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How do we feel about Lifecycle investing?

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Jun 18, 2026 · 18:01

I read a book on it recently, and realized I already half practice it. A bad summary is that if you use margin at a young age you diversify your stake through time while having higher exposure to your life time earnings earlier. This only makes sense at a lower rate. I already do this through Robinhood, using their 5% margin (totally unrelated but their 3% credit card is the best) but I don’t do the 2:1 ratio the book mentions as I just am not comfortable with that much risk. Which the book mentions as well, not everyone should do 2:1, and the risk of being wiped is always there, however I wanted to see what everyone else thought about the book/philosophy? I’m constantly trying to learn about how to invest. It’s hard for me to sit back and relax tbh, I like saving a large portion of my paycheck and putting it towards investments. And I’d like to think that being in my 20’s quantifies the effects.

I welcome criticism just be insightful.