The takeaway: Protect yourself from sequence of returns risk so it doesn’t wreak havoc with your retirement plans. Sequence of returns risk is the danger that market returns will decimate your nest-egg, just as you finally need that money to live on. If you plan to ever live off your savings, you’ll want to understand … [Read more…]
The takeaway: The Coronavirus and your nest-egg should each be treated the same way during this crisis: maintain social distance. Take the long view. History shows that, in time, the market will return to its recent highs, and eventually surpass those highs. Beware the flight to “safety.” For now, understand basic nest-egg management principles. $$$ … [Read more…]
The takeaway: Dave Ramsey has devoted much of his adult life to helping folks get out of debt. His debt relief teachings seem to work. When he branches into areas like investing, caution is required. But if debt’s the issue, Ramsey’s the man. Here’s a review of two of his best sellers. $$$ When Dave … [Read more…]
The takeaway: large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stock funds in your nest-egg are ways to stem market losses and enhance market gains. Just make sure that your personality matches the personality of these large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks before you buy. $$$ Last month’s post was an affair by the numbers. We looked at 40 years … [Read more…]
Takeaway: Diversified stock funds can stem losses and enhance returns for your retirement nest-egg. Trees don’t grow to the sky and neither will this stock market. You’ve already seen here how owning both stock and bond funds reduce damage to your nest-egg. You can further reduce damage, not just by diversifying between stock and bond … [Read more…]