Mutual Funds

Getty Images An individual retirement account can hold just about any type of investment. That suits many investors like having wide-open options, but some find that too much choice is overwhelming. That's ...

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Alamy One of the great selling points of mutual funds is that they're fire-and-forget investment vehicles. You make your contributions, and then check in on your fund's performance every once in a while, secu...

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Alamy A 401(k) plan is a great way to save for retirement. It lets you set aside pretax money from your paycheck, lowering your taxable earnings. Meanwhile, the money you save in a 401(k) grows tax-free. U...

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Getty Images Bonds and bond funds can be an integral part of most portfolios. Not only can they can bring some stability to help guard against big losses, but in some cases they can also generate a healthy ...

Eric Risberg/AP Your retirement security likely depends on that mysterious investment machine known as the 401(k). There are a lot of moving parts in that thing, and most of us have only a vague idea of ho...