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To: RoosterRedux

My 401Ks only allow transfers into their fund offerings rather than individual stocks. I pick index funds for expense savings and diversification. I looked at options once and decided it’s too much to for me to manage. I trade maybe 3 times a year mostly in response to macro events.


57 posted on 11/04/2020 11:40:53 AM PST by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Justa
I wouldn't recommend options trading anyway unless a person has a knack for it. Sometimes I have a knack for it and sometimes I think maybe I don't.;-)

I think you are smart to use ETFs. I love 'em.

But I would suggest staying out of bond funds and just riding out the storms. Your tech ETF will perform nicely over the long haul.

I have friends who hedge against downturns because they worry. I always suggest that they consider the price they pay in terms of return for such hedging. When they calculate it, they are almost always stunned.

A nicely balanced tech or NASDAQ fund with low expenses is going to out-perform the market (Dow and S&P) nicely through all ups and downs.

64 posted on 11/04/2020 11:57:25 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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