by CHARLES PASSY
February 20, 2012
SmartMoney Cover Story
Number crunchers are dead set on figuring out how long you will live. For those saving for retirement, it's the $27 trillion question.
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Take A Second Look At Reverse Mortgages
by ROBERT POWELL
April 19, 2012
MarketWatch
My, how things go full circle. A few years ago, before the housing market crashed, experts warned Americans against counting on the equity in their home to fund their expenses in retirement. Six years later, experts are singing — even in light of a still-depressed housing market — a slightly different tune, telling retirees and pre-retirees they will have to consider many tactics, including a reverse mortgage, to afford retirement.
As Home Rents Head Higher, Owning Regains Its Appeal
by DAWN WOTAPKA and NICK TIMIRAOS
April 4, 2012
Real Estate
Climbing rents for apartments are combining with a continued decline in home prices to push once-reluctant home buyers into finally taking the plunge, economists and real-estate agents said, helping what appears to be a good start to the housing industry's all-important spring selling season.
How to Create a Pension (With a Few Catches)
by ANNE TERGESEN
April 9, 2012
Financing Your Future
'Longevity insurance' is catching on with baby boomers. But even the best safety nets have some holes.
Don't Grow Old Without It
by BURTON G. MALKIEL
April 9, 2012
Weekend Investor: Most Experts Say Long-Term-Care Insurance Is a Must-Have -- But Costs Are Rising and Restrictions Are Growing; Here's How to Secure the Right Protection
Long-term-care insurance: It can make the difference between living out your life the way you want and becoming a burden to your family or a ward of the state.
The Top 100 Financial Advisors
By SUZANNE MCGEE
April 16, 2012
Special Report
Barron's ranks America's leading financial advisors. What they're recommending.
Top 1,000 Advisors
By STEVE GARMHAUSEN
February 20, 2012
Special Report: Barron's annual listing of the top 1,000 financial advisors. Their single biggest recommendation: Buy dividend stocks.
Worth the Risk: Best Mutual Fund Families
by MICHAEL SHARI
Barron's Cover Story
February 6, 2012
Barron's/Lipper's Best Fund Families of 2011 stayed fully invested, but in safe plays. So who came out on top?
Enter the Bull
by GENE EPSTEIN
Barron's Cover Story
February 11, 2012
Based on cyclical patterns of market history, the odds are better than two chances in three that the Dow Jones Industrial Average will reach 15,000 or higher over the next two years. Based on the same cyclical patterns, there's about a 50-50 chance that the Dow could hit 17,000 or more.