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Is This a Good Time for The I Fund in Your Portfolio?
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| Close | Change | YTD | |
| G | $12.7470 | +0.0007 | +0.05% |
| F | $12.6172 | +0.0216 | +0.29% |
| C | $10.5209 | +0.0356 | +0.83% |
| S | $12.5059 | +0.1427 | +2.45% |
| I | $14.5176 | +0.1584 | +1.84% |
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| L 2040 | $12.6448 | +0.0773 | +1.24% |
| L 2030 | $12.7606 | +0.0676 | +1.09% |
| L 2020 | $12.9752 | +0.0566 | +0.91% |
| L 2010 | $13.8966 | +0.0292 | +0.46% |
| L Income | $12.8270 | +0.0186 | +0.33% |
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Is This a Good Time for The I Fund in Your Portfolio?
Defense
Thu Sep 2, 2004 8:12 AM
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One reason the I fund has done well is that the dollar has done poorly. A couple of years ago, a dollar would buy 1.20 euro; now it only buys .80 euro. That swing accounts for much of the relative strength of the I fund.
I have money in the I fund because it adds diversity and can be up while US funds are down. However, to add I fund now - simply because it's up - is the wrong reason. That's driving by looking in the rear view mirror.
If you're going to buy I fund, allocate a portion of your weekly contribution and stay in it. Don't try to time the market.
Re: Is This a Good Time for The I Fund in Your Portfolio?
FAA
Thu Sep 2, 2004 1:48 PM
Stay the course
EPA
Thu Sep 2, 2004 8:22 AM
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No easy answer here. Other than investing as much as you can, the best advice I ever heard was to subtract your age from 100. Use that number as the percentage you should invest in the stock funds (i.e., high risk funds). The older you get, the less exposure you'll have to risky investments.