The general rule for asset allocation in retirement is this: You should shift toward more conservative investments once you retire, since you no longer have an active income with which to replace ...

Every retiree’s biggest nightmare is running out of money in retirement.

Thinking about retirement planning when you’re young is key to financial security in your golden years. Small contributions when you’re younger make a difference in your retirement strategy. The ...

Compared to many retirees, you are in an enviable position with $1 million socked away in your IRA at 70. Still, living a ...

Financial advisors may be unduly influenced by fees when recommending higher stock allocations to retirement-age clients. Still, their recommendations ultimately reflect a more optimal investment ...

While target date funds are a great option for retirement accounts, many funds with the same target date are significantly different from one another. Investors in target date funds should check their ...

Finance expert Dave Ramsey has a lot of unconventional takes. For example, he believes that you don’t need to care about your ...

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How do you guys distribute your asset allocation among your retirement and non-retirement accounts? Out of my total mutual fund assets, I have 23% in a Roth IRA account, 47% in 401k rollover account ...

Why the strategy that got you TO retirement isn’t the one to get you through it.

Christine Benz: I want to switch over to discuss people who are later in their lives who are thinking about retirement or maybe already in retirement and talk about the questions they should ask ...