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By Bill Barker (TMF Max)

So you've determined that, for the moment at least, you want to be squirreling away all or most of your hard-earned retirement dollars into stocks. Great. But where to begin? With IRAs, 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, taxable accounts, and variable annuities to choose from -- all with different strengths and weaknesses -- the choices can be daunting, or even paralyzing.

In today's lesson we'll provide a master list of where to put your money now (which should simplify your life), and then turn briefly to the matter of when and how you should start taking steps to allocate less than all of your retirement savings to the stock market.

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