Brett Arends
Barron's
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Past articles by Brett:
How to Retire Rich—Even if You Just Got Wiped Out
You went to Wall Street. You paid the bill. And now you’ve graduated with an education. → Read More
Nobody knows who is going to staff America’s nursing homes
Too few staff mean some patients can’t get rooms at all. It means others risk neglect, injury, or worse. → Read More
This ‘Crazy’ Retirement Portfolio Has Just Beaten Wall Street for 50 Years
This strategy beats the market with less risk, fewer upsets, and no "lost" decades. → Read More
These are the top 10 mistakes people make when planning for retirement
See what you're doing wrong and what you need to change. → Read More
Can you still retire on $1 million? That’s what today’s millionaires want to know.
The financial turmoil of this year has given us many more opportunities for retirement portfolios than existed a year ago. → Read More
Opinion: The one 'alternative' investment most likely to help your portfolio
Let's count the problems with alternatives. → Read More
Is Grandparenting Good for You? New Research Says Caring for Grandkids May Be Bad for Your Health.
Researchers studied about 20 years’ data for 20,000 Americans and found that looking after the grandchildren does not benefit the grandparents. → Read More
The silver — or golden — lining in the jobs report
Job growth is coming from an unexpected demographic. → Read More
Opinion: This 401(k) bill opens the door to risky assets
Are these investments the way to a secure retirement? → Read More
This is how much Social Security benefits are likely to rise next year
The boost can't come soon enough for retirees already grappling with inflation. → Read More
The crushing financial penalties for marriage in your later years
Older Americans may be better off staying unmarried. → Read More
'Multi-factor' ETFs are missing this one big factor
An astonishing 31 out of 32 multifactor funds targeting the U.S. market have done worse since their launch than the S&P 500 → Read More
These are the mistakes the 'Fiscal Feminist' wants women to avoid
'Don’t let your partner become your plan,' says Kimberlee Davis → Read More
Why Retiring This Year Could Be a ‘Worst-Case’ Scenario
Here's what to know. → Read More
Where are the 335,000 'missing' older workers?
Even with the high number of job openings the employment rate of senior citizens is lower than you might think → Read More
Our retirement system hurts the middle class
The middle class is left behind by the current retirement saving system, NIRS says in a new report. → Read More
Smart IRA or 401(k) moves you can make as Wall Street tanks
Never let a crisis go to waste. → Read More
How to invest now as your 401(k) tanks — according to a top money manager
Ben Inker thinks value is going to beat growth by a good margin in the years ahead. → Read More
Have fun AND retire rich
For the 100 million of you who will get a tax refund this year, the former head of retirement solutions at J.P. Morgan has a great and very simple idea. Don’t spend all your refund. And don’t save all your refund. Instead, says Anne Lester, split the difference. Spend half living, and save the other half in your 401(k), IRA or other retirement vehicle. And don’t just do this with your refund,… → Read More
Millennials have solved the retirement crisis
More millennials own cryptocurrencies than own stocks, a new study says. → Read More