From time to time, people ask why not invest 100% in stocks. This question is always met with astounding objections. People say it's too risky very few will be able to handle the heat, i.e. most likely you will sell at the bottom inexperienced [...]
Save Aggressively, Invest Conservatively
Now we know the story that retail investors run for the hills whenever the stock market hits turbulence is largely a myth. Even during the serious financial crisis in 2008-2009, only 7% of the money invested in stock mutual funds were sold out of [...]
S&P 500 + Extended Market = Total US Stock Market
My employer informed us our 401k plan added a new index fund to the lineup. It used to have only an S&P 500 index fund. Now it added Fidelity's Spartan Extended Market Index Fund. 100% of my money in the 401k plan is in the S&P 500 fund [...]
