When a single fund can work. Vanguard's LifeStrategy Funds are considered "funds-of-funds," which means that their underlying portfolios are made up of other Vanguard funds.

For many retirement investors, a three-fund portfolio is sufficient. If you’re feeling like a minimalist, you can get the job done with two funds—or, if you’re feeling very Marie Kondo, even ...

If you're single and stressing about retirement, you're definitely not the only one lying awake at night doing mental math. Here's what you can do to prepare.

Minimalist Funds for Retirees: Single-Fund Options. The retirement-income category, a subset of the target-date universe, is home to several worthwhile multiasset funds geared toward retirees.

Index funds following the same index may differ slightly. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has an 0.03% expense ratio. The full retirement age according to Social Security is 67. Let the S&P 500 and ...

Rather than focusing on a single retirement year, some Vanguard funds use a five-year horizon, such as 2046 to 2050 in the case of Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund (NASDAQ:VFIFX).

A 2014 study from John Hancock shows that retirement plan participants “who invested exclusively in a single John Hancock asset allocation portfolio earned better returns on average than ...

As suggested by their name, retirement-income funds are also designed to provide retirees with income from fund distributions. The average retirement income fund has paid out 2.4% to shareholders ...

Stable value funds protect retirement assets while offering low volatility and better yields than money markets.

These days, single parents in the U.S. find it quite stressful to balance preparing for retirement with the responsibilities of raising kids. Yet, making practical retirement plans can alleviate ...

Over the five years ending in 2017, investors who held a single target-date fund earned median returns of 11 percent a year vs. 10.6 percent for do-it-yourselfers, who chose their own portfolios ...

Schroders' 2023 retirement income survey identified several ways Americans plan to fund their retirement outside of Social Security. These ideas include some tax-advantaged approaches as well as ...