Archive for May, 2011

Monitoring your Retirement Assets

Recently I had lunch with a close friend. During our meeting we discussed my blog site and some of the things I talk about. At the end of our lunch I sensed my friend’s attitude regarding managing retirement assets was similar to the attitude I notice with many other people my age (i.e., over 50 […]

Post #24 – Summary of Retirement Planning Simplified

Thus far this blog has concentrated on general retirement planning ideas and concepts. To date the blog posts have been numbered because they are presented in a logical order for someone who does not have much experience in the area of retirement planning. In this post I will highlight the main retirement planning ideas and […]

Post #23 – Portfolios For the Lazy Investor

In my last post, Post #22, I discussed how to construct a simple portfolio that is easy for anyone to implement and maintain. This post will be a short follow-on to my previous post to provide a resource for people who are so lazy they do not want to take the time to construct their […]

Post #22 – Constructing a Simple Portfolio

In my last post, Post #21, I provided some thoughts for choosing your investment vehicle for holding your retirement assets. The main point of that post was, when choosing investment funds, it is best for the average retail investor to pick funds with the lowest fees (i.e., lowest management expense ratio). After choosing your family […]