We are very appreciated if you can help us to get this information. But when do you actually sell the gain/stock to have that money, or do you just hold it as long as possible? Language: English Thanks! I would seek to find match money for your gift and then use the resource for financial education and leadership development. You might also post both here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2017/04/14/sell-sell-sell-sell/. Not much more to say on those topics that is not in the book. Benz: And what were the mistakes after that? 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. Sir, My name is MSG Reggie Kalous and am currently deployed. And dumbly, I sold it. That didnt help give me an edge over the Index fund over a 10 year period. In the book Everyday Millionaires, the survey found: 79% of millionaires built wealth using a company plan ( e.g. The only reason to consider either is if you have dependents who rely upon your income. Loved the book btw. So, you're never going to want to do any percentage withdrawal and just set it and forget about it--not only because you might run out of money, but even more importantly, and more likely, your money is going to grow far beyond that withdrawal rate. Listen Now: Listen and subscribe to Morningstar's The Long View from your mobile device: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher. I graduated from college in 1999, and this year is a milestone year for me. Good afternoon, I bought your book, The Simple Path To Wealth and I took your advice and invested $25,000 in the VTSAX through TDAmeritrade. The expectancy of these guys and gals is short, the course of their work beats them up so they really only have 30 years before its over. And again, they're a fund of funds, so some of those funds have higher expense ratios, higher costs than simply a basic broad-based index fund. And Im thankful you put it in blog form because for me, as unethical as it may sound, I can read it at my desk job during slow periods. Very inspiring to learn more about you. Appreciate how you can make apparently complex concepts seem quite simple. Well, they are now 164and climbing! Case Study #2: Joe -- off to a fast start! Looks like you are in Europe, so this post should help. "The Alfred Hitchcock Path to FI," by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com, May 5, 2021. Having said that, when I last hung up my last corporate job, I think my withdrawal rate was about 5% because my daughter was in college at the time, and I was comfortable with 5%, because looking at the Trinity study, 5% has an extraordinarily high success ratio. Could you elaborate a little bit on that? And then compared Vtsax chart to the S&P 500 the charts would look totally different. Maybe there are some valuable experiences by people who have a long time of retirement behind them? Benz: Our guest on the podcast today is author and blogger JL Collins. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/09/17/putting-the-simple-path-to-wealth-into-action/ Nice work so far on the blog. In Israel we have 2 types of funds that track the S&P 500. So, let's say, to make the math easy, you have $120,000 that your rich uncle has left you. My (lazy but brilliant) 15 year old read it, enjoyed it, and did an English project around it. D. C. are visiting their sister, Miss George Cralle. But, I cannot find any student loans without compound interest. So the index funds began to outperform almost immediately. But I think for most people, it's going to end in tears, or it probably already has ended in tears. That was by the realtor board (imagine that?!) I recommend it in this post: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/09/26/stocks-part-xi-international-funds-2/. Thanks! Regardless, ours must remain a platonic relationship. She is the daughter of Phil Collins and his second wife Jill Tavelman. . I am employed by a small organization that offers a Simple IRA retirement plan, matching 3%. Empty nester; either rent or live in a paid off (15 year mortgage) house from stage 2. Just be patient. Our plan has us paying the first $6500. I earn 35,700 yearly and I love to save. Keep going , you will became the next Jack Bogle! Back in the early 1990s my wife and I had both stepped away from our jobs. There was the pretty sharp drop during COVID. Great to hear it has reinforced your thinking. Hello. Are you concerned that 4% could be too high in an era in which equity valuations are quite high and bond yields are so low? Or not. This is an interesting question. . So, youre right, were it me, Id just put it in VTSAX and call it a day. And the emotional/financial forces drive you to buying too much house. When you're watching your holdings dwindle in value, and I do sometimes wonder, are the people who read my stuff going to be able to weather that crash just based on having read about it? One of my few regrets is that Ive never had the occasion for an international posting. I then became a Janus Fund disciple until it was run into the ground in the DotCom 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. So, there's a whole generation of people who've never experienced a crash. Sounds like weve walked a similar path. . I was wondering if you were aware that a YouTuber has posted the entire Simple Path To Wealth audio book on their page here: deleted. Apple, Amazon, Tesla and, of course, BRKB. A lot of it is due to a temporary stress of going through an annoying and expensive divorce but much all has to do with my lack of financial awareness. In your 80s and 90s, not so useful. It sounds like it was a trial by error to a certain extent. The blog is best known for the Stock Series. Unfortunately, we didnt have the benefit of your guidance before starting to save. Reading your notes for your daughter was quite emotional, made me wish I had a mentor like you when I was her age, I wouldnt have done the many mistakes I did. I am turning 58 years old next week and my wife Lucy is 51 years old. Your email address will not be published. Let me check out your site and Ill PM you. 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. I routinely cruise a number of FI blogs, but havent seen anyone discussing the impacts of our current inflationary economic environment. Many ethical funds advertise their avoidance of porn companies however Im unaware of any even in the S&P 500. Sorry getting thru has been tough. A left-over 401k has access to a BlackRock index fund that that seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index with an expense ratio of only 0.0146%. My goal is $20K. Weve started a feature where we host people whove had a significant effect in pushing the FI/ER movement forward for a Q&A session with our subscribers, of which we have ~300,000. 4:21-6:09 The philosophy of financial independence. 3) We dont have total bond index funds here. I was curious about your comment on page 10, about your wife giving up her career to be a stay at home home. Thank you for sharing, teaching, and inspiring. My time horizon is about 8 10 years (Im 62). I know, sounds too good to be true, which makes me wonder what the catch is? Our software helps self-directed investors automate their investments in their brokerage account. Does this mean that I can only invest in them with a minimum of $10K ? So Id fund a Roth followed by taxable accounts. Im just sick about this bull market and thinking I made such a stupid error. but I am afraid Im not going to be able to be much help. I cannot imagine doing the same to one of my patients. ETRADE doesnt trade VTSAX, VFWAX or VTIAX. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/02/08/how-to-give-like-a-billionaire/, Im one of many who learned so much through your blog. ..for your very kind words. Very humorous. thank you so much and i hope you keep updating your blog. Sure will update when I know sir. Mail clerk, ground man for a tree crew, landscaper, ad agency founder, account executive, ad space salesman,investment officer, entrepreneur, consultant, sales trainer, speaker, writer, radio talk show host, publisher and group publisher. Would it make sense to take the lump sum of $200,000 and receive $39,403.80 per year pension or leave the lump sum in and receive $56,042.88 per year? If you do end up reading this and see anywhere I'm off or need to shift my gameplan please advice, or just a little simple bullet list of what to do ; ) Best line in the book: Spend less than you earn, invest the surplus (VTSAX) and avoid debt. Not pure enough. There are several posts on other FI blogs dealing with this issue that may help. I would like to thank you for all the effort and knowledge you put into your book, specially the audio version! My take can be found in the third part of this post from last year: We are a Taiwan publisher, and would like to inquire on the status of the book: The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life Paperback June 18, 2016 by J L Collins And the media loves those stories. I appreciate the invitation. The views and opinions of guests on this program are not necessarily those of Morningstar, Inc. and its affiliates. I need to circle back on the IRA but is that something we should do first before all else? It is wonderful to enjoy your work and hopfully you will for a long, long time. So i would ask you Jim if i can translate your book to Portuguese and distribute via PDF. PERSONAL EXPESES: Food, DEBT payments and not much else. If so, please kindly let me know if we could receive PDF or reading copy by email for the publishers review and we will get back to you with their feedback. They tend not to talk about the Detroits of the world. If yes, could you send us the PDF for further review? Id like to take a further discussion with them. "StocksPart XXVII: Why I Don't Like Dollar Cost Averaging," by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com, Nov. 12, 2014. I was spending that money. Thank you for your interest. Podcast? I first ended up here because I was looking at purchasing some Vanguard funds (one to start a Roth IRA for my wife ended up with VTIVX, another to throw in some money we probably wont need for another 3 years or more ended up with VBIAX) and got sidetracked. I am planning to order more copies so that my friends and I can read your book in my book club early next year in 2021. VT is the ETF version of VTWSX. Looking forward to your future articles and adventures. But now I feel like such a fool. On your Jan. 30, 2014 post, there is a place in Spain with bullfighting ring. In many posts you disavow market timing, and buying stocks on sale seems on first sight to be a form of market timing. Written for me we were your typical couple that was always responsible with money, followed your advice of saving etc. A suggestion, though: date your posts so its clear when they were written and thus their relevance to current market conditions, for example. And of course, I was proven right. StocksPart XIII: The 4% Rule, Withdrawal Rates and How Much Can I Spend Anyway? I particularly like that you are civil with people who have differing viewpoints. My best calculation is that dollar cost averaging into the S&P between 1999 and 2009 yielded an annualized 1.6% rate of return for me. How come you didnt post your comment under that post? We have a high deductible health care plan where we pay $650 per month out of pocket for insurance. I would love for you to appear as a guest as I believe you have great insights to offer others and our generation could take a lot from your experiences. Im 56 anduntil I read your bookthought that I would never be able to retire. I want to email you if possible. Sure, you will eventually win if you have many many years and a lot of money you cant touch. The Simple Path to Wealth is now Published! Most important tip I gave them was how to hide their tattoos for an interview. Any additional tidbits or motivational bullets on: Beside clearing my debts I dont know the exact order in which to go after the above three. However, if you read thru this: https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/ Yes, I know the answer. Its like being your own robo-advisor! Hopefully this one doesnt. Im am not trying to get rich overnight, I just feel that with the uncertainty in my life, I need to take my retirement into my own hands. And, of course, the media is going to focus on those and it's going to sound like, Wow, if only I'd gotten into that meme stock, I would have made a lot of money. I mentioned earlier that I'm in Las Vegas at the moment. Christine Benz does not own (actual or beneficial) shares in any of the securities mentioned above. As a federal employee, I very much appreciated that the book included a section on the TSP system. Jim you called and I was traveling. Thanks. He just seems to be an incredible guy in what he's accomplished. As you spend time on my blog youll come across these. Being that I am not sure as to whether I will have enough income to max out my 2023 IRA contributions, do you recommend saving what I have now to invest with my IRA next year or investing now with my brokerage account? But I stepped away from it because it just was too much like work and it was not the kind of work that I personally enjoyed. Instead of rolling fidelity to my new plan I was thinking of rolling to the IRA. I realise your a busy man so I will keep this short , I live in Scotland (U.K.) and my current investment holdings are:-, Vanguard: target retirement fund Thats great to hear, no pun intended. I have a pre-tax portfolio (1/3 wealth) and and after tax portfolio (2/3 of wealth). And then, the day after that is the day the market drops 40%. Start with negotiating the bill itself, before discussion of how youll pay. We are wanting to invest the money Read every post in the stock series. When you say, you can get maybe an extra 1% long term for me the operative word is maybe. Now following up on the advice in the book, I was looking at the available data for VTSAX and have two questions: 1. I am working on trying to set budgets and best way to track my finances and work on my retirement plan. Such opinions are subject to change. I was wondering if it would be ok for me to use the image of your book. And maybe five years later, you wind up taking another job, then you cycle back out. I hope they're also reading the part where I'm talking about you have to expect crashes. And kudos to him for being open to it. My mother would have liked to think I would be in any event . I have a question on the actual return. We worked our fingers to the bone for the ceremony Thank you for your very kind words, ajay. Ill keep an eye out for yours. Anyhow, I really want to go to school and the ROI for school is awesome (easily 120K+ yearly once out), but cannot afford tuition. I was eight. Jim Collins has literally done it all. Could you please forward my address to your agent? Tend to disagree about not owning your own home as in Australia we generally have a different mindset but in the end it is just bananas which way you go as the paths are in the same direction. After reading your website I opened an account with vanguard (IRA account). Collins: Jeff, there wasn't a road on Damascus kind of moment. The one bright spot in all of this is that Ive collected 20 years of the full amount of employer matching funds. Moonman T1 Transparent Acrylic Grey Metal Fountain Pen Piston F Nib Writing #sd, Wild Strawberry Pattern New Old Stock Details about Vintage Tuttle Press Beverage Napkins, 1.5 sq inch Piece of the Berlin Wall w/Acrylic Stand & COA 1 One. You note that the market usually goes up. 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. Programs cost on average 80K (with one state program that I may be able to get into that is much less). but remind me never to play pool with you for $$. Or more accurately, when people say, JL, that sounds like deprivation, having to set aside money that I can't spend in order to invest. And in my view, I've never seen it as deprivation. Probably looking to sell our new van in near future and re invest in(another van + Alabama real estate? . I just found your blog. Im a huge fan now. And since 2011, the markets have done almost nothing but go up. And then, there's Quit Like A Millionaire, Kristy Shen's book, a great inspirational book. I was wondering if you could help me understand this. I also reallocated my investments into three low-cost index funds rather than the conservative TRF Ive been using for the past 4 years. Our investment management business generates asset-based fees, which are calculated as a percentage of assets under management. Blowing my mind. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/01/27/stocks-part-xxi-investing-with-vanguard-for-europeans/ You might read thru the Stock Series and try the Search function here on the blog to pick up some more. Considering a venture capital fund as less than 1/10th of my after tax portfolio. We are your age, but not as smart, when 2008 came around, we panicked after losing 44% of our nest egg of $800,000 I pulled it, put it all into bonds and left it there until today. 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