Ben Branch

Ben Branch is a professor of finance at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Articles by this Author

1. Portfolio Strategies »

   A Do-It-Yourself Approach to Target Date Retirement Investing

   Target date mutual funds have become increasingly popular as one-stop shopping, automatic-pilot retirement vehicles. However, using index funds, it doesn't take a lot of difficult work to adopt the do-it-yourself approach to target date investing if you want to save on fees and possible expenses. The effort can potentially provide you with a greater retirement nest egg and retirement income.

   September 2008 | Journal