Buffett's own estate plan is simple: 90% index fund, 10% bonds. Copy it, financial expert says.

Name: Buffett's own estate plan is simple: 90% index fund, 10% bonds. Copy it, financial expert says.
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T09:49:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 34 s
Description: Warren Buffett told his estate's trustees years ago to put 90% in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% in government bonds. If that's good enough for Buffett's heirs, Jill Schlesinger says, it's good enough for the rest of us.

Warren Buffett told his estate's trustees years ago to put 90% in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% in government bonds. If that's good enough for Buffett's heirs, Jill Schlesinger says, it's good enough for the rest of us.