Should you just leave 401k money in target day funds? Is there a way to invest it myself?

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I’m not worried about it so I just put it all as aggressive.

I used to have it in a target date fund which cost me money than showing any growth. This year I switched form TF to investing. On my own. I have a total market index fund, international index fund and a very small (5%) of bonds.
I would say check how the fund is doing overall and expense ratio. Make your decision based on that.

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