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The conventional wisdom is, as baby boomers reach retirement age, equities will suffer in favor of bonds for retirement income. Your post makes me wonder if that will turn out to be true, or whether folks will stick with stocks, maybe shouldering even more risk as they push to make up their shortfall.
Do we get the all clear to fully invest in stocks again now that we have the golden cross?
I have read a lot of bearish comments by many posters here but not that much bullishness. Why?
As a 62 year old, who was somewhat pushed into early retirement 2 years ago, I am trending toward stocks that pay dividends (more domestic individual stocks and int'l ETFs). I would like to move more into bonds, but the rates are ridiculously low and appear to be staying that way for some time to come (as Bernanke, Obama, and company punish older people who are so risk averse that they cannot go into anything more risky than gov't bonds).
I'm constantly looking at different standards to compare myself to.
Average return vs. the market?
Some number (2.5?) x my salary acccumulated by this age?
Still on track, assuming some X return to hit $1m?
Saving x%/year?
etc. etc.
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