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At 29, I Have $270K in Individual Stocks. Is It Time to Switch to Index Funds?

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Dear Wealth Wise: I'm 29 and trying to build retirement wealth. I have most of my assets in my Roth IRA, 401(k), and HSA: over $270k in total, with about $220k in the Roth IRA. I mostly hold individual stocks, and I'm not sure whether it makes more sense to switch to index funds and accept market-adjacent returns or stay concentrated. I don't want to lose what I've built, but I don't want to give up valuable growth this early in my retirement savings. I am ready for a "set it and forget it" portfolio, but I also have experience researching stocks, so I'm wary of going all in on index funds. — Passive Curious

Dear Passive Curious : Before we dive into your question, we first want to note how far ahead of most young investors you are. If you left your total savings of $270,000 invested and didn't save another penny, you would have $2.05 million at age 60, assuming a conservative 7% return.…

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