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Re:Bank of Japan Is an Estimated Top 10 Holder in 90% of the... by ryandrake on Monday April 25, 2016 @08:43PM (#11568579)
Bad timing. I'm sure the stock market is fine for people with an infinite time horizon, but I no longer trust it as a place to park savings for 5-10 years that you want to grow in order to buy a house or spend on grad school.
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Re:Bank of Japan Is an Estimated Top 10 Holder in 90% of the... by megrimlock on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @12:16AM (#11569389)
You are not alone. If you look at the "target retirement date" funds Vanguard etc. run you'll see that by the time the target date is 5-10 years out they have shifted largely to bonds to provide defined income.
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Re:Bank of Japan Is an Estimated Top 10 Holder in 90% of the... by kspaans on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @08:49AM (#11571356)
Sounds like you need better advice. Most advisors will tell you that 5-10 years isn't quite long enough for the risks of stocks to pay off. Sounds like you wanted medium-term bonds instead of stocks!
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