What Can the Retirement CARE Analysis™ Tell You About Your Retirement Plan?

The Retirement CARE Analysis can help you figure out your asset allocation and an appropriate spending rate for retirement.
Do Bonds Help Diversify Your Investment Portfolio?

Diversification is a good thing. It’s the only free lunch in finance.
The Possibilities of Broader Diversification in Retirement

Often, retirees are limited to accepting whatever a researcher assumes about market returns in order to obtain guidance about sustainable spending rates. I proposed a general framework for determining a safe withdrawal rate for a given retirement duration, acceptable failure probability, asset allocation, and capital market expectations.
Should You Use a Rising Equity Glide Path in Retirement?

Retirement income comes in many forms. Wade Pfau considers the pros and cons of a rising equity glide path.
What’s the Most Appropriate Planning Age for Retirees?
The relationship between how long you’ll live and your sustainable spending rate is a big piece of the retirement planning puzzle.
The Dangers of Putting Our Faith in Statistics

Statistics are great and all, but just because the numbers say something will happen doesn’t make it the gospel truth.
Which Makes More Sense for Retirees: A Total-Return or Income Portfolio?

Total-return investing focuses on building diversified portfolios from stocks and bonds to seek greater long-term investment growth.
How Index Investing Became What It Is Today

Index investing came from humble beginnings to become one of the most widely used strategies in use today.
What Is the Stock Market and How Does It Work?

Before you go investing your life savings in the stock market, you should have a basic understanding of what the market is and how it works.
How Can I Manage Sequence Risk in Retirement?

Sequence of returns risk is a major concern for even the most well-prepared retirees, but there are steps you can take to manage it.