Life-Cycle Investing
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Investing
Investing is the activity of forecasting the yield over the life of an asset. Using Benjamin Graham’s definition, "an investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative."
TIPS and Deflation
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Listen to Zvi Bodie When it Comes to Retirement Planning
Zvi Bodie is absolutely one of the most honest and refreshing voices in finance and economics. Professor Bodie also happens to be an advocate of life-cycle investing.
A recent interview with Bodie is highly recommended and available in U.S. News & World Report.
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Chief Investment Strategist from TIAA-CREF -- Think of Income When Considering Annuities
Annuities are all about producing income that will last according to P. Brett Hammond. Hammond is the chief investment strategist for TIAA-CREF asset management. In Hammond's view wealth creation and asset accumulation are fine, but producing income should be front and center when thinking about retirement: There's nothing wrong with wealth creation. In fact, it's fabulous. But the problem is if you're only thinking about wealth creation for retirement income, you may forget about all the other...
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The Business Week Cover Story on Retirement--Life-Cycle in Theory but Status Quo in Practice
Business Week just ran a timely cover story on the post-financial crisis retirement landscape. Portions of the feature present a remarkable contradiction. While there is a clear endorsement of...
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