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Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by aledalgrande on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:45PM (#20882857)
Even basic investment courses, and any investment guru, will say any stock investment is not low risk enough if you need the money short term.
Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by WorldMaker on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @09:04PM (#20882962)
Sure, but 401(k)s have nicely~ distributed investment planning across the lowest common denominator worst case on both sides: banks with too much vested interest in cumulative commissions and fees on one side, investors with effectively zero knowledge and a large number of competing (mis)information sources with arguably little opportunity to discern proper advice versus zeitgeist and marketing.