Overspending and impatient selling are two moves that can prematurely drain retirees' portfolio income, warns financial columnist Gail MarksJarvis, who offers strategies to avoid these pitfalls.
Fund investors have been demonstrating a lot of enthusiasm for emerging-markets stock and bond funds, but the recent stampede should give you pause, says Morningstar's Kevin McDevitt.
Inflows to fixed-income products continued in November on account of market-volatility worries, while equity outflows this year could surpass 2008 levels.