Comments on: Starting Retirement Account Allocations for Someone Under 40

By: Allocations Make A Big Difference at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Allocations Make A Big Difference at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:08:05 +0000

[...] types of stocks, real estate… are important considerations). I discussed some possible retirement account allocations possibilities for early in life in a previous [...]

By: Curious Cat: Corporate and Government Bond Yields

Curious Cat: Corporate and Government Bond Yields — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:23:08 +0000

Over the last 2 months the yields on bonds have increased the discount rate has continued to decline. The spread between corporate bond yields and government bonds has decreased a bit…

By: Many Retirees Face Prospect of Outliving Savings at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:50:21 +0000

The most important thing is to start saving early and don’t stop and don’t withdraw any early. If you can’t afford to put in as much as you should then put in what you can, and increase it as soon as you can…

By: Lazy Portfolio Results at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Lazy Portfolio Results at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:32:22 +0000

For aggressive long term investing I like something like: 40% USA total stock market, 15% Real Estate, 25% international developed stock market index and 20% developing stock market index…

By: Andy Stewart

Andy Stewart — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:12:34 +0000

John:
With reference to allocations of your retirement funds (during and after your time of saving), I was reminded of Yale’s portfolio. Here’s a link to a story from MarketWatch about it: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/new-lazy-portfolio-yale-guru/story.aspx?guid=%7B79103B85-7A52-4FFC-B519-A3C933DE1099%7D

The MarketWatch context for this story is also interesting; they have a few “lazy portfolios” for those of us who don’t believe in enriching our brokers’ wallets.

For your information,

Andy S.

By: CuriousCat: Uncertain Economic Times

CuriousCat: Uncertain Economic Times — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:50:13 +0000

So what you should do now is what you should always do. Have cash savings. Pay off your mortgage (don’t over-leverage yourself – don’t take out equity just because you have some). Save for retirement…

By: Carnival of Personal Finance #139: Valentine Edition... at My Dollar Plan

Carnival of Personal Finance #139: Valentine Edition... at My Dollar Plan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:04 +0000

From celebrating frugally to funding your Roth IRA, you’re sure to find an article you love. We have 95 great articles in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance…