Quote (duffman316 @ Dec 11 2020 06:40pm)
i've learned to cook better food at home than what can be found in most restaurants, it eliminates the need to go out so often
i'm currently looking at etfs as well to dump money into it monthly, isn't it risky to bet it all on the US?
We're in our 20s. I'm open to risk and because of the staggering difference in market caps an all market pretty much mimics the S&P 500.
If the entire US market tanks everything is going to tank. We have no reason to hold safe funds outside a safety fund of a few months and thus I have no interest in bonds, TIPS etc.
It's been well documented that there's no real point in trying to time anything when indexing and that consistently contributing indiscriminately will ultimately beat the person who does try to time it.
I also provide diversification since I'm more active and in different areas like REITS, Canadian banks, utilities, etc. In a way we're diversified but I'd call it all atleast moderate risk since its all equities.
I'll consider a more conservative approach later in life, I think 20 year olds should be accepting reasonable risk which in my opinion is s&p or sector etfs.
I'm on my phone at the gym so this is a bad explanation.
This post was edited by SBD on Dec 11 2020 07:47pm