Did you notice that dividend paying
stocks fall somewhere in the middle of the investment risk spectrum?
Consumer
stocks fall somewhere in between.
Not exact matches
If someone were to ask me to recommend some smart ways to spend $ 35,000, the MINI Cooper JCW convertible would
fall somewhere between «patent leather suit» and «old General Motors Corp
stock.»
I'd probably
fall somewhere in the middle and when I ran the criteria that I'll use to grow the portfolio, I came up with around 35
stocks.
I suspect that an acceptable
stock allocation, at least in the early stages of retirement, will
fall somewhere between 40 % and 60 % for most retirees, but you can get a sense of what's right for you by completing a risk tolerance - asset allocation questionnaire like the free version Vanguard offers online.
For many retirees, a comfortable mix will probably
fall somewhere in the range of 30 %
stocks - 70 % bonds to 60 %
stocks - 40 % bonds, but you can get a decent sense of what asset allocation makes sense for you by completing Vanguard's free risk tolerance - asset allocation questionnaire.