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Christine Benz

Chicago

Director of Personal Finance at Morningstar

Director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar. Author of How to Retire, available for pre-order now! https://t.co/keI2Q2bXaI

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  • 4 days ago | washtimesherald.com | Christine Benz

    Here are four dangerous assumptions that could hurt your retirement. Assumption #1: Stock and bond market returns will be robustkAmx7 J@F’C6 6DE:>2E:?8 H92E J@FC A@CE7@=:@ H:== C6EFC? @G6C J@FC 9@=5:?8 A6C:@5[ E9:?< EH:46 367@C6 A=F88:?8 :? DEC@?8 C6EFC?D]k^Am kAm$E@4<D’ =@?8\E6C> 82:?D 92G6 366? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>@C?:?8DE2C]4@>^64@?@>J^H92E\H6G6\=62C?65\`d_\J62CD\DE@4<\>2C<6E\4C2D96DQmAC6EEJ C@3FDE]k^2m qFE E96C6 92G6 366? DEC6E496D :? >2C<6E 9:DE@CJ H96? C6EFC?D 92G6 366? =@H6Cj :?

  • 1 week ago | morningstar.com | Christine Benz |Margaret Giles

    Margaret Giles: Hi, I’m Margaret Giles for Morningstar. The Bucket approach to retirement portfolio construction is designed to help retirees deal with bouts of volatility like the current one. Joining me to discuss how Bucket portfolios have been faring as of late is Christine Benz.

  • 1 week ago | morningstar.se | Christine Benz

    Det finns en lång rad goda skäl till varför det har blivit konventionell visdom att inte sälja aktier under perioder av marknadsstress. Känslor - särskilt rädsla - kan fördunkla ditt omdöme. Och om du har en lång tidshorisont bör du vara en köpare av aktier när de faller, inte en säljare. Alltför många investerare har visat en tendens att minska sin aktieexponering i slutet av en björnmarknad; när aktier återhämtar sig står de på sidlinjen och tittar på.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Christine Benz

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Christine Benz

    Here are four dangerous assumptions that could hurt your retirement. Assumption #1: Stock and bond market returns will be robustCopyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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Christine Benz
Christine Benz @christine_benz
21 Apr 25

Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery? Or a blatant ripoff? My book came first, is also called “How to Retire,” and has 20 lessons (not 21). 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/QeZsMZWwq7

Christine Benz
Christine Benz @christine_benz
21 Apr 25

Are Bonds Broken as Diversifiers for Stocks? | My latest. 👇🏻 https://t.co/7lMBY4vuXC

Christine Benz
Christine Benz @christine_benz
18 Apr 25

The feedback has been, uh, interesting. 😂 Some additional context is that my friend already has some variable annuities sold to her by the same advisor. So his track record of embracing opacity and commissions is alive and well.

Christine Benz
Christine Benz @christine_benz

I just heard from a friend whose advisor is recommending structured notes to defend against the uncertainty. Watch for it: Fear helps sell complicated gobbledygook.