Growth and Retirement:

... if we expect to continue experiencing the domestic product growth that we've seen historically, we don't have the workforce to sustain that growth," says Valerie Paganelli, senior retirement consultant at Watson ...

... in an effort to provide the potential for significant growth, but now a lot of Americans are learning the realities of the downside ... to earn even more -- has proved to offer significant growth. The downside: There are no guarantees when you invest in the ...

... U.S. stock market is trading at historic high valuations. Growth stocks (stocks of companies with fast-growing earnings including many ... expect returns of 15 percent and higher. Earnings growth averaged about 6 percent a year in the 1900s. Even in decades of ...

... in an effort to provide the potential for significant growth, but now a lot of Americans are learning the realities of the downside ...

... will want to have money in stocks, for the long-term growth prospects they provide.) People who had a lifecycle fund targeted ...

... In retirement , you withdraw the money -- and the growth on the money -- tax-free. If you don't qualify for a Roth because ... pay only capital-gains taxes , today 15 percent, on the growth, as opposed to regular income taxes , which could reach 30 percent or ...

... Use tax-advantages whenever possible. Let your money growth tax-free (through Roth IRAs) or tax-deferred (retirement plans at work) ...

... when they were working. For some, retirement is a growth opportunity, a time to pick up where they left off before work got ...

... portfolio and also to defer income tax on the growth. Later on, they decide whether to take income payments for life or just ...