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The danger for investors in retirement is a punishing stock market downturn that reduces not only their income stream but also their total wealth.

These banking fees are borne by ordinary consumers, disproportionately by the poorest among them, and many miss details tucked into fine print.

By MICHAEL CORKERY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG

Companies are cutting their once sacrosanct dividends, leaving investors to determine whether theyre just being prudent or may be in serious trouble.

By JEFF SOMMER

Knowing how much risk you can stomach will help you respond to market turmoil. Two companies have provided readers with tests to measure their risk.

By RON LIEBER

A former chief economist argues that a 100 percent allocation to stocks despite ones age makes sense, though it has long been viewed as risky.

By DAVID A. LEVINE

Predicting the future is impossible, but accepting that reality can be difficult for some, a financial planner writes.

By CARL RICHARDS

Most investment counselors tell people to reduce holdings of common stock as they get older, but that advice is poor, a former chief economist writes.

By DAVID A. LEVINE

A single-premium immediate annuity or lifetime annuity guarantees a steady income for life, but there are reasons for consumers to be wary.

By CHRISTOPHER FARRELL

There are many reasons having a financial plan is valuable, but maybe the most significant is that it can help you understand how to react to volatile markets.

By CARL RICHARDS

Robo-advisers run on autopilot, cost a fraction of traditional advisers fees and are usually available to small investors, but the risk approaches vary.

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack offer financial planning tips you can fit on an index card, and Jane Bryant Quinn writes about having enough money in retirement.

By PAUL B. BROWN

Its not the first time emerging-market stock funds have lost ground, so playing this volatile group of stocks for the long term may be worthwhile in the end.

By PAUL J. LIM

Investors were pummeled by a volatile but flat market in 2015. And with the current headwinds, the short-term economic outlook seems daunting.

By CONRAD DE AENLLE

Plenty of so-called experts are lining up to offer advice on how to invest in 2016. But how should you weigh their opinions?

By PAUL SULLIVAN

The impulse when the stock market falls hard for a few days in a row is to do something but it probably doesnt make much sense to overhaul an investment strategy based on a blip of market activity.

By RON LIEBER

The goal of letting kids invest is to teach them that buying individual stocks is essentially gambling before theres much money involved.

By RON LIEBER

Consumers watching interest rates should also watch out for stiff penalties if they decide to withdraw money from certificates of deposit early.

Investment advisers say depressed assets like emerging-market stocks and commodities could offer high returns in the long term, even if they are risky now.

By CONRAD DE AENLLE

Individuals have access to more strategies to help protect their investments from both short- and long-term threats.

By JOHN F. WASIK

A spate of new robo-adviser financial sites aimed at women look to empower them to build net worth, rather than offer household budgeting advice.

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

The danger for investors in retirement is a punishing stock market downturn that reduces not only their income stream but also their total wealth.

These banking fees are borne by ordinary consumers, disproportionately by the poorest among them, and many miss details tucked into fine print.

By MICHAEL CORKERY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG

Companies are cutting their once sacrosanct dividends, leaving investors to determine whether theyre just being prudent or may be in serious trouble.

By JEFF SOMMER

Knowing how much risk you can stomach will help you respond to market turmoil. Two companies have provided readers with tests to measure their risk.

By RON LIEBER

A former chief economist argues that a 100 percent allocation to stocks despite ones age makes sense, though it has long been viewed as risky.

By DAVID A. LEVINE

Predicting the future is impossible, but accepting that reality can be difficult for some, a financial planner writes.

By CARL RICHARDS

Most investment counselors tell people to reduce holdings of common stock as they get older, but that advice is poor, a former chief economist writes.

By DAVID A. LEVINE

A single-premium immediate annuity or lifetime annuity guarantees a steady income for life, but there are reasons for consumers to be wary.

By CHRISTOPHER FARRELL

There are many reasons having a financial plan is valuable, but maybe the most significant is that it can help you understand how to react to volatile markets.

By CARL RICHARDS

Robo-advisers run on autopilot, cost a fraction of traditional advisers fees and are usually available to small investors, but the risk approaches vary.

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack offer financial planning tips you can fit on an index card, and Jane Bryant Quinn writes about having enough money in retirement.

By PAUL B. BROWN

Its not the first time emerging-market stock funds have lost ground, so playing this volatile group of stocks for the long term may be worthwhile in the end.

By PAUL J. LIM

Investors were pummeled by a volatile but flat market in 2015. And with the current headwinds, the short-term economic outlook seems daunting.

By CONRAD DE AENLLE

Plenty of so-called experts are lining up to offer advice on how to invest in 2016. But how should you weigh their opinions?

By PAUL SULLIVAN

The impulse when the stock market falls hard for a few days in a row is to do something but it probably doesnt make much sense to overhaul an investment strategy based on a blip of market activity.

By RON LIEBER

The goal of letting kids invest is to teach them that buying individual stocks is essentially gambling before theres much money involved.

By RON LIEBER

Consumers watching interest rates should also watch out for stiff penalties if they decide to withdraw money from certificates of deposit early.

Investment advisers say depressed assets like emerging-market stocks and commodities could offer high returns in the long term, even if they are risky now.

By CONRAD DE AENLLE

Individuals have access to more strategies to help protect their investments from both short- and long-term threats.

By JOHN F. WASIK

A spate of new robo-adviser financial sites aimed at women look to empower them to build net worth, rather than offer household budgeting advice.

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD

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