With stocks at all time highs and bonds moving in the wrong direction, is anybody else having stomach pains when investing in a taxable account right now? I know that in theory we should all just stick to our investment plans and not follow the current numbers, but boy am I finding it hard right now!
I don't consider myself an emotional investor at all...in fact I was chomping at the bit wishing I had cash to invest back in 2008/2009. At that point I was just beginning residency and only had a few thousand each year to throw at a Roth... Now that I've got enough to invest a significant amount in a taxable account the markets are at all time highs...
Anybody else out there struggling with this right now?? I max all tax deferred vehicles and my taxable account is with Vanguard and looks like this with about 50k new cash per quarter split between:
50% Total stock market index admiral
50% Intermediate term munipal bond fund admiral
I'm pretty sure the responses will just be to stick with the plan...but maybe people are looking at alternative investments harder right now? Just blowing some smoke and looking for some support I suppose!
I don't consider myself an emotional investor at all...in fact I was chomping at the bit wishing I had cash to invest back in 2008/2009. At that point I was just beginning residency and only had a few thousand each year to throw at a Roth... Now that I've got enough to invest a significant amount in a taxable account the markets are at all time highs...
Anybody else out there struggling with this right now?? I max all tax deferred vehicles and my taxable account is with Vanguard and looks like this with about 50k new cash per quarter split between:
50% Total stock market index admiral
50% Intermediate term munipal bond fund admiral
I'm pretty sure the responses will just be to stick with the plan...but maybe people are looking at alternative investments harder right now? Just blowing some smoke and looking for some support I suppose!
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