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A tactical approach to retirement (part 2)

By on February 9, 2011 8:43 am

In my January 25 post, I looked at two tactical retirement issues: improving savings rates and evaluating portfolio risk levels. In this post, I’ll wrap up with three additional ideas.

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Retirement themes for 2011

By on January 5, 2011 8:41 am

Here are several “big picture” retirement themes I expect to hear more of in the coming year. I’ll come back later in the month with a post on personal retirement tactics.

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Musings of a cockeyed optimist

By on September 15, 2010 9:22 am

I can’t sing a lick, but a tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific came to mind as I was thinking about the pervasive pessimism in so much economic and market commentary.

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Getting an early start on the road to retirement

By on April 1, 2010 8:46 am

Now that Roth IRA conversions are available to people who previously hadn’t been eligible, there’s been quite a spike in coverage. However, the spotlight should probably be focused more on those who can have a Roth, but as yet do not. Read more »



401(k) ratings: Caveat lector

By on March 30, 2010 11:50 am

While I have been publishing research for many years, I consider myself new to the blogosphere. So I was a little surprised when my recent post on a new 401(k) rating service, Brightscope, elicited some response, including a critique from founders of the company. Frankly, I don’t think anyone has ever created an “open letter” to me before now. But I was glad to get a conversation started. Read more »