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  • hank February 2016
  • Ted February 2016
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Rule # 1

shipwreckedandalone
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In investing is to determine your risk tolerance. This is a good basis from which to start. Scaled from 100% down to 0.

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/saving-investing/model-portfolio-allocations

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  • TedTed
    edited February 2016
    @MFO Members: "Volatility is not the same thing as risk, and investors who think it is will cost themselves money." .....Warren Buffett
    Regards,
    Ted
    http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-on-risk-and-volatility-2015-4
  • hank
    edited February 2016
    "For U.S. short-term reserve returns, we used the Ibbotson 1-Month Treasury Bill Index from 1926 through 1977 and the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index thereafter."

    It's nice they inform us of that. However, all 9 of their suggested models contain 0% allocation to short-term reserves.
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