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• Obama Retirement Fix: No Day at the Beach

  The Obama Administration's recent tweak to policy makes it easier to bank unused vacation days in your retirement account. As much as Americans need to save more for retirement, using the vacation days could be a smarter retirement planning strategy by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | 11-20-09

• Why It's Worth It To Send My Kid to Yale

  My daughter is applying to an elite (read expensive) college. Is the expense justifiable as an investment in her human capital? A close reading of the research says it is. by Eric Schurenberg

  Blog posts | 11-18-09

• Lip Service Popular Retirement Planning Strategy

  It's clear we know we need to save more to ensure a secure retirement. But for all the lip service given to the new realities of retirement planning, we're still coming up short--way short--on putting our money where our mouths are. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | 11-18-09

• Indicator to Watch: 401(k) Match

  The good news: More firms that slashed or suspended their 401(k) matching contribution now say they plan on reinstating the benefit in 2010. The not so good news: some employer matches will be less generous than before. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | 11-16-09

• Stealth Inflation For Retirees

  As interest rates have plummeted, the cost of producing retirement income has skyrocketed. by Charlie Farrell

  Blog posts | 11-16-09

• Investor Manifesto: Is Nausea the Key to Success?

  Top investing mind William J. Bernstein has written an easy-to-read retirement road map for individual investors. The Investor's Manifesto flips the focus from "getting rich" to making sure you don't die poor. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | 11-13-09

• Are We in Another Bubble?

  Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, makes a persuasive case that the weak dollar and low interest rates are building another massive asset bubble. What should a rational investor do? by Eric Schurenberg

  Blog posts | 11-11-09

• The New Retirement Risk: Decisionmaking Skills Peak at 53

  Financial decision-making skills peak at age 53. Yet retirees need to still be making smart choices into their 70s and beyond. Welcome to yet another retirement risk. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | 11-11-09

• How to Pay for Graduate School

  Molly Laurain faces a tough decision in a delicate economy: Pursue a graduate degree to boost her credentials in a tight job market or hang onto the job she has? We show her how to make that decision, and explain how to pay for school should she ? or you ? decide to go. Like many...

  Articles | 11-10-09

• Budgeting Wisely, Investing Carefully

  At 24, Molly Laurain is making a good salary, but she spends most of what she earns. And that?s not going to help her pay for graduate school. Here?s how she can save money, invest it wisely, and keep her options open if she decides to go for a master?s degree. But like many...

  Articles | 11-10-09

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