That's what I don't understand here. I'm retired, old enough to recall Johnny's boy playing in the TN secondary and to have played pickup ball with Condredge Holloway. Old.
Why struggle? Why spend my off (granted, all my time now, but not for many of y'all who could be hugging kids instead of chasing returns) time chasing a few percentage points? I can let it ride in Vanguard Wellesley/Wellington/play money 45/45/10...... and get, I dunno, 9% without doing $&it. The 10% in play money has been in some kind of bitcoin, cannabis, etc. Just play and my biggest decision is how much to draw, donate, etc to make the tax man STFU.
Why chase and worry? Is 9% avg over the long haul not enough?