But I ignored her advice to invest in market index funds, worried about losing my money in a volatile market. While she recommends investing mostly in market index funds, I veered toward safer, more conservative options. Like Orman, he recommended several market index funds, and further nudged me toward even more aggressive growth funds. However, if I had instead listened to Suze Orman and invested in a market index fund, like Schwab's S&P 500 Index Fund (SWPPX) or the Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund (SWTSX), that $20,000 would have grown to nearly $70,000 — that's a swing of almost $40,000. My refusal to accept a reasonable amount of risk limited my downside, preserving my annual Roth IRA contributions.

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