# My 401K--in the Trump Era--advice?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-401k-in-the-trump-era-advice/1010160
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Tags:** trump
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-401k-in-the-trump-era-advice/1010160 "2024-11-12T18:18:38Z")
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### Author: ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-401k-in-the-trump-era-advice/1010160/40 "2024-11-20T14:11:56Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> If I have any good thoughts I’ll start a linked thread. Unless somebody beats me to it.

Make that three, [Gold As A Hedge thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-is-a-hedge-against-inflation-meaning/1010458/48) is active as well.

Four:

> [@The Value of Financial Advisors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-value-of-financial-advisors/1010506):
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> I have retirement accounts (IRA, Roth) with an advisor we’ve had for about 20 years. It was a collection of loose ends, 401ks etc. my wife and I had at the time consolidated to one place. The portfolio is automatically balanced based on our age, so we don’t have to do much, we review our statements a couple times annually, and we meet with this person about once a year. I also have an inheritance portfolio for about the past dozen years. It’s not much, but it is with another firm my dad was usi…

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