Examples of Assets for Retirement

Opinions regarding the best retirement investments differ before and after retirement according to research from the Filene Research Institute and the Society of Actuaries.

Within those parameters, opinions about the best 401k investments changed little during the recent recession according to portfolio surveys.

How do target-date funds balance the best retirement investments? Learn more about this auto-pilot, cookie-cutter approach to investing.

Target-date funds know how to balance equities within a portfolio. Overindulgence in equities can be dangerous for retirees.

Psychologically speaking, the best retirement investments are those that maximize pleasure and minimize plain.

What to do if your fund sinks? A tool is available to tell you how much pick-up you would need to bring the fund back to par.

The Volume of Investments in the United States

According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), Americans held $16.0 trillion in retirement assets at the end of 2009, accounting for 35 percent of all household financial assets in the United States.

Meanwhile, as of January 2010, total investable assets for retail investors ages 55 to 70 are expected to grow to $24.2 trillion by 2012, up from $9.1 trillion in 2008.

Topic: Investments

Subtopics: The Volume of Retirement Investments • Attitudes toward Best Retirement Investments • Investment Portfolios and the Recession • Target-Date Mutual Funds • Retirement Age and Equities • The Psychology of Retirement Investment Plans • Investment Tracking