Tag: asset allocation

Online Investment Advisors: MarketRiders, Betterment, and Plantly

Technology is definitely one of my addictions. So much so that my wife accuses me of LOOOOOVING the internet. Long before Mint came out, I used Yodlee to track my […]

Choosing a Target-Date Fund

Last week, I wrote a guide to choosing a target-date fund for a popular personal-finance blog, Get Rich Slowly. The guide compares target-date funds from Fidelity, T Rowe Price, and […]

Top 3 Problems with 529 Age-Based Options

529 plans are a great way to save for college, and most offer a very simple investment option called an “age-based option.” This option automatically shifts your portfolio towards bonds […]

Glide Path: A Target-Date Fund’s Secret Sauce

You probably have never heard of the term “glide path,” but you’ve definitely thought about it before. The rule of thumb of holding 100 minus your age as a percentage […]