Bonds for Retirement Income
The Arguments for an All Bond Portfolio in Tough Times As a retiree of modest means in a tough market, you worry about how best to invest your money. If you really can’t afford to risk any of your money to market downturns, then perhaps an all-bond approach is the way to go. By an all-bond approach, I mean pack [...]
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High Yield Bonds in Your Retirement Financial Planning
Most retirement financial planning advisers will advise you to invest your pension money in a varied selection of shares, because over a long period of time, this kind of portfolio could possibly outperform a varied collection of bonds. That could be great guidance, if you have time and energy to ride out stock exchange volatility. But in the event that [...]
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Sources of Retirement Income You Control
Many retirees lack control over 50% or more of their retirement income. For example, if a retiree has income of $50,000 annually, and $30,000 comes from social security and employer pension, the retiree controls less than half of his retirement income making those sources somewhat useless to discuss. So let’s focus on the sources of retirement income you can control and [...]
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