How should individuals invest and spend in retirement with interest rates so low, stock valuations high, and inflation uncertain. Why retirement managed payout funds and income replacement funds failed. Topics covered include: How managed payout and income replacement funds compare to immediate annuitiesWhy Vanguard and Fidelity changed the objective of their retiree focused income replacement and managed payout fundsHow fixed annuities workHow retirees should combine annuities with … [Read more...]
MNY124 Plus: Small Cap Stocks and Retirement Withdrawal Rates
This week on Money For the Rest of Us Plus we look at the characteristics of small cap stocks and how their presence in a portfolio has impacted historically safe withdrawal rates. We also look at why small cap stocks are not included in the model portfolios. … [Read more...]