Signed up for the 457b at work today, not quite but almost maxing it out. I'm 85% equities (index funds) and 15% bonds, all lowish but not wonderful expense ratios (between .40 and .60) no Vanguard funds available, these are all TIAA-CREF. I could get Vanguard going with the other company at work, but then it would all be in annuities. Ironically, TIAA-CREF let's me out of annuities.
I'm/we're old for such an aggressive asset mix, but we each have a pension in a pretty healthy state system, so I'm looking at that as my "safe" bond equivalent.
I'm going to let it run at that amount for a month and see what I have left in take-home. I may up it for the next month if I can (ie: if there's any money left). I got a look at the options available to my husband from his new job, and they stink, expenses running 1.90 and over! So we invest perhaps all of my pay in pretax...
Comments, anyone? I still have time to make changes.