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is bogleheadism (index fund investing) dead?
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the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. - twain i use index funds in my retirement planning, but don't stick to just s&p 500 index funds. suppose i balance my money 50/50 between small cap and large cap and say i have $10,000.  i'd buy $5,000 of an s&p index fund and $5,000 of a russell 2000 index fund. now, fast forward a year.  suppose the s&p index fund has $4900 and the russell index fund has $5200.   sell $150 of russell index fund and buy $150 of s&p 500 index funds to balance.  repeat that activity every 12-18 months.  this lets you be hands off (index fund-style) on your investment choices but still take advantage of great markets.   this way, i can still rebalance to sell high and buy low, but i'm not stressing about an individual stock or mutual fund choice. you can repeat this model with more categories, i chose two for the simplicity of explaining.
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