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Jan 25, 2020
1:26:45pm
Blue Cat All-American
Your asset allocation seems pretty different given your examples.
American Funds New Perspective fund is invested entirely in stocks (approximately half in the US and half abroad). VHGEX has a similar allocation with a similar return. The Growth fund also is entirely in stocks. VPMCX or VWUAX would be similar funds at Vanguard. 2019 was a monster year for stocks. The more stocks you have the better you did.

Your Wellesley fund is approx 1/3 stocks 2/3 bonds. The Target Retirement 2040 has about 85% stocks and 15% bonds. There is no way your allocation would be keeping up with virtually any stock portfolio in the last 2-3 years. Bonds can serve as a risk hedge to stocks but when stocks are doing well they beat bonds.
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Originally posted on Jan 25, 2020 at 1:26:45pm
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