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Reinventing the Target-Date Retirement Fund
Target-date retirement funds, the default in many 401(k) plans, left many hurting in the downturn. Can they be made smarter?
IBM Reinvents the 401(k)
Staffers were nervous when Big Blue replaced its pension plan with a souped-up 401(k). Now, the plan could be the new gold standard
Can You Afford to Retire?
After watching their savings evaporate and their net worth plunge, many are giving up on retirement planning. But there are ways out of this mess without winning the lottery
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Stocks: Is "Buy and Hold" Still Best?
Although the last decade was bad for stocks, PNC investment strategist E. William Stone believes stocks will tend to outperform other investments and inflation in the future
Jobs Report: A Blow to Optimism
A dismal June jobs report offers few, if any, "green shoots." Will a soft labor market slow a recovery?
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Stocks Tumble on Jobs News
Why the Nasdaq Outperformed the Blue Chips
Is Constellation Brands Brewing a Comeback?
Stocks: A Midyear Assessment
Marcial: Generic Lipitor Prospects Spur Watson Pharma
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$70 Oil: The New Normal?
Analyst Picks and Pans: Nasdaq, Myriad Genetics, Sealy
Consumer Stocks: Who's Poised to Profit?
A Tough New World For Global Banking
Stocks: Are Summer Doldrums Here to Stay?
Bank Stocks: The Smartest Plays Now
Economy
Vital Signs: Trade Gap Is Expected to Widen Again
The Fed Fine-Tunes Its Juggling Act
Inflation: Far into the Future
Figuring the Fed's Exit Strategy
The Fed's Mortgage Muddle
Personal Finance
Thinking of Switching Financial Planners?
Looking for Yield in All the Safe Places
Allocation Funds Are on the Rise
Financial Advice: Worth the Price?
Does Your 529 Plan Make the Grade?
Real Estate
Where Housing Will Be in 2012
Even Once-Strong Housing Markets Stumble
Eight Tips for Landing a Mortgage
- Plus: Mortgage Rates Fall to Record Lows
- Plus: Loan-Modification 'Help' Can Be Costly
- Plus: FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime
Mortgages: What You Need to Know in 2009
The Best Places to Raise Your Kids
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Saving Up for Career No. 2
Investment Options for the Latter Retirement Years
Ill Prepared for Long-Term Health Care
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Can a Hybrid 401(k) Save Retirement?
Where Retirees Should Park Their Money
IN YOUR FACE: WORLD BANK REPORT CREATES RIPPLES
Reader Walter Kurtz Writes:
"It's all pointing to a higher risk in the system. Private capital inflows have stalled and are projected to fall further. The reality must finally be setting in that the V looks more like an L."
Tell Us: Agree with the World Bank’s Forecast?
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The Hard Road Ahead for Government Motors
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