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Ok here is a question from a newbie about the union, stock investing, and the 401k...
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<blockquote data-quote="beatupbrown" data-source="post: 227772" data-attributes="member: 4488"><p><strong>Re: Ok here is a question from a newbie about the union, stock investing, and the 401</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Invest in 401k in the following </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Mutual Funds:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">25% into each of these four types of funds:</span></p><p>Growth </p><p>Growth & Income </p><p>Aggressive Growth </p><p>International</p><p>A shares (front end load); funds that are at least 5 years old or older; solid track record of acceptable returns within fund category.</p><p>*If risk tolerance is low, put less than 25% in aggressive growth or consider adding a “Balanced” fund to the four types of funds </p><p>I would not suggest single stocks as part of your investment plan. Single stock investors over long periods of time don’t consistently generate returns as high as mutual funds do. If you really want to own a stock for some reason (company stock, for fun, etc.), limit single stocks to no more than 10% of your investment portfolio.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beatupbrown, post: 227772, member: 4488"] [b]Re: Ok here is a question from a newbie about the union, stock investing, and the 401[/b] [SIZE=2]Invest in 401k in the following [/SIZE][SIZE=3][B]Mutual Funds:[/B] 25% into each of these four types of funds:[/SIZE] Growth Growth & Income Aggressive Growth International A shares (front end load); funds that are at least 5 years old or older; solid track record of acceptable returns within fund category. *If risk tolerance is low, put less than 25% in aggressive growth or consider adding a “Balanced” fund to the four types of funds I would not suggest single stocks as part of your investment plan. Single stock investors over long periods of time don’t consistently generate returns as high as mutual funds do. If you really want to own a stock for some reason (company stock, for fun, etc.), limit single stocks to no more than 10% of your investment portfolio. [/QUOTE]
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