Houston, I will try this again.. fifth time.. if you need to lower risk rebalance to the 60/40 but do it slowly as bonds are at the peak.. gold makes a good inflation hedge for the 40 percent bonds funds but it too has been on a multi-year bull run!! Bond funds give up too much of the yield. have you thought of international stock/growth stock-small caps stock.. also DJUA has been a great. ...
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If you have a short time frame to retirement (less than 10 yrs) You could begin to move into capital preservation mode by.... 1) select a fixed-income fund from your fund choices (just make sure that the expense ratio is less than the dividends & interest paid) 2) pick a bond fund or two (personally I prefer Government bonds) 3) reduce your 401K/403B ...
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BiMetalAUPT replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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IN.HOUSTON replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
BIMETAL - thanks for the input (I wasn't asking for myself - I don't have either a 401K or 403B) I am well diversified amongst all asset classes - & I hope it all works out. I put this question out for others - as food for thought To others who have done nothing - except that they kept making 401K contributions (as protection for their retirement capital - from a ...
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IN.HOUSTON replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
be a flower child from the 60's.. Join the club. Well I am - kind of? - I was born in 1963 (probably not exactly what you were referring to)
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