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re: Buying mutual funds..need help
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:23 pm to agdoctor
Posted on 3/7/13 at 9:23 pm to agdoctor
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safest thing in my opinion is to put it in a Vanguard Target retirement fund until you can educate yourself about retirement, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. pick the one that matches year of your retirement and Vanguard does the allocation for you.
This. Doesn't have to be Vanguard, but they are the popular family for this board.
Investopedia.com can be your friend for all of this as well.
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Posted on 3/8/13 at 1:58 am to slackster
I have both VDAIX (up 8.69% YTD) and VFINX (up 8.72%). These are "stock" mutual funds. Look at their top 10-20 holdings and see if you agree on upside.
VILLX is a "balanced" fund (has stock and bonds). It is up 3.25% this year, but has very good track record. It is rated high risk by Morningstar, so at my age I am not a player.
I only have 2 sectors covered - health care through T.Rowe and Vanguard, and a consumer staple ETF -- XLP, which means it trades like a stock and has lower fees.
VILLX is a "balanced" fund (has stock and bonds). It is up 3.25% this year, but has very good track record. It is rated high risk by Morningstar, so at my age I am not a player.
I only have 2 sectors covered - health care through T.Rowe and Vanguard, and a consumer staple ETF -- XLP, which means it trades like a stock and has lower fees.
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