...financial and emotional stress,'' said Jim Thompson, a gerontologist and director of shareholder education for Scudder Investments in Boston. Adding to that, fifty-somethings no longer have the luxury of time they once had to recoup from...

...their retirement accounts are well-balanced between stocks and more conservative investments. Jim Thompson, a Scudder Investments executive who works with the AARP Investment Program, said many older investors are willing to ride out market...

...fund families switching to loads is Invesco Funds Group, which makes the change on April 1. Two months later, Scudder Investments will convert its funds to load status. "People are just not as self-confident to go and do it themselves...