funds |  | 
Fund Guide: Assess, rebalance your 401(k) after 2008 losses
 
By Sam Ward, USA TODAY

By John Waggoner, USA TODAY

For most workers, investing for retirement isn't optional. It's something you have to do because...more

Money Mentors

Q: How much money does it take to comfortably retire?
Our Money Mentors - a panel of retirees - are not financial experts, but rather ordinary people forced by the circumstance of retirement to manage their own money.

Tips and advice

What should you do now?
How should you invest in a bad economy? Stocks? Bonds?
Hitting a milestone
Boomers' eagerness to retire could cost them money; what should you do?
Free personal finance e-mail
Sign up for our newsletter and get a week's worth of news and advice.
Six steps to prosperity
Common-sense advice that can help you secure your retirement.
Navigating the five stages
As boomers near retirement, many living longer and needing more.
Tapping your nest egg
After saving diligently, you will need a smart withdrawal plan to help you make it last.

Trackers and calculators

Track the market

Exchange:

View:

 

Convert currencies

Convert this currency:

To this:

For this amount:

 

Figure your payments

Select a calculator:

Mortgages

Car loans

Credit

More calculators

Market numbers

 
Get a quote
Search tips
Your Portfolio

Top news

markets | Comment | Recommend
Judge again declines to put Madoff behind bars
waggon | Comment | Recommend
How to find a Roth IRA that won't let you down
markets | Comment | Recommend
Should you follow the advice of market timers?
autos | Comment | Recommend
Wagoner: No need to cut benefits to GM retirees
retirement | Comment | Recommend
What investing pros are doing to their stock portfolios in 2009

More news

funds | Comment | Recommend
Diversification eases stock losses but can't stop them
By John Waggoner, USA TODAY
You diversified your portfolio, spreading your risk between U.S. and international stocks, high-quality bonds and low-quality bonds. Your...
funds | Comment | Recommend
Fundline: What was the worst fund news to hit in 2008?
You don't know who has been swimming naked until the tide goes out, Warren Buffett once wrote. Well, the tide went out last year, and many...
retirement | Comment | Recommend
Social Security unveils new online application for benefits
By Jim Abrams, Associated Press Writer
The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put...
markets | Comment | Recommend
By Jacob Silberberg, Reuters file
Expert predictions: Stock market could be good in 2009
By Adam Shell, USA TODAY
Stock market forecasts tend to be sunny, and 2009 is no exception. Wall Street gurus are again predicting gains. But this year's bullish...
markets | Comment | Recommend
Markets' fall in 2008 was worst in seven decades
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
After delivering investors a brutal 38.5% loss, 2008 stands as the worst year for the Standard & Poor's 500 since 1937. The 33.8% drop in...
retirement | Comment | Recommend
Rebuild retirement savings with 401(k) and smart use of stocks
By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY
As gloomy as it all seems in this bear market slump, you shouldn't spend the winter hiding under your blankets. After you put away your...
employment | Comment | Recommend
Starbucks may not match 401(k) contributions in 2009
Reuters
Coffee shop chain Starbucks has informed employees it won't guarantee matching contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans next year.
retirement | Comment | Recommend
Bush signs bill offering businesses pension relief
President Bush signed legislation Tuesday that frees businesses from having to pump billions into pension plans in the coming year, another...
waggon | Comment | Recommend
For more income, savers have to take more risk
By John Waggoner, USA TODAY
Let's say you saved $1 million for your retirement. Given the stock market's recent woes, you're reluctant to park your million mackerels...
taxes | Comment | Recommend
Mutual funds with big losses can still trigger taxes
By John Waggoner, USA TODAY
You've just lost 35% in your mutual fund. Could things get worse? Of course. Your fund could make a big, taxable capital gains distribution...