Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing for a $1.75 trillion IPO that could place the company in major index funds within days. Changes to long-standing index rules may bring the stock into retirement portfolios far sooner than many investors expect.

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      2 months ago

      I’ve been thinking of taking profit and going into money markets / cash anyway for a while. This just makes me want to do it more.

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        2 months ago

        im rebalancing down. I had a really aggressive position with retirement savings. but this growth is madness. im reducing my percent holding in tech, even though it’s the fastest growing

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        2 months ago

        I recently switched a decent chunk to municipal bonds. It’s mostly because I want that money at a set time, but it’s also to ensure it’s safe through the pop

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      2 months ago

      Some (although inexplicably not all) small cap value funds dont include the mega cap tech companies at all in their indexes. Going extremely heavy small cap value could get you a portfolio without any exposure to these criminals, depending on the options available through your manager. That may make for a more sound financial strategy than pulling everything out of the market entirely.