Source for non-biased investment advice? (forums? websites?) (savings, companies, education)

[Brookside]

I have a modest nest egg sitting in a savings account. I need advice on how to conservatively invest it and still get a decent return.

Does anyone know of a good forum where the "advisors" are not also high-pressure salesmen? I've googled a few and this seems to be the case for most.

Thanks for your input.

[mathjak107]

no such thing as unbiased. everyone has their own biased opinion as to what works.

Don't take advice from internet crackpots and shifty salesmen.

Open up a brokerage account, look for things that fit the combination of risk and return you want, and go with it. Morningstar summaries are a decent place to start looking.

[Tallysmom]

I feel the most important thing is to know your tolerance for risk. Take a quiz and find out.

https://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz/

[mathjak107]

hypothetical questions do not really mean a thing . it is like planning a military battle from a board room.

how you feel and act will be very different when you have real money on the line in a drop. we do not even use the same parts of our brain when we have real money stress vs hypothetical.

yep, jason zweig and modern brain imaging equipment confirmed our thought process is very different when we have real money at risk.

it seems we are pre- programmed to hate losing money more than we like making it.

[TuborgP]

Originally Posted by Brookside

I have a modest nest egg sitting in a savings account. I need advice on how to conservatively invest it and still get a decent return.

Does anyone know of a good forum where the "advisors" are not also high-pressure salesmen? I've googled a few and this seems to be the case for most.

Thanks for your input.

If anything try the Bogleheads forum.

[Retroit]

I would try the websites of some of the larger mutual fund companies. That is where I started out investing and where I have almost all my money invested. They all have educational sections.

https://www.fidelity.com/
https://investor.vanguard.com/home/?fromPage=portal
https://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail

[pcity]

Originally Posted by TuborgP

If anything try the Bogleheads forum.

Definitely agree here. Bogleheads is a great community that favors the conservative investor.

[AmFest]

Originally Posted by pcity

Definitely agree here. Bogleheads is a great community that favors the conservative investor.

So where can I find an investment community that favors the liberal investor?

[NJBest]

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