Table 2. Recommended Stock Allocations by Retirement Date
Retirement Date
  15 Yrs After 10 Yrs After 5 Yrs After 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
AllianceBernstein* 30% 40% 50% 60% 67% 74% 81% 88% 95% 95% 95% 95%
Fidelity** -- 20 28 50 50 59 69 72 82 83 85 88
T. Rowe Price -- -- 43.5 58.5 67 73 79 85.5 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Vanguard*** -- -- 30 50 60 66.7 75 82.5 90 90 90 90
*Following the advice of Alliance Bernstein, their stock allocations include 5% from REITS--that is, half of their allocation to REITs.
**Fidelity's Income Fund is designed for individuals who are approximately 10 to 15 years past their retirement date.
***Vanguard says its retirement funds will look like their Income Fund at five to 10 years past retirement, but their chart shows the date at five years past retirement.