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by aledalgrande 2483 days ago
Even basic investment courses, and any investment guru, will say any stock investment is not low risk enough if you need the money short term.
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Sure, but 401(k)s have nicely~ distributed investment planning across the lowest common denominator worst case on both sides: banks with too much vested interest in cumulative commissions and fees on one side, investors with effectively zero knowledge and a large number of competing (mis)information sources with arguably little opportunity to discern proper advice versus zeitgeist and marketing.