. I just kept it with them and rolled it to a rollover IRA. APO, AE. This allows me to not do the rollover conversation and pay tax, plus to make a bigger impact with my pool of money. In 2011, he wrote a series of letters to his daughter about money and investing; what had worked and what had kicked him in the ass. I would love to connect to discuss more about how we could work and grow forward together. Id really appreciate it if youd let me include you in this project. I thank you for this greatly. Hi JL! Are there any columnists, authors, thinkers who you especially appreciate? So, I think 4% is a pretty reasonable and fairly conservative number. I am thinking of investing the 100k in VTSMX and VGTSX at the 70% and 30% ratio. The Trinity Study and Portfolio Success Rates, StocksPart XXVII: Why I Don't Like Dollar Cost Averaging. True in many aspects of life that we over complicate things way too much for way too little incremental value (if any added value at all). 3: i contribute to a 403b where my employer contributes 2%, and contribute to a 529 but wondering if i should also do a traditional ira not sure if i should max out these retirement savings first or once again take care of high interest debt. We need to: 3) We dont have total bond index funds here. My talk at Google is also a good overview of my investing philosophy: I started out writing this for my daughter. So, mistake number one. Thank you so much for writing this book. I reread the posts and still cant decide what to allocate! Read this book if you want to get your personal finances in order. Even more fortuitously, I stumbled onto your blog last year and in no small terms, it changed the course of our lives. The simplest solution is usually the correct solution. My office is next to a big name financial advisor, and I get a little sense of pride every time I walk by and DONT go in. I think I have the explanation! . My thinking about it is this. And I think with the idea that there is a sense in some quarters that this whole pursuing financial independence somehow isn't available to African Americans and their book talks about why it is and how it is, and it does a great job. $100,000 now is nowhere near $100,000 forty years ago. I want to email you if possible. Please let me know if youre up for itall I need is a yeshere or by email would work. For my children ages 26-35. And if you're an investment professional, there's less opportunity to get a bigger part of the clients' money out of them. Rama. Some asides: Wed like to share more about how we work and what drives our day-to-day business. I have bought your book and have been investing in your style for a few years (via canIretireyet.com). I have been in the investment business since 1979, in the mutual fund business (management) and as an advisor ( not a very good salesman since 2000) and I can tell you 99% of the advisors are overpaid. I started teaching personal finance to high school kids last year. You can post it right here, unless the financial aspect relates to another post Ive written? This is very confusing and would LOVE to hear your thoughts? Loved your book! Were really interested in your book The Simple Path to Wealth and wanna publish it. I had no frame of reference to that point. Please let me know if it is available in Korea. Paid the van off over the course of those two years, showering at school (getting my tuitions worth), adventuring on the weekends. Our main goal is to educate and help the generation Z grow to invest, save, budget, and earn more efficiently. So, that's probably my biggest mistake. To further protect the integrity of our editorial content, we keep a strict separation between our sales teams and authors to remove any pressure or influence on our analyses and research. A pal of mine once said I had won the family lottery. My familys escaped from Ukraine and ended up in the United States to give our family a better life. Buy in slowly? Ive been reading for a year or two and love the site. You made me realize the following tenet: our past mistakes matter little compared to the decisions we make right now for our future. After reading much of Collins marketing stories, i can tell that he came in at an advantage.being able to travel the world at a young age, being able to leave job when young. Better to learn a bit to do it for yourself. Loved your book and took your advice but then made a crucial error that Id love your view on: I had all my retirement money (over 1 million) in VTI. Please call me back. Despite my relatively young age and living in a different country, I like to think Ive gone through a wide variety of financial and investment experiences during my adult life. Can I ask if you have thoughts on splitting the investments in VTSAX into growth and value ETF by Vanguard of course ? My friend was in a state of shock. 1945, LU 1 CRETIA COLLINS of 5123 A st. Instead, the Stock Market Game captures teens attention but not the lessons they need to learn about investing. There are several posts on other FI blogs dealing with this issue that may help. I am very impressed by your blog and especially your willingness to extend yourself to learners and correspondents via the comments section. So, far in a way number one. Since I planning to invest for the long term Im afraid that the dollar will be deflated against the shekel in the future. Finance & Content Intern at Finllect I was impressed by your website and am confident that The Simple Path to Wealth aligns with Plastiqs value proposition. I just finished your book. and going with your advice, paying off the highest interest rate loans first. I'm sure I'm missing some other great ones, and my apologies to those authors. Weekly newspaper from Crosbyton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The stock series kind of grew out of that. I am a wife and mother and I have been terrified of investing in the stock market. Since its ER is lower, of the two this is the one Id buy. Proposal I would be honored to visit with you about giving a grant that would be matched toward the purpose of growing the financial wellness of leaders and teachers. However, I just dont have to the time to become as involved in your site as you suggest. , Translation Rights Inquiry: THE SIMPLE PATH TO WEALTH by J L Collins. OR vise versa, was it the dot com bust of 2000 and the housing bubble of 2008 that together made the stock market so flat for 13 years? Im putting together a project for other young people based on books recommended by all the successful people around me. Can you help me understand how this would work. You can then invest this money in VGSLX https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=5123&FundIntExt=INT&funds_disable_redirect=true which is a REIT (real estate investment trust) fund. Its the mindset and actions we all take to get there that matter. Cheers!! But I did know that the pandemic wasn't different than any other cause of any other crash. Also, if you think it deserves it, please put a 5-star review of the book on Amazon. I need to circle back on the IRA but is that something we should do first before all else? BTW, please tell them 5-star reviews on Amazon are always welcome! For more: http://www.caniretireyet.com/long-term-care-insurance-why-we-arent-buying-it/, 3. And that's the case with most speculations. First I would like to thank you for the amazing book it changes my perspective about investing (and hopefully my life in the future ) ! Hello! At least Ill then have my 1200. http://www.finllect.ae, Hi Mr Collins, thank you for all the invaluable content here and in your book! so i have finally decided on the two funds It was breathtaking to say the least. Are you serious? Funny how you can blow through a years wages in about 6 months when youre hanging out in poolrooms and bars every night. I think you've said that the 4% guideline can be a good starting point for people who want to decide if they've saved enough to be financially independent. Just take a look at the S&P500 i.t.o. My first real job was scrubbing out big metal ice cream cans. Maybe a quick autograph inside would be super cool as well, Thanks Hi:) Is it possible to contact you somehow? Am I on the right path?? have around 95K in 401k, started 2012. this is in addition to my non-US investment. It might be as simple as asking: Wow. Thanks and I hope youre enjoying retirement! Can we get the publish agreement directly form you? Thanks in advance. But there's some subject matter, topics that are just harder for some people to absorb than others. So, they're kind of high-fliers. I would like to know which Korean agency handles the Korean translation rights of If so, can you send the details? And in my view, the fact that it happened to be a pandemic, while especially tragic, because of the deaths that it caused, it was just one more kind of thing that can trigger a crash. Due to the so called hedonistic method of calculating the inflation rate, the inflation rate does not reflect the improvement in quality of goods or the discovery of completely new products, which represent to some (probably not to small) part the growing standard of living of a society. Even if it is a good company. Things change and F-you Money is your shelter in the storm: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/06/06/why-you-need-f-you-money/. And I have a blog post on target-date funds. And there's nothing wrong with indulgences. Develop and improve features of our offerings. Ptak: We enjoyed it, too. You didn't . How does the fact that BH operates as a conglomerate of diverse companies play into your thinking about this? Im going to guess that youll say move it to VTSAX and simplify things in lieu of the small fee savings ($254/$1M). Hope this email finds you well. Its simply a matter of time. There's a blog called Rich and Regular, written by Julien and Kiersten, an African American couple, and they're bringing out a book called Cashing Out, and it's targeted specifically to African Americans. What were your thoughts when you were watching that unfold? Because if I'm wrong, I don't want it to move the needle too much. I have recently taken the dive into your stock series and as a father with a young daughter I am very appreciative of everything I have read so far. Read those, and then decide for yourself. You might consider posting your comment here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/06/02/stocks-part-viii-the-401k-403b-tsp-ira-roth-buckets/, Mr. Collins, Debt between 3% and 5%: Use your best judgment to determine when and . You made my day! Thank you so much. Ten days ago, I updated our FIRE spreadsheet and, seeing that we just exceeded our F-you money goal by $1,000, for the first time in my adult life, I felt free. Trying to decide if I should leave that alone or move it to VTSAX. Many tag me as being anti-homeownership. You can email me at 27Goodthings at gmail dot com when youre done or if you have other questions. The comments section has become a bit of a forum for my international readers. This may be too specific a question among the myriad that must reach you, but if you have an assessment of this new offer by Vanguard, Im sure your German readers would appreciate it! They'll make a handful of people rich, and the rest suffer. Please excuse the gaps in my knowledge going forward Im a novice. I made it through 5 years at community college getting all my math, physics and chemistry out of the way before transferring for my upper level courses. I understand the value of rolling them all into my IRA. But I think for most people, it's going to end in tears, or it probably already has ended in tears. I was 13 and it paid $1.25 per hour. Thank you very much and I hope to hear from you soon! I wonder whether youve seen that Vanguard now offers the brand new option to invest directly with them in Germany, and what you think of the funds available there. Maybe there will exist goods of that kind in 10 years, in 20 years and so forth, which will be only affordable for those, who took part in the general growth of the economy respectively the wage growth, and not for those who adjusted their income to inflation? Thanks for the reply, I kind of guessed you would answer in this way. Regardless, ours must remain a platonic relationship. I've seen it as buying something that's more important. As it happens, I am recording the audio book version this week. Read the Coffee House Investor and just finished The Bogleheads guide to Investing (Lindauer, Larimore & LeBouf). It's, buy VTSAX, which is Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index fund. So, there's a whole generation of people who've never experienced a crash. Hi Jim, So your $500 will immediately buy $500 worth of shares each time you invest it. They still send me alumni letters mostly, I think, hoping Ive become rich and famous. Sure, you will eventually win if you have many many years and a lot of money you cant touch. Our daughter Jessica graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Rhode Island, served in the Philippines with the Peace Corp and is well established in her business career. Im new to your site and already finding useful stuff. Thank you again for making finances approachable! The market will crash. Because the moment you're invested, whether you dollar cost average in or you lump sum, you are always at risk of the market dropping. I first started investing in 1975, actually, and I had no idea what I was doing. "Why Your House Is a Terrible Investment," by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com, May 29, 2013. And all of those companies that supply those things like furniture, and realtors, and mortgage companies, and appliance companies, all these people have a motivation to maintain the idea that owning a house is the best possible thing you could do. Im glad you found your way here and it resonates with you. Thanks for the very kind words, and for passing my book on. Collins: I write primarily for what's come to be known as the FIRE movement, an acronym that stands for financial independence, retire early. I don't really like the retire early part of that, because the people I know in this might quit their day job, but they go on to do other productive things. We also continue to see markets move upward, as TINA (there is no alternative) to the stock market (not viable, at least). There was a time when this was not consistent but is now. How we use your information depends on the product and service that you use and your relationship with us. Product Information "In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, warm words of encouragement and the tools to forge your way through with confidence. It has grown into an international readership and has become one of the most highly respected blogs in the world of Financial Independence. I have a weekly podcast and would love to have you as a guest on it. Gerry, Thanks for posting the story here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2016/07/07/reviews-of-the-simple-path-to-wealth-gone-for-summer/#comment-4216305. . How did you happen to choose Mr. Chesterton as the character model? We wanted to share it with you. looking just at the numbers, Id pay the $5105 cash. She also leave* to ft mourn their loss one son. Surprise.. our bill was $6382. It is in the Not Pure Enough part of this one: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2017/08/21/stocks-part-xxxi-too-hot-too-cold-not-pure-enough/. egg from all of our saving has been. Blessings for your continued work and impact. . This is an interesting question. I came across this one VBIAX. I am outside the US now so unable to see you at FinCon, but probably will attend this in the future. Uploaded by: Ana Skywalker. Unfortunately, I dont have anything to do with the sale of it. When you have children they need stability through the growing years; probably buy. We used to get down to RI on a regular basis our daughter went to URI. This is in short supply in todays world, even more so in the online world. I myself am 42 yrs old and just coming out the other end of a nasty divorce, I made a bad relationship decision which cost me financiallymy ex got the house as he earned more but I was happy to let that go. But now Im curious. If the Japanese rights are still available, could you please send us a pdf for their review? . condition of Mr. Albert Jones, who has be-n ill with fever. I do try to look at the spam folder so the good ones dont get away. Hamster. Keep up the great work! I am working on trying to set budgets and best way to track my finances and work on my retirement plan. I do work for an Italian entrepreneur, he his a big fan, and would like to make an interview (with a fee of course) to show his audience something about wise investiment. So, if you can read my book, and it makes sense, the principles and approaches make sense, then I think that's the better approach than target-date funds. For more see: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/06/02/stocks-part-viii-the-401k-403b-tsp-ira-roth-buckets/. Thanks Jim We are currently both full time parents for our toddler twin boys planning new future adventures. Currently 26 years old and have 100% of my 401k holdings in FID 500. Thanks, TFR, Please send it along if you like, but please understand it may be quite sometime before I am able to take a look.. I don't see real estate as being passive. I am curious how you would deal with this? They just feel like unique experiences looking back. Language: English Long time reader, lurker, and fan of your content. And since 2011, the markets have done almost nothing but go up. I think that's a great idea as a money lesson for your children. And we split the $5,000 and put it in each of those two stocks. As for the US market, it was already well established by the time indexing arrived in 1975. I have two questions which I dont think you dont really address in blog posts, or only fleetingly. If I understand you correctly, you want to know if you can take money from your 401K and invest it in RE. Im working for a big French publisher who is extremely interested in acquiring French translation rights to your book. 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