Tag: bonds
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Depressing or eye-opening? An online tool tells you where you stand financially by stacking up your net worth against other Americans. The calculator compares a family’s net worth – financial and other assets minus debts – with all other U.S. families. Homeowners can choose to include the value of their home equity in their tota…
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It might be the most consequential issue baby boomers will deal with when they retire: did I save enough? Vanguard’s free online calculator will estimate that for you, using the same sophisticated technique financial advisers charge hundreds of dollars to provide. The user-friendly calculator uses 100,000 of what are called Monte Carlo simulations of potential futur…