When to shift savings out of stocks (do it yourself age-based allocation)

[user_14791]

I am curious if anyone has links or advice about the timing of shifting money out of stocks into other 529 assets (bonds, inflation protected securities, others?). In my case, two kids, currently ages 7 and 11. Over 150k saved in different 529 accounts, nearly all of it stocks. Need to come up with a plan before the next crash/bear market. I like the advice offered here -- https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/new-age-based-investment-strategies-for-college-savings?page=2 -- looking to go deeper into this topic. Thanks!

[Hoffman1]

In terms of my 401k I’m not a fan of target based funds, but in this case with the 529 I ended up doing it, into the moderate based fund. The logic is they are definitely going to college on a specific date. Unlike retirement where on can work longer to make up a loss, college will start on a drop dead date like it or not. Also, since there was a recent drop in the market, I was glad when I just took a distribution for the fall semester. Hope this helps.