# Trump-proofing my nest egg **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 16, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proofing-my-nest-egg/1010320 "2024-11-16T14:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proofing-my-nest-egg/1010320/11 "2024-11-20T01:50:16Z")
FWIW it’s fun looking back at what all thought back when Trump term one was starting! > [@Anyone revising their retirement portfolio balance in face of current events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-revising-their-retirement-portfolio-balance-in-face-of-current-events/779401): > > I’m 57 and have maintained my aggressive growth balance all along, through crashes and rises, dollar averaging all the way. For me it’s been bonds schmonds. But current events has me turning not quite so risk tolerant. I’ve moved closer to (albeit still quite a bit from) the age advised bond percentage and put about 7% in the gold etf GLD. I figure I’ll do simple rebalancing every so often and move back to my old aggressive growth positioning if the market does indeed crash to half its value. A… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proofing-my-nest-egg/1010320)._