Broad index funds - S&P 500, for example, or vanguard total stock market index

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Aug 20, 2014
10:00:54pm

frontrowcougar

Broad index funds - S&P 500, for example, or vanguard total stock market index

These tend to have low fees, too. I spread a little around to other funds to diversify, but these kind of broad indexes are the foundation.

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frontrowcougar

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Are managed retirement-age targeted 401k funds generally considered good

coolcats

8/20/14 9:13pm

They tend to be too conservative.

KingDave

8/20/14 9:14pm

I park my funds there as a 'safe haven' when market is crazy

ColoSpgs

8/20/14 9:32pm

I think this behavior is risky - you risk losing the crazy good times.

8/20/14 10:02pm

and usually carry very high fees

HuskerFan2

8/20/14 9:51pm

what are some better diy alternatives?

coolcats

8/20/14 9:53pm

Broad index funds - S&P 500, for example, or vanguard total stock market index

8/20/14 10:00pm

Split it between small, mid, and large cap index funds

HuskerFan2

8/20/14 10:07pm

I dont like them. There are problems with them.

RexIdaCoug

8/20/14 9:52pm

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