FROM CBS MONEYWATCH The top factors in retirement planning April 24, 2012 (MoneyWatch) When planning for retirement, most investors and financial advisors alike tend to focus on how much to allocate to risky stocks and safer bonds. A recent working paper out of Boston College’s Center For Retirement Research examined whether this is the right approach or if other metrics are equally, or even more, important to achieving one’s goals. Specifically, the authors looked at how allocating assets, delaying retirement, tapping housing equity (through a… Read more

When markets are volatile, sticking to a long-term investing strategy can be a challenge. Though past performance is no guarantee of future results, it might help you keep the ups and downs in perspective to see how recent market action compares to previous market cycles.