Difficult place to live. Case Study #2: Joe -- off to a fast start! Should I still contribute to the 401k and build to a Roth containing VTSMX? During that time the stock market will very likely drop dramatically 4 or 5 times. . Thats 5k per year. Gold star! https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/02/stocks-part-xvii-what-if-you-cant-buy-vtsax-or-even-vanguard/ For my daughter, those ideals are just part of her instinct. The less you need, the more free you are. How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too. Worry about that 40 years from now. Im also thinking of making this conversation of ours into a Case Study blog post like these: https://jlcollinsnh.com/category/case-studies/. It definitely drew us closer, and I think hes slowly realizing that Im in the process of becoming a good stewart of my own money. Im wondering what you would suggest for a guy at age 67. Money. all of which rise in value with inflation. Post a comment over on Joshuas post and let him know. Thanks to the book, I'm now on the path towards FIRE financial independence/retire early. The S&P 500 hit an all time high yesterday, consistent with your mantra, the market always goes up. Anytime you can live off it you are financially independent. Youre off to a great start! Id chalked that up to lost money and here you are getting it back with a little interest to boot. Others that it is too wimpy. Also, if you havent signed up for the newsletter, youre missing out [Continue Reading], Writer. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 jlcollinsnh.com Privacy Policy Disclaimers, A house is not an investment. I am sure I will be quoting your 9 basics many times in the not-too-distant future. 25K at edward jones (hoping to pull the plug on the manager soon) Good plan. F-you Money: John Goodman v. jlcollinsnh How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth My path for my kid the first ten years What we own and why we own it What we own and why we own it: 2018 The smoother path to wealth Putting the Simple Path to wealth into action Why I can't pick winning stocks, and you can't either The chance to grow for decades tax free and be withdrawn tax free is almost priceless! If so, you have to consider the impact of capital gains if any. Cheers! . So I e been itching to start. But if reaching financial independence is important to you, the chart below will give you a good idea as to just how powerful your savings rate can be. I had enjoyed reading it in the past. Thanks for your work. While in the IRA it grows tax free. So should I just be buying in a regular account with Vangaurd or Betterment? Just inked a contract for my next book, and I want you to be a part of it! Second, are your EJ funds in a taxable account? (Full disclosure: Ive never done my own taxes.) Lo can't save you. Thanks, Jim, for such a prompt response. What a great start! I totally agree about the government and Roths. Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan. Always good to hear people are finding this place useful! Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked? However, it is very important to note that this is an average. Then he turned around and he headed home again, Well, a missed opportunity for that man, I think its what every parent worries about. My holding period for VTSAX is forever, other than maybe selling a few shares while living on my portfolio. If you havent signed up for the newsletter, drop your email address in the newsletter signup in the sidebar or at the end of this post to receive a weekly email with new posts, ideas, and resources to help you on your financial journey. Cuba (Legally Graduate School Studies) The chart is taken from my pal Darrows (Can I Retire Yet?) High praise from and wordsmith such as yourself. Hi! and find this on the opening page: Other ways to save for education goals First, when he came to the US as a refugee with the clothes on his back, it was out of necessity. Well heres an example of opportunity cost. However at the moment 66% of my worth is in the property. As a fella with a gal outta my league and a lovely daughter, I can relate to your lucky lot in life. Now that I am working toward FIRE (financial independence/retire early), I find myself using many concepts from this book to inspire my own financial journey. MSCI World ex-Australia Index Over the past two months, I have moved my money from American Funds (with 5.75% front-end loads with high expense ratios) to Vanguard, in VTSAX. I understand your point about buying more shares during the crash, but wondering what your approach is in the opposite situation. Your lifetime seems to have aligned with long term bull markets. In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own. I like the fact that you point to a continuum in your addition. This applies to more than just money. I discuss this in some depth here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/02/stocks-part-xvii-what-if-you-cant-buy-vtsax-or-even-vanguard/. Thank you very much! Hope this helps and good fortune on your journeys! Since your boys are very young, you have lots of time. Since inception in 11/13/2000, ~14-year = 5.5%. We choose to invest in stocks because, over time, stocks outperform everything else. Jessica will probably come around to thinking about and managing money as she gets older (I will admit, I am shamed by my blase attitude to money back when I was 19). Hi Jim, They gave her a 12k yearly scholarship and she just finished her Freshman year with a 4.0. shes in Iceland with her pal Libby at the moment. Sudan Consider if your really want to quit and what youll do with your time. Im just about to jump into part 1 of your stocks blogs. Thanks for stopping in and leaving some comments! 7) Realize the market and the value of your shares will sometimes drop dramatically. Or should I just sit tight until I can get my balance up to $10,000 and get the VTSAX? They may not want to listen . What are the best investment apps right now? I believe it has to be voluntary, but I stack the deck in the favor of what I thing will have the biggest payoff. I currently have a 401k Roth with my work and invest 6% and they match 3% of it. Thats a long time and those are things youll have a long lead time on. and thanks! I have a suggestion for a title such as the story of the prodigal daughter or something to that extent. I was just wondering because Ive heard that as we grow older, or nearer retirement we should move out of stocks into more conservative allocations and it makes me wonder if you have or will do so anytime soon. 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Unimportant: Market Crashes. Hello! Since this is your argument against my (and Dave Ramseys) 12% assumption let me show you one more of mine that I posted more recently. He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping Hi Jim, I saw your name on MMM and thought Id give you a shot. The advantage of asset allocation and rebalancing is that over time it has the effect of buying low and selling high without having to predict the market. Great question and in fact I wrote this post about it: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/06/28/stocks-part-viii-b-should-you-avoid-your-companys-401k/. Plus if this were to happen it would be replaced with a national sales tax. At what point should I put that in Vanguard? I come from a small country in Eastern Europe (Latvia), and therefore cannot become a client of Vanguard or any other major investment company operating reasonable index funds. Im a good saver and Im trying to figure out the financial world to make my money work for me, mostly by reading your stock series. Did you mean 3-4% of the money you have invested and working for you (i.e. After college I went To Peace Corps and never looked back. Sell! Your advice, if you have any for me. But whether the market will make you rich or leave you bleeding on the side of the road depends on how you handle the inevitable corrections, bear markets and crashes. Just do it. I was wondering what your opinion would be on me opening a Vanguard account vs staying with Fidelity (I only have a small brokerage account and an HSA account with under $500 currently). (Now there is even a book that agrees with me on this: Great read if, like me, you are into this kind of thing). and Dr. The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins is designed as a one-stop roadmap to financial freedom. When she put her foot down, I was called in for a conference. Is this too much? 8)When you can live off the dividends VTSAX provides you are financially free. There you have it. Think this is too extreme? . All of this doesnt negate the value of Roths. Index, VTSGX Total Intl Stock index. with a Roth $500 goes to pay the tax and only $4500 goes in the Roth. Saving account. Literally since the day she was born people have been complimenting my daughter. This is great, Jim. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Its your money and no one will care for it better than you. Thank you CV A few years back I actually lost a friend over this. Set up a regular taxable account for him in his name. Way back in 1896 a guy named Charles Dow selected 12 stocks from leading American industries to create his Index. Still it surprises me. Some of my background is: 25 year old female making approx. In fact it has the. Everyones sitch is different, for sure. You are absolutely correct in saying that no one should be managing our money except ourselves. As a citizen, you just have to be vigilant and realize that the government lies as much as it fulfills promises. See, I hold a few core beliefs. My guess is they are looking at VTSMX, the investors shares version for that last one. I know I need it. In the year 1962, her mother died, and her father married again and had a daughter who is 35 years younger than Joan. Ignore this. I dont really have much control over how my 401k from work is invested other than choosing moderate or aggressive, would I be better served just forgoing 401k and investing completely in VTSAX? How have we not had the civilization is the source of all our problems discussion? My target is that my kids learn that financial independence is a more important target than what they do for their education. 20K personal loan to a friend hoping for 2% return over next two years. as well as other partner offers and accept our, Chonc Maddox is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) and personal. 40K each in fidelity and TIAA-cref Id move these to Vanguard index funds. I am in the process of reading all of your stock series right now and hope to come across more of a how-to-invest as I read. The insurance company fails. I will use it as a guide for both of my teenage children on this important topic! Id be extremely grateful if you could briefly comment on my situation. It doubled. This book solidified the fact that financial independence doesn't mean you have to stop working it's your choice, and the most important thing that money can buy is freedom. Hello, Hear the trials and tribulations of well intentioned dads and their much smarter. Do me a favor? Of course, youll also want to be sure to keep some emergency cash. Do your boys have earned income? If the market goes your way. If you want to use the posted savings chart you should calculate your savings rate as S/(E+S) where S is your current annual savings and E is your expected retirement / post financial independence annual expenses with predicted retirement / FI taxes included. So what strategy can I implement to get my wife and I there? It is difficult to give you specific advice without knowing a lot more about you, your income, family, age, goals et al. Thankfully, however, Collins explains that you don't have to be a pro in order to build wealth. So 25 is the age of full intellectual competence. Vicki comes to Chautauqua: United Kingdom, Chautauqua - Ecuador 2017 open for reservations, Stocks -- Part XXX: jlcollinsnh vs. Vanguard, Reviews of The Simple Path to Wealth; gone for summer. Grace and Peace. Great to hear from you and thanks for checking back. When the time comes to live off your investments, the time also comes to accept that the 5 and 10 year average returns can a do easily underperform. Willing to go a step further? https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/11/25/death-taxes-estate-plans-probate-and-prob8/. Wish I had been using them but didnt get a job in the field I graduated so Im a bit rusty. I think our greatest leaders throughout history were hunters capable of thinking and moving quickly from one thought to another. Afghanistan We were overwhelmed by the number, quality and range of entries. Tanzania The issue is on my end. Collins recommends you prioritize your debt repayment strategy like this: I'm not going to lie, I still don't understand certain things about stocks and general investing lingo. Congo Kinshasa Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action. I am a 2o-year-old college student how much do you believe I should put what I have saved in an index fund and how do you feel about what I have heard from others that is bad and I should distribute my savings. Those who do are slaves to their employers and slaves to their debt holders. We have a fully funded emergency fund. but 50% of what we have is still in VTSAX. Gold Star! It seems like unhedged is better for the long term. Knowing you all these years, Jim, I am not at all surprised of your eloquence in writing! Over that extended period, provided you have the courage to stay invested during the gut wrenching drops, you can indeed expect 10%+ returns. What would you suggest, IRA or Investments? Never carry a credit card balance. The answer? People forget that stocks are not just pieces of paper traded. Dominican Republic 6:10-10:03 J.L.'s sudden rise to fame. Google Bernie Madoff. Increase the amount the longer they are in the plan. Everything else is paid for (health insurance, housing, lunch, car, utilities etc.) Some great questions in them. yes, thanks! Im certainly no expert in child rearing but any positive thing we parents can do to guide their relationship with money is a good thing. Having this F-you money can give you a taste of the freedom that can be gained by reaching financial independence. The more money she gave them and the longer she waits to receive her monthly checks, the larger they will be. I dont take credit, either, for her beauty, charm, smarts, etc., but I do take credit for not teaching her well about money. . Love the simplicity. Thanks for all your hard work on the site. Is there a base of easily accessible money I want before I open the Vanguard account? As for the 50% target, for some more food for thought check out the addendum I just added to the post. Check out my post Stocks Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked for more on this. This summer she plans to get a job as a bartender. Thanks, Guru-. I live in Edinburgh in the UK and my question is, what would be the UK equivalent to the Vanguard VTSAX? While in the IRA it grows tax free. . Just a few years ago, I was part of the other 50% that didn't invest anything at all. Perhaps 40+ years from now you might want to add a Vanguards Total Bond Index Fundto smooth out the ride. One thing to keep in mind (also Australian) is that even with the dividend reinvestment plan, you are *STILL* losing 37% to the tax man. If you havent already, please read the stock series on this blog for more. Many global markets, particularly those in Japan and China, remain a long way below their record peaks. If I am fully invested and we get a 50% drop in the total market index and I lose my job, what amount of cash should I have on hand so I do not sell the index fund at market lows? I will be working for another 7 to 8 years, and can add 1000 dollars per month to my investment. Transferring that to other generations or people who dont intuitively grasp this is of great interest to me. I will take my chance with the complex one. It was worth the wait. Here's what "The Simple Path to Wealth" taught me about managing money and building wealth. The response was amazing and, unfortunately, there were simply to many to include them all. Today we hear from Artem Voronov, a reader in central Russia, on what staying the course looks like when your country has become a global outcast . . understand it is a job as well as an investment. After reading your posts I am very keen on opening a Vanguard account. And God saying, Ah, man. Thanks! I have an experiment that I have been piecing together and will know in 13 years how it turns out. Stocks Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans, Case Study #7: What it looks like when everything financial goes wrong, 1st Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest 2013 results, and my forecast for 2014, Closing up for the Holidays, see you in 2014, Case Study 6: Helping an ill and elderly parent, Stocks -- Part XX: Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies and Roth Conversion Ladders from a Mad Fientist, Death, Taxes, Estate Plans, Probate and Prob8, Case Study #5: Zero to 2.6 million in 25 years. . I love your blog! Questions like yours fit best here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/ask-jlcollinsnh/. Time Machine and the future returns for stocks, Kibanda: Mr. Anti-house buys his dream house. Id like to roll it over, but what do I roll it over to? Not pure enough. The wave theory I mentioned accounts for this. Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions. I dont think I can thank you enough, youve really altered the course of my life and my destiny. Mentor. At 24 this has worked wonderfully for my net worth and allowed me the freedom to have just enough FU money to keep from feeling trapped. JL references [Continue Reading], Intro by JLs Team Is now the time to buy a house? As national mortgage interest rates hit +7% and housing prices fall across the country, many people are asking themselves this very question. If something is not internally motivated, are external motivators appropriate? Stocks -- Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow, Summer travels, writing, reading and other amusements, Stocks -- Part XXIII: Selecting your asset allocation, Stocks -- Part XXII: Stepping away from REITs. But in a marketing point of view, I do understand your ideas that your target audience mostly are those who do not want their minds boggled by money. I also save a few hundreds a month ($700) for them but right now just sit in the saving account, around 20K cash. Absolutely love it all and have linked a bunch of friends too including my wife. me too: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/06/03/my-short-attention-span/. Author and financial blogger JL Collins brings his refreshingly unique and approachable take on investing to Google.The author of "The Simple Path to Wealth:. We are looking to create a better strategy for low cost, tax advantaged, long-term growth for the money they do not even know they have. You absolutely want to fully fund your 401k, especially since you have access to Vanguard in it. Im an idiot, but an idiot that learns quickly or maybe not so quickly. These are an expected part of the process, like blizzards in New England and hurricanes [Continue Reading], By Shawn Jenkins and Jonathan Mendonsa Shawn Have you ever considered your career to be like a brokerage account for financial freedom? Im not trying to be intrusive, but I am trying to achieve FI within the next 4-5 years (Im 37 now and have a spouse and 2 kids). 18 Aug 2021, 09:13 BST. Id like to retire and live like you in the future. Too much can happen as the years roll by. I am brand new to your site and Im really thankful youre having this very informative blog for us. Love the blog, agree with everything. At your 70% saving rate at the end of 12 months youll have 15k in cash to handle whatever you need to handle. Having emergency savings can provide me with some peace of mind knowing that I can financially handle the surprises that life could throw my way, so I've always opted to save more. Not the money it earns, but whatever you put in. There is no need now or in the future to switch to VTSAX. UGMA. Cheers! In that sense, you did a great job not introducing chaos into your daughters life and derailing her from her natural place of peace. I value your experience and insight. Compare all college savings options, Click on: Compare all college savings options. It's self-cleansing, so when companies fail or go out of business, new and more profitable companies go public and take their place. Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation. I know if I stay on this path I will be FI before I am 32, but with a strong local real estate market I am seriously entertaining buying a rental property. Collins has been a speaker for Google Talks and the Master Your Money Summit. Greetings from Prague & a computer question, Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague, Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging, Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed, Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership, Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador, High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye. Those issues alone will likely lead me to continued work beyond the point where I feel we can get by on a 3% withdrawal rate. Then watch it move to $2,000 and upwardsonce I had a balance of $10,000, each successive $1,000 milestone would pass more quicklythan the last. You want to be sure you understand what you are getting into. great to see you here! With VTI you have exactly the same portfolio as VTSAX. You gave me a lot to think about. As the holidays end and the New Year begins, we wanted to update you on everythingPATHFINDERS-related. Where is she going?? Heres what I mean by simple investments: My question is this: the VTSAX currently requires a $10k initial investment, and my wife and I, being young, have nowhere near this amount to invest. Thanks, too, for the additional detail on EJ. By doing this, I don't have to pick individual stocks or worse, try to time the market and worry about the best times to buy or sell. Prior to reading your recent 401k article I was planning on doing what youve suggested above in hopes of becoming FI in 12-15 years. How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined. They may be different when the time comes, but you cant worry about that until then. Many, many thanks for your advice and your quick reply. Im the same age as your daughter. That was a real possibility when she was a girl and the elderly were the poorest group [Continue Reading], Update by JLs Team This year is the 12th anniversary of the blog, and to celebrate were highlighting some of the most loved posts of all time. I have since learned differently. His mom is a single mom, so I think itd help them both in the long run financially. If I were 37 with a couple of kids, 3% would be my target. 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