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Retirement Planning: Advice for Near-Retirees

Posted on January 11, 2011 by petillo — No Comments ↓

Vanguard has begun to offer you the opportunity to speak with a Certified Financial Planner. Based on what they refer to as extensive research supporting the need for contacting a professional, their new service focuses on those who are 55…

Tagged with: 401 k plans, asset allocation, bonds, certified financial planners, diversification, investments, language, portfolio, rebalancing, retirement advice for free, retirement planning, stocks
Posted in 401k, bonds, Boomers, financial planning, personal finance, Retirement Planning Target 2025

The Great Recession Turns Three Years Old

Posted on December 15, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

It’s hard to believe that this economic mess, this credit crisis, the loss of household wealth that so many of us counted on (almost daily), this long-spiral into an unemployment morass, the devastation experienced in our retirement plans and 401(k)…

Tagged with: 401 k plans, economic downturn, financial advisers, financial products, frugal, frugality, Great Recession, investments, nest egg, portfolios, recession, retirement, risk, unemployment, wealth
Posted in 401k, economics, financial planning, personal finance, Repercussions: A Retirement Review, Retirement Planning Target 2025

Target Date Funds: When Losing Gains Praise

Posted on March 16, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

These days, retirement investing is beginning to resemble a game of horseshoes. Close enough is often considered good if the distance to where you want to be and where your investments are is not too far off. But horseshoes, when…

Tagged with: 401 k plans, actively managed funds, defined contribution, index funds, investments, retirement, risk reward, target date funds. mutual funds
Posted in 401k, Mutual Fund Investing, Profitable Investments, Retirement Planning Target 2025