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Question: I’m approaching retirement age and wondering how much of my investment portfolio should be in bonds. I know about the “100-minus-your-age” rule, but is that a universal rule that everyone ...

Anyone familiar with the world of retirement planning and investing understands the importance of bonds. It is not for nothing that the closer you are to retirement, the greater your bond allocation.

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Answer: Often applied to retirement investing, the rule of 100 subtracts your age from 100 to give you the percentage of your portfolio to invest in stocks. The remaining percentage should be in bonds ...