7/25/2013 – 3 fixes for retirement investors on the edge

There’s a good deal of confusion over what return a retail investor should expect. Not many years ago, a 10% annualized return was a standard guesstimate from a financial adviser. Unsurprisingly, many near-retirees still use that rule of thumb.

However, low current interest rates being what they are, many of the top financiers today talk of accepting 5%, perhaps 6% at best.

Read the full article at MarketWatch.