Solvent Seniors and the Matrix of Misery
Will we make it through retirement? That question dominates my email as readers try
Couch Potato Investing
A Visit with John Bogle
At 80, he says he doesn’t get enough done. And while ever more money is
Couch Potato Investing and the Escape Road Account
Sloth was a bit disappointing in 2009. The Couch Potato portfolios can usually be relied
Fearless Forecasts, 2010
Well, now. We’ve made it, just barely, through another year. But it was really close,
The High Cost of a Guaranteed Income
Fidelity Investments has joined the rush to “Living Benefits.” Partnering with Metropolitan Life, it now
Variable Annuity Watch, 2009
I feel a twinge when I start to write this particular column because I’m pretty
The Life of Riley Index, Retiree Version
It requires gobs of money to be a person of independent means when you are
Life of Riley Index Reaches New Record: $3.1 Million
If you want to be rich, you’ll need a lot of money. You didn’t
High Debt Means Deflation, Not Inflation
AUSTIN, TEXAS. Future inflation is a given. You can’t have a government borrowing $2 trillion
The Payoff for Low Cost Index Investing
Ten years ago Fidelity Magellan fund was riding high. Topping $100 billion in assets under
How to Build a Low Cost Inflation-Hedged Retirement Portfolio
April was a scary month for the big dogs in the financial services industry. After