How would you invest for an 87 and 92-year-old who don't need to draw from their portfolio?

u/Nuclear_N · Reddit — r/Bogleheads · September 14, 2026 at 04:58  | View on Reddit ↗
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Invest inheritance money on heirs' timeframe
Author argues the elderly couple's portfolio is really inheritance money and should be invested on the inheritors' timeframe, most likely in an index fund for the grandkids or their children. The mechanism is that the couple made the money, will never spend it, and there is no need to preserve wealth. Main risk is that this view may not be popular and ignores potential care costs.
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