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Portfolio Check · by Léa Bernard · 2026-09-20

I think my 'balanced' portfolio is secretly just tech with a cash costume

31 years old, investing for retirement and maybe a flexible midlife break someday. Horizon 20+ years. Risk tolerance: I say high, but I got sweaty during the last dip.

Allocation right now:
- 35% US total market ETF
- 20% world ex-US ETF
- 15% semiconductor ETF
- 10% cloud/software ETF
- 10% short bond fund
- 10% cash

When I wrote it out I realized I basically bought the market and then bought extra market but louder. Anyone else do this?

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Diego García · 4 likes

I did this in 2021 with clean energy instead of semis. Learned my lesson the expensive way.

Grace Parker · 3 likes

'market but louder' is painfully accurate lol

Léa Bernard · 1 likes

Yeah I needed somebody else to say it out loud

Camille Dubois · 7 likes

Good news is it's fixable without drama

Alma Nilsson · 1 likes

You're not balanced, you're diversified across different ways to own the same headline risk.

Daniela Torres · 0 likes

This reads like you want to be passive and active at the same time.