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The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Rex Moore |
If You Do Just One Thing Today Take the first step on the road to proper asset allocation. You should determine your risk profile and see if your allocation is aligned with it. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Hanson & Richards |
Are You Prepared for a Market Apocalypse? Never ever stop thinking about tomorrow. |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Julie Clarenbach |
A Retirement Portfolio You Can Set and Forget Don't let lifecycle funds target your retirement without taking a very close look at them. |
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 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 November 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver? |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Scott Holsopple |
The $5.5 Billion Mistake Are you throwing your retirement money out the window? |
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 August 7, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of This Sneaky Employer Trick Don't let your retirement plans get derailed by employer allocation changes. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Allan Flader |
Why Risk It? Don't judge, just advise. That has always been one of our mantras as we've developed strong relationships with our clients over the years. |
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 May 24, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
How Much Debt Is Too Much? Finances around the world might affect how you divide stocks and bonds in your retirement portfolio. |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Perfect Mutual Fund Allocation How you allocate among your funds is as important as which funds you choose. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
An Age-Old Question Age plays an important role in determining asset allocation. The general consensus is, the older you get, the less risk you should take. |
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 May 11, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Building the Perfect Portfolio Smart asset allocation is critical to successful fund investing. Staying the course is a fine idea, but because your goals and tolerance for risk are bound to change over time, the perfect portfolio will always be a work in progress. |
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 26, 2009 John Rosevear |
It's Not Too Late to Save Your Retirement No matter your age, there are still things you can do to improve your retirement. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Belong in Your Portfolio Enhance your returns by seeking out specialized investments. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
A Helping Hand With Your Investments Options for folks who want a little bit of help in crafting their asset allocation. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Should You Have Been in Bonds? When stocks are hurting, bonds look really attractive. But that doesn't mean you should dump your whole stock portfolio and run to their fixed income embrace at the first sign of trouble. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2007 Adam J. Wiederman |
Is Your Portfolio Safe? A safe portfolio is a diversified portfolio, with savings spread across a variety of opportunities. |
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. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Israelsen & Walker |
Right on Target? Life-cycle funds are relatively new. Here are the pros and cons of investing in target-date funds. |
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 |
Don't Forget Home Equity To business professor Dean Gatzlaff, your home should be part of any asset allocation plan. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Relieve Your Tax Burden: Part 1 One of the first things that any beginning investor learns about is the strategy of asset allocation. Here's a guide to the quirks of more aggressive investment accounts. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Richard K. Fullmer |
Reducing Retirement Risk How should retirees configure their portfolios for the long term, while not exposing themselves to inappropriate risk? |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let Your Investments Blindside You Do it yourself and know what you're getting. There are some things you're better off doing yourself and managing your retirement savings is one of them |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Jill Ralph |
Act Now to Save Your Retirement Here's what you can do today to make sure your retirement is the one you've worked so hard to achieve. |
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 February 3, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How Investors Beat the Great Recession A simple strategy brought many back to even. Many investors use asset allocation strategies to spread their risk across various types of investments. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Retirement: It's Not as Bad as We Thought Despite the dire predictions, Americans are a little more prepared for retirement. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Leave Your Investments on Autopilot An occasional look can reveal profitable adjustments to your portfolio. |
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 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 May 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Borrow to the Hilt and Get 90% Richer This bold retirement investing strategy is not for the faint of heart. |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
A Brief History of a Stupid Investor If you want to increase your wealth, if you want to protect your wealth, and if you want to parlay that wealth into a long retirement, an intelligently created and maintained asset allocation is the way to go. |
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 June 5, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Overcome the Market Meltdown Despite the recent rally, the market is still some 40% off its highs. And that probably means that your retirement funds have taken a substantial hit. But change your game plan and you can still win the game. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
White Paper: Hedging Human Capital A new study concludes human capital and life insurance are two correlated pieces of any good portfolio. |
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. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
But Are They a Good Deal? MFS asset allocation funds pass the three-year mark and get high ratings from S&P. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Where Smart Investors Put Their Money More investors are taking advantage of this strong retirement-based opportunity. Are you? |
Investment Advisor February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Make Money the Easy Way Target retirement funds are back. Now the big question is whether they've fixed their inherent problems -- and whether they'll be safe the next time the market swoons. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Funds for Impatient Investors Asset allocation funds typically invest in a mix of stocks and bonds to hopefully lower risk and gain higher returns over time. Research shows that investors tend to hold these mutual funds longer. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Get a Bigger Bang from These Investments Target-date funds may soon be easier to evaluate. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 John Rosevear |
Scary Stocks Worth Buying Anyway Sometimes, your lowest-risk move is a risky investment. If you take a portfolio that's weighted heavily toward large-cap stocks and add some small caps -- you don't need a lot -- your returns should, on average, go up. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 John Rosevear |
Under 50? Do This, or You'll Regret It! If you're under 50, and you're trying to figure out what to do with the wreckage of your retirement portfolio, there's only one good answer: Buy great stocks. A golden future still awaits you -- but only if you take action soon. |