a chance to see which shares would likely lead the next major market advance.
Struggling for Investment Answers? It Helps To Reframe The Question
Tom ran a public opinion survey a while back where some of the respondents were asked if they believed they could save 20% of their income. Only half said yes. But when the other respondents were asked if they thought they could …
The Latest Retirement Strategy: Become A Landlord
With interest rates at historic low levels, an adequate retirement-income stream has become difficult or expensive to secure. Increasingly, baby boomers say they will count on rental income to fill gaps.
It’s Time to Admit the Euro Has Failed
The breakup of the common European currency is inevitable and will shake U.S. stock markets. Here’s how investors can prepare – and even profit.
Retirement TIPS: Never Outlive Your Money with Inflation-Protected Bonds
What if you were about to retire and could put all of your savings in a single, ultra-low-risk investment with near certainty that you would never outlive your money? Well, maybe you can with Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.
Large and In Charge: Mega-Caps Draw Wall Street’s Attention
Wall Street analysts: think "big" in small market.
5 Ways to Keep Economic Crisis from Driving You Crazy
Everywhere I turn, I see tales of financial doom and gloom. The stock market is crashing! The dollar is inflating! Oil is peaking and homes are foreclosing! If you listen to the breathless media, it’s 2008 all over again.
9 Stocks That Will Thrive In Up and Down Markets
This simple portfolio with a dozen holdings offers steady income and low risk.
3 Hot Real Estate Markets That You’ve Likely Never Heard Of
Rarely does a week go by without someone publishing a list of real estate markets that are recession-proof, or that have recovered already, or that they predict will recover sooner than others.
America’s Hottest Investment: Farmland
This is usually a slow time of the year for farm sales. It’s past prime planting season. Yet, Sam Kain, Des Moines area manager for land sales at Farmers National, is busy. He has 3 auctions this week. Most of the 30 or so bidders who show up will be farmers. But an increasing number of people buying land these days have no intention …