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Old 12-05-2024, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by roadrnnr View Post
I've got a couple Hundred thousand from a house sale sitting in a MM Fund at 4.39% currently

Have been waiting for a correction to jump back in.

I am looking at 2 or three ETF's to put it in but at 68 is that a good Idea?

I have always been in Mutual Funds but ETF's after a lot of research sound like a Much better Idea.

any advice appreciated
i am 85 and still invest in Vanguard’s S&P 500 Index ETF (stock symbol: VOO). It has had a phenomenal return, as has its companion mutual funds (VFINX & VFIAX). Research it on Yahoo Finance or CBS MarketWatch, or any other similar source. Returns the past 2 years have been significantly over 20%.
Now with 4 years of Trump ahead of us, we should see S&P 500 results similar to 2016-2020. At your age, you have many years to weather any market volatility. Your choice, but I would not hesitate to invest in VOO.