Hi All,
My wife and I just retired so employment income is now zero, and I am delaying SS until I am 70, about 3 years from now. The portfolio, however, has ample investments - cash, bond funds, stock funds in about a 60% stock and 40% bond allocation - for us for the rest of our lives and well beyond. No issues there. We hold pretty standard accounts - 401K, Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, brokerages, etc. We are both in good health.
As I look at M* Lifetime Portfolio allocations, the moderate and aggressive portfolios for 2025 have TIPS at about 8.8% and 6% respectively. The Vanguard Target Allocation fund for 2025 has TIPS at 6.8%. These data points suggest to me that I should have at least some allocation to TIPS, but I am unsure if I truly need them. If I bought them, it would be in a traditional IRA, and I would use Vanguard's short-term TIPS - VTAPX.
Right now, I essentially have no "inflation protection" other than the pretty standard Vanguard broad index stock funds such as VTSAX (and a number of other legacy funds from Vanguard that would generate significant taxes if I sold them).
Over the long-term, would broad index stock funds provide inflation protection? If not, and if I really need TIPS, would the 6% to 9% range allocation be sufficient?
Any guidance is most welcome. Thanks!!
My wife and I just retired so employment income is now zero, and I am delaying SS until I am 70, about 3 years from now. The portfolio, however, has ample investments - cash, bond funds, stock funds in about a 60% stock and 40% bond allocation - for us for the rest of our lives and well beyond. No issues there. We hold pretty standard accounts - 401K, Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, brokerages, etc. We are both in good health.
As I look at M* Lifetime Portfolio allocations, the moderate and aggressive portfolios for 2025 have TIPS at about 8.8% and 6% respectively. The Vanguard Target Allocation fund for 2025 has TIPS at 6.8%. These data points suggest to me that I should have at least some allocation to TIPS, but I am unsure if I truly need them. If I bought them, it would be in a traditional IRA, and I would use Vanguard's short-term TIPS - VTAPX.
Right now, I essentially have no "inflation protection" other than the pretty standard Vanguard broad index stock funds such as VTSAX (and a number of other legacy funds from Vanguard that would generate significant taxes if I sold them).
Over the long-term, would broad index stock funds provide inflation protection? If not, and if I really need TIPS, would the 6% to 9% range allocation be sufficient?
Any guidance is most welcome. Thanks!!
Statistics: Posted by Bill1207 — Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:01 am — Replies 6 — Views 217