‘Should we share savings with neighbors?’

QUESTION: My husband and I are fencing in our backyard. We’d like to connect our fence to our next door neighbor’s existing fence — in other words, have one common fence (theirs) separating the two properties rather than two parallel fences.

Fixing a messed-up retirement portfolio
I’m 58 and plan to retire at 65. I have most of my 401(k) money in two target-date retirement funds - one with a target date of 2030, the other 2040 - plus some in a mid-cap stock fund.

Welcome, Barbarians! How to benefit from the buyout craze
First Toys R Us succumbed. Then Neiman Marcus, followed by supermarket chain Albertsons.

Don’t throw out bond funds just yet
How’s this for an investment choice? On the one hand, you could put your fixed-income money into a money-market fund (or an equivalent savings account), earning up to 5.1 percent with virtually no risk.

Scan your way to the perfect pinot
Call it the wine snob problem. You prepare a recipe out of a glossy magazine, but when you head to your local wine store (or for most Americans, your local supermarket) for the recommended 2003 ripe merlot with “soft tannins and a medium long finish,” it’s nowhere to be found.