Nonportfolio income sources like Social Security and annuities can help investors during periods of market volatility. Giles: Before we go any further, what are the main types of guaranteed income ...

How should investors and their advisors use our annual retirement-spending research? Let’s start with how they should not use it: as a guide for each year’s withdrawals once retirement has commenced.

We sit here writing about investments every day. For those of us who are deep into the investment world, it's easy to lose sight of the reality that most people face: Managing your own investments is ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...