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4. You don't put money in any fund for a month
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:35 PM
Jan 2019

Yes, even if you already retired, you should stay there for the long haul. But, then depends on your sensitivity for risk. And, of course, you don't want to put all your funds in the market.

Our employer had the 401K with Vanguard, so when we decided, 12 years ago to roll them to an IRA fund, we naturally stayed with Vanguard.

I think that the laws have changed since, about keeping money in employer 401K.

The only problem was that we had some "pre1987" funds that should have been kept separately, since they were after tax.

We have been quite happy with Vanguard over the years. The only thing that we changed, after the 2016 elections, was to switch from 60:40 stock bonds, to 50:50.



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There's an excellent interview at the link IronLionZion Jan 2019 #1
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Earlier last year (2018) customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #3
You don't put money in any fund for a month question everything Jan 2019 #4
I have zero tolerance for risk customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #6
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Re: risk progree Jan 2019 #9
I'm done customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #11
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Again customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #13
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Index funds are meant for long-term investment over many years or decades IronLionZion Jan 2019 #5
Nope, screw the funds customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #7
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