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Short Term Investments?
Posted on 4/9/13 at 10:51 am
Posted on 4/9/13 at 10:51 am
Have about 10k in checking/savings (and increases every pay period).
Will be a 2-3 year investment?
Was looking at the Vanguard preset investment portfolio. Thoughts?
Will be a 2-3 year investment?
Was looking at the Vanguard preset investment portfolio. Thoughts?
Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:23 pm to Fun ShamWOW
Vanguard has many good choices. Call their help line and tell them what you are looking for in the amount of risk you are willing to take. I bought Vanguard Wellesley a little less than 2 years ago, I think. It is a balanced fund but with a bit of a change. They put 30% in stock mostly large cap value stocks. The rest is in intermediate bonds. Most balanced funds have a higher % in stocks. I consider it a little safer than some other balanced funds. Vanguard’s expenses are among the lowest in the business.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:29 pm to PlanoPrivateer
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Vanguard has many good choices. Call their help line and tell them what you are looking for in the amount of risk you are willing to take. I bought Vanguard Wellesley a little less than 2 years ago, I think. It is a balanced fund but with a bit of a change. They put 30% in stock mostly large cap value stocks. The rest is in intermediate bonds. Most balanced funds have a higher % in stocks. I consider it a little safer than some other balanced funds. Vanguard’s expenses are among the lowest in the business.
I use Wellesley for the same purpose. I keep about 6 months of expenses there. Even if bonds take a hit in the not too distant future, the distributions are pretty decent and still beat savings accts by a mile. If you want the flip of the bond/stock ratio, check out Wellington.
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