Social Security payments reliably safeguard against inflation. Critics sometimes dispute the details of the administration’s cost-of-living adjustments—although, one suspects, few recipients will ...

Not long ago, investors had to pay the U.S. government for the privilege of owning Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The real yields, that is the yields after factoring in inflation, were ...

Building a CD ladder involves buying multiple CDs that mature at different times. For example, you might buy a 1-year CD, 2-year CD, 3-year CD, 4-year CD, and a 5-year CD. Or you might buy a 3-month ...

A zero coupon US Treasury bond ladder is the core of my risk-managed, all-weather portfolio, offering predictable long-term returns and stability. Current long-term ...

Solid CD rates allow retirees to secure a reliable income with a CD ladder strategy. Retirees need to balance lower-returning CDs with stocks and other investments. Building a CD ladder involves using ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. David McMillin writes about credit ...