Bonds are a strong and important part of just about any portfolio, but owning them blindly and without consideration of long-term return is ill-advised.
Family decisions as to whether one or both adults work outside the home should be made with careful consideration of the longterm goals of both spouses.
The numbers in the charts below certainly support long-term stock market participation and argue that Ms. Kunis and others of her cohort should give much greater consideration to upping the equity exposure for money that is truly part of their long-term asset allocations.