Some people might have a question in their mind. If they should stay invested even after reaching their money goal. Staying invested even after reaching the money goal can carry a good amount of risk. I would advise against that. But there are ways we can still stay invested even after reaching our money goals. This can help us grow our money even further. But we have to choose our investments carefully.
For reaching the goals some people would have made a lot of effort and it shouldn't vanish in a short amount of time if we do a stupid investment mistake.
When to book profits
Some people have the habit of staying invested even after they have reached their goals. It is very important that we have to book our profits if we have reached our targets. Any investment can be a volatile investment and especially the ones that are associated with markets and market movements. Even in the crypto world, there are investments that are risky and if we don't book our profits at the right time, we will have to wait another few years to see some good things happening around our investment.
People think that they can earn even more profits from their investments by staying invested after reaching their goals. That cannot be fully true, there have been situations where people end up booking their loss just because they did not book their profits at the right time. Even a few hours of not booking profit can have a huge impact and make the price go down. Markets are highly volatile and unpredictable. If you still want to stay invested even after reaching your goals, analyze the risk and be prepared for the unfortunate.
Low-risk investments
If we still want to go with staying invested after reaching our goals, the best choice would be to stay invested in low-risk investments. Not all investments are of low risk. There are some good investment options that give us both returns as well as minimum risk. Investing in physical assets like homes or commercial zones and getting rent from that is a good passive income and also a low-risk investment.
I understand there will be inflation in that field as well but it wouldn't be so bad that we end up in loss. The asset value can go down if there is really a big problem or huge inflation but there will still be demand if the asset is created very well.
There are also some stock-based investments that are risk-free. Some mutual funds and dividend-yielding bonds are some good examples of investments. We shouldn't be expecting a 10% APR for all the investments we do. At times some investment can give us only 2% APR but it would be one of the safest investments someone can make.
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I tend to disagree. If we are talking about the money goal being that we have achieved financial independence, keeping our money invested is part of the way that we utilize what we have gained. For example, if I am invested in many stocks and those stocks pay dividends, the last thing I want to do is to just start eating away at my principle without continuing to earn on my money. I much prefer to make the dividends my source of income.
At the same time, because I DO have underlying stocks, I can also create income by writing covered call options contracts on my shares and receive premiums, which, if done right, are mine to keep as well as my shares. If I am both collecting premiums on options contracts AND collecting dividends, it is a double win that just means more money for me.
My money, in other words, is essentially doing all the work I otherwise would need to to earn more money. AND I am getting to keep my principle as well.
Sure. There is still a risk that if I am in the markets the bottom could drop out due to a correction or something, and even if I don't realize the loss by selling, it will still hurt in the short term.
But part of BEING invested in anything to meet your financial goals means that you have the know how to NAVIGATE the market and the risks as well. By the time you've reached your goals, in other words, you are seasoned enough to know what to do when the markets are up, sideways, or down.
Now, if you are talking about simply cashing out an investment when you have achieved your desired short term result, then I agree with you. But even with that, any investment requires analysis and reanalysis.
If, for example, you have invested in something and it goes up 15%, and you had made it your goal to get a 15% return, why not go back and do the same due diligence on that investment to evaluate whether it is best to get out or stay in—or maybe take half of your return off the table and let the other half ride if you think there is more upside?
I guess I have been investing too long to accept that all you do is simply stop at some point.