Note: The following is part of Morningstar.com's Retirement Matters Week special report. A version of this article appeared on Sept. 14, 2015. On the surface, Bucket retirement portfolios look ...

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One reason retirement planning feels stressful is that we expect one portfolio to do three jobs at once. It must pay next month’s bills, protect you from sudden medical or family shocks, and still ...

This retirement calculator can help you estimate what your retirement savings will be worth in the future. It will also help you determine how much more you need to save each month to meet your ...