Most of us are investing their money today for one basic reason,that is to be able to retire one day and not have to work when past a certain age. But to be able to retire, especially given today's economy, we need to make wide investment choices along the best posiible way. There are three fundamental truths for investing for retirement. Firstly you need to have one or more goals for retirement. Secondly successful investment means taking risk. Thirdly you must diversify.
Retirement Goals
Every investor should have a goal such as building a new house, sending their children to college, ...