2. Focus Your Investments
Although you may not have paid much attention to portfolio management in your 30s, you’ve probably started accumulating some wealth by your 40s. These are typically your high-earning years, which makes it a good time to become more thoughtful about whether you’re investing in the right way.
“It’s important to do goal-oriented investing,” Taylor says. What this means is that every investment has a purpose or goal associated with it, enabling you to invest each account according to your time horizon and your risk tolerance for each goal. For example, if a portion of your portfolio is earmarked for your kids’ college fund, and they are less than 10 years away from high school graduation, consider making sure your investment allocation for that account is more conservative than funds you’re saving for a retirement that’s decades away.