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On average, the optimal portfolio, which is rebalanced monthly, produces 50% more retirement wealth than a balanced fund and 39% more than a TDF. And this extra wealth translates into higher ...

Samir A. Husni, a publishing expert who is referred to as "Mr. Magazine," said the trend these days is for publishers to focus on special issues as a way to drive print sales. Time's Person of the ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don't factor climate change into rates. More frequent floods, hurricanes and wildfires raise systemic default risk. When mortgage rates are too low in high-risk areas, it ...

David Blanchett, the head of retirement research for PGIM DC Solutions, said he's written about some of the same concepts covered in the authors' paper, Beyond the Status Quo paper. Read Investment ...

Positive seasonal conditions prevail - though small caps have yet to rally The S&P 500 SPX rose this week on a CPI report that was in line with estimates, which analysts believe paves the way for a ...

The bottom line: Over longer-term horizons, the level of Berkshire Hathaway's cash and short-term investments contains valuable information about the stock market's prospects. Its near-record level ...

Also, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE has popped over 10% since Nov. 5, while the Invesco KBW Bank ETF KBWB is up 9.2% and the SPDR S&P Bank ETF KBE has gained nearly 9% in the same period, ...

Applying for retirement benefits can be confusing, and it's all too easy to end up with permanent cuts to your benefits As a certified financial planner, Sherry Finkel Murphy thought she was ...

The median age at which retirees claim Social Security is age 63 When Tom retired in 2015 at age 62 from a career in the energy-conservation industry, he waited a year until he claimed Social Security ...

This letter is in response to a question you received about having one or more brokerage accounts. There is also the question of an insured Securities Investor Protection Corp. limit of $500,000 per ...

Applications to M.B.A. programs have increased sharply this year. Here's how to tell if business school is right for you. A lot more people are applying to business school these days. But that doesn't ...