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Comment by illumin8

Sorry, I have to take issue with this approach. You're tying 60% of your total assets to the market indexes of countries that are likely to decrease in value over the next several years. You're tying 20% to real estate indexes that are also extremely overvalued.

You're young. Stick it in a money market account or something safe for a few months until you can get some real financial advice.

Personally, if I had $5 million I would probably leave it in money market and safe CDs until this period of global deflation and low interest rates is past us. I would wait until the inevitable inflation that is coming in a few years, and when interest rates are over 10% (hopefully), put a couple million in fixed annuities that will pay out monthly for the rest of my life, put 1-2 million in safer investments, and invest the other million in risky stocks with a high potential payout.

That way, I have guaranteed income for the rest of my life from the annuities, enough to live off of, and can hopefully see some better returns from the rest of the money. A good financial advisor can give you a better strategy.

parent illumin8 16 years ago

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