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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: ToughMother on July 03, 2012, 09:57:20 AM
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total merely mustache shadow question:
when folks talk about 80/20 stock/bond ratio, is that in terms of dollars or by # of shares?
so if i have $5000 do this with (like BND-20, VTI-60, VEU-20) do i make that split by dollar amount or share numbers?
on behalf of all noobs a little nervous to ask such basic questions,
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total merely mustache shadow question:
when folks talk about 80/20 stock/bond ratio, is that in terms of dollars or by # of shares?
so if i have $5000 do this with (like BND-20, VTI-60, VEU-20) do i make that split by dollar amount or share numbers?
on behalf of all noobs a little nervous to ask such basic questions,
It's a ratio of what your portfolio is in terms of value.
More directly to answer your question: dollar amount.
Feel free to ask any questions, we all started where you are now. :)
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It's a ratio of what your portfolio is in terms of value.
More directly to answer your question: dollar amount.
Feel free to ask any questions, we all started where you are now. :)
Thanks so much for the info!!! Time to get the savings to work...