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minus-squaresuperglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoWere they not invested in target retirement funds? If you do it right your portfolio shouldnt do that.
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYou don’t even need to do that. Just use regular index funds and shift the percentage of your total investments to be more and more bond heavy as you get closer to retirement. Avoid those fees that those target funds have.
minus-squaresuperglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoSure yes of course thats another way to do it. As always, if you do it yourself it will be cheaper.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoI don’t know what they were invested in, but I remember the weeping.
Were they not invested in target retirement funds? If you do it right your portfolio shouldnt do that.
You don’t even need to do that. Just use regular index funds and shift the percentage of your total investments to be more and more bond heavy as you get closer to retirement. Avoid those fees that those target funds have.
Sure yes of course thats another way to do it. As always, if you do it yourself it will be cheaper.
I don’t know what they were invested in, but I remember the weeping.