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DonsDiscountGastoday at 12:14 AM3 repliesview on HN

Lol. You don't even need AI for that 99% boiler plate. Save 6-12 months of expenses in cash, DCA the rest into total market stock index funds. But people still pay expensive advisors to get worse results.


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groundzeros2015today at 2:09 AM

An advisor gives you emotional support and helps you not fuck it up.

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yodsanklaitoday at 1:31 AM

It's more complicated than that. You probably don't want all your equity in stock, unless you're young and you're confident you can keep your strategy when the AI bubble crashes. And what do you do with the part that isn't in stock? bonds? what are they? which ones to buy? Even the 6-12 months of expenses in cash doesn't apply to all people.

That being said, I agree with the bad and expensive advisors, but I think financial planning is hard, and you really need to educate yourself.

singpolyma3today at 1:23 AM

I mean, never DCA anything that's terrible advice. But still better than what most people do.

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