Here's how the Monte Carlo method works and how to apply it to retirement planning. It's also important to understand where it can fall short and how to correct that. A Monte Carlo simulation can ...

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The theme this year is ‘counting’, and the poems gathered here explore this subject in a number of ways. Counting forms part of how we learn and play in youth, often reeled off in rhyming poems. We ...

The first couple of years in retirement are often the most difficult. But they also can set the stage for how you’ll fill the years ahead—both financially and psychologically. Stephen Kreider ...

Our funny retirement quotes make light of the end of someone's working life and joke about their newly found freedom. So if you're looking to share some levity with someone retiring, these quotes ...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...

A funny, timely comment can lift a mood, diffuse tension, or make a tough situation a little easier. While dark comical sarcasm has a place in the humorsphere, social scientists have found that ...

In the last few years, we've seen a flurry of new retirement rules and changes to tax law affecting retirement account contributions and withdrawals. The sweeping new rules impact nearly every ...