Your Winners Pushed You to 80% Stocks at 68. Sell Them Now or Let Them Ride? These 4 ETFs Make the Trim Painless
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SCHD's 27% YTD gain and JEPI's monthly income stream let retirees trim an 80% equity position without abandoning growth or cash flow.
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IVV's 0.03% expense ratio makes it the ideal landing spot for trimmed winners, keeping broad S&P 500 exposure at nearly zero cost.
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Rebalance inside your IRA first and redirect RMDs into underweighted sleeves to avoid a capital-gains tax surprise during rebalancing.
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You are 68. A decade of steady gains has pushed your equity allocation to roughly 80% of your portfolio, and now you face the same question every retiree confronts: cash out the winners, or stay fully invested? A more efficient middle path lies within four exchange-traded funds. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD), the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND), the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI), and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV) let you trim risk without dumping everything at once.
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