I have to admit that as I've gotten older that I've tried to simplify my investments to the point that it's basically the Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund and the Vanguard Total Bond Market. (financialsamurai.com)
YOU CAN BUILD A GREAT PORTFOLIO with just three index funds: a U.S. total stock market fund, an international fund that buys both developed and emerging stock markets, and a high - quality U.S. bond fund. (humbledollar.com)
Since you, me, and probably most of your readers consider total stock market funds as safe assets (assuming long enough investment horizon), the natural candidate for aggressive assets are better performing sub-classes of the stock market. (jlcollinsnh.com)