What do most people invest in for their Roth IRA portfolio? I’ve heard target funds and ETF’s..which one is better?

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I don’t like target date funds because they automatically change asset allocation over time. I want to manage the balance myself. ETFs are fine. As long as you have broad based index funds with low expense ratios you’ll do great

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If you’re feeling adventurous you can use your Roth to capitalize on short term price swings. You don’t pay capital gains (short or long term) in your Roth

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I play it conservative in my 401k by sticking strictly to index funds, but i do use my roth to experiment a bit. Because of the lower contribution limit, the size of my roth account is a lot smaller, so I don't feel too bad placing more speculative bets. Right now, I'm trying out a dividend growth strategy by handpicking about a dozen stocks or so. Costs me nothing on fees, and it's fun to see some tax free dividends hit my account every month.

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Roth should have high growth material. VTSAX

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