It's the third Thursday of March — the day the Rule Your Retirement mid-month update is posted. The latest is a rich collection of useful information and exclusive features.
For openers, the fund family report on American Funds is now available. Champion Funds advisor Amanda Kish, CFA, walks you through American Funds' offerings, constructs three model portfolios, and shows you which funds to avoid. It's a valuable resource for anyone who owns funds from this shop (or is considering them).
Other topics include:
Your Mutual Fund Activity Feed: Amanda Kish updates a handful of favorite mutual funds to see what they're buying and selling.
Save Less and Enjoy Life: Robert Brokamp, CFP, suggests you ask yourself this question: What do you want to do when you retire? Now ask yourself this: Do you have to wait until retirement to do it?
The Many Ways to Tap Your Retirement Portfolio: This section provides links to WSJ overview, an interview with financial planner Jim Otar (author of Unveiling The Retirement Myth, and a RYR retrospective on retiree portfolios.
Other sections include a perspective on tipping by PIMCO founder Bill Gross, a warning on structured products, a inquiry about hospital ratings, and thoughts about cell-phone value for money.
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It's the third Thursday of March — the day the Rule Your Retirement mid-month update is posted. The latest is a rich collection of useful information and exclusive features.
