I was fortunate to be in Brixen Italy during their Water Light Festival. The festival ran from May 9 – 25, 2019 and each night from 9 – 12 PM there were various displays throughout the city center. While they had a map, they also strung green fiber cable above the streets that you could follow from display to display. The highlight were the colorful flying fish that moved to music in front of the Brixen Cathedral.
For the average investor target date funds have become a popular auto-invest, set-it and forget-it option for retirement saving in their 401(k) plans or IRA’s. That’s actually a good thing in my mind if the investor sticks to the program. The funds include a mix of stocks and bonds that are automatically re-balanced and become more conservative as they move toward the target retirement date. Some argue they might become too conservative for retirees, but that’s a separate discussion.
What many don’t realize is there’s no “industry standard” for the asset allocation in these funds; that’s left to the fund companies. Below is a list of widely held target date 2030 funds. As you can see, they have a huge range of asset allocations ranging from 75/25 Stocks to Bonds/Cash/Short-Term down to 55/45.
Wow! To me 55/45 is awfully conservative for someone 12 years from a planned retirement.
This “risk tolerance” spread is something individual investors should be aware of, and comfortable with, particularly as they approach retirement.
Just remember, target date funds are not created equally.
Note: Fund data as of 9/19/2018
As an Arizona native I’ve had mixed feelings about John McCain’s policies over the years though have found a new respect for him these past few. John McCain served his country, not just himself. R.I.P. and Godspeed John.
On my recent trip to Glasgow I spent some time wandering the city to look at the wonderful murals they have. Here is a selection covering many of them.
The Mural Trail website with map is found at: https://www.citycentremuraltrail.co.uk/
Hasbro has trademarked the scent of Play-Doh: “a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough”. I wonder if a Play-Doh fragrance is in the works? 🙄
I ❤️ My Tribe!
Images on the walls of the Tombs of the Nobles at the Thebean Necropolis near Luxor. The colors were just amazing. Guides were allowed to accompany us in these Tombs. The tomb guardians were so funny. NO PHOTOS ALLOWED signs were posted. The minute we got in they “suggested” we take a few pic…but don’t tell our guide…and give them some backsheesh (tips). A good time was had by all.
