(02-24-2020, 11:19 AM)B2hibry Wrote:

(02-24-2020, 11:02 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Rebalanced to 35% Large Cap, 27% Mid Cap, and 38% Bonds.     Got a warning about excessive trading so I'm pretty much restricted from trading until Q2 (April) or I can do 1 more trade in Q1 and face a 1-year trade restriction period.

I guess I'll stick with my diverse mix for now and see how things evolve moving into April.  Hoping to retire in 3 years (or 4 years max).   I almost hate to say it but 1 more Trump term would most likely get me there.  Bernie scares the heck out of me.  Biden would likely be status quo.

Depending on the Bond type, you are taking a beating right now. Don't let fear make you chase the market, as trends are showing bonds not correlating to recent market swings. You need to "Risk it for the biscuit" until retirement! Now, if Bernie looks to get elected, we should all panic!

Just using the bond funds to protect a portion of our investment -- yes, it's boring and somewhat regretful on good days but it's a nice stable fund on a day like today.  Once the market bottoms out (over the next month) we'll get more aggressive again.   I'm a risk taker by nature and it's paid off over the past 20 years but I'm kind of going into protection mode a bit to protect our 50% returns (in the aggregate) over the past few years.

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