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Jan 25, 2020
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dYrtbYkerYder
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People act like it's impossible to pick stocks. It's done successfully every day
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Continue with Vanguard mutual funds or go back to American Funds?
byuguns55
1/25/20 12:50pm
What funds? Why was it bad advice?
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 12:53pm
I have their retirement target 2040 fund and Wellesley, and not bad advice
byuguns55
1/25/20 12:58pm
Then choose different funds at Vanguard.
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 1:10pm
That's good advice...which I've heard before...just needed to hear it again
byuguns55
1/25/20 1:11pm
It is hard to believe that with all of the options available at Vanguard that
Ozymandias
1/25/20 12:53pm
what would you recommend at Vanguard that is similar to AF's Growth Fund or
byuguns55
1/25/20 12:59pm
Take a look at VASGX. Is that similar to what you have with AF?
mottman
1/25/20 1:06pm
Seems like what I'm looking for...thanks!
byuguns55
1/25/20 1:10pm
Your asset allocation seems pretty different given your examples.
Blue Cat
1/25/20 1:26pm
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Abe Froman
1/25/20 12:56pm
Exactly. If you’re worried about what happened last year, you are worrying about the wrong thing.
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 12:57pm
just the last 2-3 years, but I get your point
byuguns55
1/25/20 12:59pm
20-30 years is what matters.
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 1:10pm
DFA funds, with tilts towards dimensions of higher expected returns, outperform index funds in the long term.
RdF3
1/25/20 1:23pm
That’s actually not a true statement.
BYU_Hoops
1/25/20 1:55pm
People act like it's impossible to pick stocks. It's done successfully every day
dYrtbYkerYder
1/25/20 2:03pm
Very very few can outperform index funds over the long haul.
Ozymandias
1/25/20 2:10pm
Yeah but not by the same person everyday. Especially over the long term. But please keep stock picking and trading.
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 2:15pm
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Abe Froman
1/25/20 3:10pm
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Abe Froman
1/25/20 3:04pm
My financial advisor is having us move some things from American Funds to Polen Capital
TwinsRight
1/25/20 1:00pm
He probably needs some turn over transaction fees.
kotacoug
1/25/20 2:06pm
Exactly. He’s a commissioned salesman, not a financial advisor.
Mr. Belding
1/25/20 2:15pm
Do you think the advice is bad? Or is it how he gets paid that you don’t like?
TwinsRight
1/25/20 5:14pm
It is the moral hazard that is created based on how he gets paid.
Ozymandias
1/25/20 5:21pm
I hate American Funds. My company uses them for our 401k, but I have all of my
dYrtbYkerYder
1/25/20 1:02pm
I'll see your CS and tell you to look into Vanguard
byuguns55
1/25/20 1:05pm
Didn’t this thread start with you asking if you should leave Vanguard?? LOL
KSwiss
1/25/20 10:22pm
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