Monthly Archives: August, 2009

The Magic Number

The magic number for retirement is four, as in a 4% annual draw on the initial balance of your retirement portfolio. Thus, if your portfolio totals $1 million, you draw $40,000 in year number one. In future years, you draw 4% or $40,000 annually, whichever is less.

A Strategy for the Current Stock Market Rally

The S&P 500 is up 15% since July 10 and up close to 50% from its March low. What’s the catalyst for recent gains? A strong…

The 401(k) is Broken

I remember, as if it were yesterday, being asked by a wealthy gentleman for some advice and being prohibited from helping him...I felt so bad for him.

Telling Stories

Last week, I wrote about a possible bubble developing in the Chinese stock market. If you missed it (we experienced some technical difficulties) you...

Earnings Will Soar

More than 75 million Americans began retiring last summer. And as a result of the ferocious 2008-2009 economic collapse, for thousands of them, retirement began a lot sooner than expected. Overall, jobs in the economy are being lost by the millions. See any winners here? I do, and big winners they will be.

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