How to invest $120,000

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Savmor
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How to invest $120,000

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My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
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Do you have an IPS? If so, follow it.

Edit: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/IPS

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Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
How soon will you need this money? Is this extra or your total net worth? Do you have any debts? Any answers really depend what your plans are and the rest of your situation.
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Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
welcome to the forum.

just because you invest in a three fund portfolio doesn't IN AND OF ITSELF make it risky.

The risk level is determined by your asset allocation which means HOW MUCH of your $120k is in the stock portion.

For instance a 10/90 (stock/bond) portfolio is Less Risky (from a volatility standpoint, which I assume is your wife's concern) than a 90/10 portfolio.

You can spread either the 10% across US and International stocks just as easily as you can with 90% stocks.

So what you really want to know or your wife does, is what will losses look like. Here's how much different allocations lost during the Great Recession:

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in addition to writing up an IPS as was previously suggested, also look at Managing a Windfall

what do you think now?
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Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
Why do you have so much uninvested cash now?
Why is your wife hesitant?
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Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
Echoing what others have said... it all depends on what you want to do with the money and (maybe more importantly) when you're going to do it.

As a general rule-of-thumb, you should only invest in stocks with money you don't plan on using for at least five years.
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start investing asap and buy more every day the portfolio drops
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randybobandy wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:04 pm Do you have an IPS? If so, follow it.

Edit: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/IPS

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+1 Another vote for this ^^^

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Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
Welcome to the forum!

Here's a great place to get started learning about investing: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started
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cat_guy wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:01 pm
Savmor wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:28 pm My wife and I have accumulated around $120,000 in cash. I'd like to invest it in the three-fund portfolio. My wife is hesitant. Any thoughts?
Welcome to the forum!

Here's a great place to get started learning about investing: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started
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Especially the link, personal finance start up kit. Welcome!!
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Depends on a lot of things. You’ll get better and more complete advice if you post all the details in this format: viewtopic.php?t=6212
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Re: How to invest $120,000

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Thanks for your help. I can see I have to put a little more thought into this.
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