A new survey drives home some critical points about the recession’s impact on retirement planning. We fear the stock market even in the long run and probably should be taught more about money in school.
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How to Earn 5% No Matter What the Economy Looks Like
A new study suggests that investing your retirement money half in bonds and half in stocks will produce 5% annual returns like clockwork, despite bumps in the economy. But is this a smart strategy for everyone? No.
What We Can Learn from a Legendary Fund Manager’s Retirement
In the end, Bill Miller was doing what he had always done. But it stopped working, and now the legendary mutual fund manager is retiring. His inglorious departure from Legg Mason Value Trust offers a telling lesson in the perils …
Warren Buffett Is Buying. Is It Time to Celebrate?
It’s possible to over-analyze Warren Buffett’s investment moves. But that doesn’t seem to stop anyone, and the Oracle of Omaha’s latest disclosures are whipping up a stir over prospects for a robust recovery.
How to Retire in a Bear Market
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.
Why the Stock Market Rally Isn’t Likely to Last
U.S. share prices are rising, even though the economic picture both here and in Europe is getting worse. Why is it happening and what should you do about it?
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.
Dividend Stocks for Income? Not So Fast
The furious search for an income stream in this low-rate environment is leading many retirees down a deceivingly risky path, and it’s not working out all that well.
Beyond Apple, U.S. Tech Companies Get No Respect!
Tech stocks are still being underestimated, even though they’re cheap and America remains the world’s technology leader.
‘Desperation Mode’: Netflix Drops Qwikster DVD Spinoff, Stock Price Soars
Just three weeks ago, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings admitted he “messed up” by failing to adequately explain the changes to the DVD-streaming company’s membership plans and pricing structures. Hastings apologized at the same time he …
Do Fat CEO Faces Equal Fat Profits?
We generally don’t include the shape of a business exec’s face in our investing advice. But according to a new study, maybe we should.
Wall Street Unfazed by Hurricane Irene
Sure, Hurricane Irene wasn’t the raging monster that forecasters and the media had warned about, but it still left billions of dollars in damage in its wake. Investors, however, have largely shrugged off the storm.