News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donates $8.2M. Parent comment

Re:96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donat... by MoBattah on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:22AM (#17010373)
You're completely right. Grabbing some Vanguard index ETF and dollar cost averaging is definitely what I (and others) should be doing.

I'd bet 7% YoY over 20 years is conservative.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donat... by betterworldb on Monday May 07, 2018 @08:23AM (#17012158)
Typically the 7% number is used for after inflation
[ Parent | on HN ]