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29. Money market funds, or you can do a cd ladder as rates are going up.

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 03:45 PM

Dec 2018

With all the volatility in the market with the constant swings it suggests a crash is coming so I've recently further developed the 3 mon,6 mon,9 mon, 1-year cd ladder strategy.

So far I've got cds maturing every month. I used the accured interest as income and re-invest the principle in another 6-month cd. The longer term the cd, the higher interest rate you get. My goal is to get up to a cd maturing every month with all of them being 1-year cds.

I'll do this until the market settles down. I'm not dreading what the market is going to do everyday as I'm not losing money when it goes down 5 or 600 points., plus I'm getting a check every month and my principle is safe.

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Need advice: should we ride out fluctuations in the market [View all] Duppers Dec 2018 OP

We pulled out of the market the minute that orangeshitgibbon took office. Canoe52 Dec 2018 #1

Where are you investing now? Duppers Dec 2018 #2

Money market funds, or you can do a cd ladder as rates are going up. brush Dec 2018 #29

What kind of rates are you getting on your cd's? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #31

My most recent rate was 2.2% but with the rates being raised it should be ihgher... brush Dec 2018 #32

That's my problem with cd's. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #33

Some of that "return" is return of principal? progree Dec 2018 #34

Oh, I know how cd's work. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #36

I agree with you on equities vs. bonds and CDs. My problem is with comparing the yield of progree Dec 2018 #38

That is very true. You can't really compare the two without PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #39

Yeah, I get Social Security too and income from a charitable gift annuity, so I know what you mean. progree Dec 2018 #40

My cd strategy is temporary until the market volatility eases. brush Dec 2018 #35

Not all of my portfolio is in the annuities. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #37

Two things to consider. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #3

That's what we've been doing for the last 40yrs. Duppers Dec 2018 #5

Take the money out. You will sleep better at night. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #7

Thank you! 🙏 Duppers Dec 2018 #11

If you are retired, most of your money should not be in the stock market. marylandblue Dec 2018 #4

Thanks! Right now its half and half. Duppers Dec 2018 #6

There are some rules of thumb for allocation marylandblue Dec 2018 #8

Agree with the previous post, after retirement one should be out of anything risky anyway. Canoe52 Dec 2018 #9

I like the way you think. 😉😄 nt Duppers Dec 2018 #12

Short term treasury bills are where the world's wealthy put money for safety. empedocles Dec 2018 #26

bonds, the old safety group, may get volatile, and even risky. empedocles Dec 2018 #23

True, so far this year, bond funds haven't been any safe haven -- VBMFX down 1.9% YTD progree Dec 2018 #24

US Treasury Bond yields from about '72 to '81, went from 5% to 15% empedocles Dec 2018 #25

Good point. I remember some of that - back in like 1981 the financial seminar teacher progree Dec 2018 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author lastlib Dec 2018 #13

With the inversion of the treasury yield curve, short-term bonds would be safer..... lastlib Dec 2018 #14

That's conventional wisdom, but comes with some caveats Major Nikon Dec 2018 #22

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #27

That probably depends on when you expect to need the money. IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2018 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #15

Progree is right. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #19

Actually I think we were both right to some extent, and both wrong to some extent progree Dec 2018 #20

Whatever you do, don't read any books or articles on finances or investing progree Dec 2018 #16

Thank you so much!! Duppers Dec 2018 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #18

I want to repeat what Progree says in the threads he linked to: PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #21

My husband retires in 12 days. Croney Dec 2018 #30

Why are you assuming a pending recession? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #41

Consider a simple 3 or 4 fund portfolio IronLionZion Jan 2019 #42