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I’d just put it all in an s+p 500 index fund That's a lot of money to invest in the health of one country's stock market -- a successful terrorist attack (thin
by Johnny555 7y ago
I’d just put it all in an s+p 500 index fund
That's a lot of money to invest in the health of one country's stock market -- a successful terrorist attack (think a dirty bomb in NYC or even multiple cities) could wipe out a significant portion of that overnight - it will likely recover eventually (as it did after 9/11), but that's a time when you'll want access to your money
I'd diversify across countries, and maybe precious metals.
- anaisbetts 7y agoYep, foreign real estate is a good way to do this, and also gives you a passive'ish revenue stream
- refurb 7y agoMany of the companies on the S&P500 are global businesses whose value is based only partially on the US market. Also, if something big happens in the US (9/11), stock markets tend to take a hit globally. That said, I’d still diversify into a few international indexes.
- thekyle 7y agoPersonally I prefer total market funds to the S&P 500. VT is a good Vanguard fund that provides market cap weighted exposure to global markets.
- ninefigs 7y agoActually it looks like I have it about 10% in real estate, 20% public equities, 10% private equities, 20% cash, and still 40%... crypto!