Why do the protected need to be protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected to use the protection that didn’t protect the protected in the first place?
https://thetruthiswhere.wordpress.com/2021/10/10/why-do-the-protected-need-to-be-protected-from-the-unprotected-by-forcing-the-unprotected-to-use-the-protection-that-didnt-protect-the-protected-in-the-first-place/
Ed McQuarrie talks the REAL History of Stocks and Bond performance.
https://www.morningstar.com/funds/vanguard-wellesley-income-is-top-choice
Could be a great fund to start with starting in retirement and cash. Or use Vanguard Wellington and cash if you want to be more aggresive
https://www.morningstar.com/economy/what-weve-learned-150-years-stock-market-crashes
Take a look at this what has happend in past in stock market