Comments on: Should Young Investors Be 100% In Stocks?

By: Even Very Young Investors Should Own Bonds - Amateur Asset Allocator

Even Very Young Investors Should Own Bonds - Amateur Asset Allocator — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:01:32 +0000

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By: Crisis Cartoon

Crisis Cartoon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:46:46 +0000

I believe the report was done based on S&P index investment instead of the real stock picking type of investing. Be careful there

Ren

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:46:43 +0000

The returns mentioned would only apply if you didn’t ’sell out’ during a bear market. You touch on volatility in your last sentence, but its important to note that based on past bear markets, 100% equities could see losses of 50%. For many folks, this is untolerable and would cause them to ‘buy high sell low.’

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:31:45 +0000

“In essence you are trading a great deal of certainty for a small incremental return. If you’re comfortable with that, so be it, but go in with your eyes wide open.”

Well said.