I came across your blog and thought Id reach out as we have similar audiences. . http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-bull-market-could-be-here-to-stay-2017-05-17. I just found your blog. You''ll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." Im glad to see it reach and help as many as possible! This is Hyelim Bae from Sam & Parkers, the publishing house in South Korea. The only reason for women to work is if the household needs money? Im extremely impressed with your site and your willingness to correspondents with people writing its very inspiring to read about life. ). Hello again Jim! Hello Jim Im been reading your posts for a long time and using your advice to investing. 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. So, even more of a connection! I will be calling Canada home soon which is why Ive opted to trade on the TSE. It says Opps, instead of Oops. I suppose wed look to do the same again, but only after checking out what the ACA had to offer. Man, oh man. In the episode you mention your equities where down in the mid twenty percentage range while your bonds were only down in the mid teen percentage range. , BTW, am I correct in thinking you are African American? That is really the only way active management can outperform the index over time. No time frame, some guests have a list created in a few days, others take a few weeks. I was also an English major at Wabash College (20 years ago). What were the things that made you want to communicate what you had learned? My internet comments tend to be longer than I plan, so Ill put my most important piece first (sounds like I need to work on my writing, ha! I am curious to learn if given these changes, your advice and plan are different than what was written? Where do you look for wisdom on an ongoing basis? yer grammer be fine far as me can tell. Apple, Amazon, Tesla and, of course, BRKB. This IRA is actively managed and I want to transfer it to Vangaurd and invest in the index funds. If you get a chance, please put a five star review up on Amazon for me. The mistake youve made is to first invest without learning the game and second to turn it over to someone to tell you what to do. Your email address will not be published. I have to say this is the first time anyone has thanked me for making their girlfriend hot. I have read articles and most say to just use the regular funds (one reason is the intrinsic value of stocks). We are interested of publishing your book The Simple Path to Wealth in Bulgarian language. Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America! NO MORE doubting myself, you have solidified my strategy once and for all. Anyways, enjoying the pain of my 2nd Spit, only minor issues to date, after a couple of thousand miles. 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? I wrote it in 2 parts here: https://physicianfinancebasics.com/the-simple-path-to-wealth-the-5-minute-version-part-1/ and here: https://physicianfinancebasics.com/the-simple-path-to-wealth-the-5-minute-version-part-2/ You note that the market usually goes up. . I know you mentioned Jack Bogle earlier. Looks like you are in Europe, so this post should help. Is there an interior designer in the house? Buy this book on Amazon (Highly recommend) It's the American tradition. A bit about myself I am in my late 30s and after years of medical training just started my first real job as a physician, however, even though my monthly income is > 10k Im still struggling check to check. Maybe a quick autograph inside would be super cool as well, Thanks You can't predict when they're going to come. I hope you and your family are safe and healthy in these wild times. Summary. The working title is Pathfinders: Travelers Tales from the Simple Path to Wealth. What youre missing is this post: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/02/stocks-part-xvii-what-if-you-cant-buy-vtsax-or-even-vanguard/ . Thank you again for making finances approachable! Collins recalls a time when his daughter was eight years old and she asked him if they were poor after watching the news showing people standing in a bread line. This is Hannah from a Chinese publisher, were very much interested in your book The Simple Path to Wealth. Wed love to work together. I dont feel comfortable discussing race in a public site, as anyway none of this matters in the journey to FI. Probably looking to sell our new van in near future and re invest in(another van + Alabama real estate? . Did you buy the place in Ecuador? Do you work with an agent or we could discuss our proposal directly with you? Deals are signed to publish it in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, Poland, Spain, Brazil and in Arabic. I would like to thank you for all the effort and knowledge you put into your book, specially the audio version! I will be looking forward to your response in this regard. The idea that the U.S will default on its debt. For instance, when you have children and that sort of thing. 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. Ill keep an eye out for yours. However, when the market dropped ~30% last February, I still thought it was a good idea to sell half my bonds and exchange them for stocks. Nice work so far on the blog. Im sort of retired and he is still working a very full time job. To answer your question, if I were to do it--and again, I haven't researched these--but I am a big fan and very impressed with Elon Musk. It's, buy VTSAX, which is Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index fund. ISBN-10: 1533667926 I would be honored to receive a reply. And so, one of the problems for me at least with embracing indexing is it's not like what I was doing wasn't working. simple if it wasnt for the fact that we are now in Australia. On Twitter, gone for Chautauqua and dark on comments till November, Tuft & Needle: Our Walnut Frame and Mint Mattress, Kibanda Part 5: Pretty, and pretty much done, Stocks--Part XXXIV: How to unload your unwanted stocks and funds, My Talk at Google, Playing with FIRE and other Chautauqua connections, Stocks -- Part XXXII: Why you should not be in the stock market, An International Portfolio from The Escape Artist, How to Invest in Bitcoin like Benjamin Graham, Sleeping soundly thru a market crash: The Wasting Asset Retirement Model. Weekly newspaper from Crosbyton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. I too worked in the publishing/advertising game, now in real estate. Could you elaborate a little bit on that? I see your email is unlisted but you sometimes respond to comments here. I just had a great flashback of burning sage and glowing lava stones, and crawling from a sweat-lodge onto the cool earth beneath that magical New Mexico moon. The information seems to be available in German only, however: https://www.de.vanguard/de/fonds-etfs/fondsliste/weltweit. Fund your 403(b) up to the match and then focus on getting rid of the debt. Then I found the bogglehead forum and learned about index funds. It only works if you have significant income and good timing. JL Collins originally began writing "The Simple Path to Wealth" as a simplified financial guide for his daughter, Jessica. 2. Ive traveled to and around those places by plane, train, bus, boat, subway, taxi, hired car, motorcycle, bicycle, rickshaw, hitch-hiking, foot, horse, donkey and elephant. Our life is nomadic, and we have a little cottage on Lake Michigan. The Lies That Save Us Broken Heart 1 Jl Redington is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly. How come you didnt post your comment under that post? How nice it is to have come across someone that has the same feelings regarding the one fund (VTSAX), no additional international, and bond strategy (NONE for me). I had a question I wanted to ask and went to the Ask jlcollinsnh but I see that section is closed for now. I am sure I am going to go with vanguard. My first decade of investing yielded an extremely low return. Have you spent any time on our sub? Read our editorial policy to learn more about our process. Benz: One area where you run counter to the conventional wisdom is that you're not a big fan of dollar-cost averaging. Dear Mr. Collins, What is the best place for a 70 year old to place some money into investments. Reviewing the comments on my post of April 1st, Why I will no longer be writing this blog. Its simply a matter of time. Travels in South America: It was the best of times. Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia. 3. If you own the asset, I believe the 60/40 allocation theory holds up in most cases. I worked with a great team and was super comfortable at work, maybe even a little bored at times. . What better person to feature on my blog than you. We want to talk about your path to finding a simple path to wealth, which is the title of your book. One could frame it like this: They move down the social ladder a little bit, respectively quite a lot over long periods of time as far as this social ladder is defined by your relative consumption level. Red Wing, MN (where the boots are made:), Please notify me when new articles are published. , Your comment would be a brilliant Amazon review, if you were so inclined . What is your take on a possible currency crisis? So far, these have been held in Ecuador, England, Greece and Portugal. Then Your Money Or your Life. So, buy VTSAX, buy as much as you can, whenever you can and hold forever. How should they embark on that de-risking process to protect themselves against the kind of downdraft that you were just discussing? I know I shouldnt, because thatd be betting on the market going down, which is on average a bad bet. Back then, the FI lifestyle was called being a pollack. Sorry getting thru has been tough. Sounds like they are offering a 20% discount if you pay cash: In a simple, engaging way, Collins shares the basic wisdom you need to make your money work for you, not against you. Glad you found your way over here! George. March 13, 2020 was a good time to be buying Vtsax as it was around $60. Thanks in advance. Not that I deserve it. Your video is a an absolute hoot, well done. Is 90%/10% for my IRA too aggressive? VTWSX is the world stock market index fund. But if it goes that far, that you cannot afford the goods which constitute a modest normal life, there might be a problem anyway. Buyer Beware! I acknowledge this. Tara 4 Tara Newley, oldest daughter of Joan Collins Credit: Getty Born in 1963, Tara Newley is the eldest child of Joan and ex-Anthony Newley. Jack Bogles books are a nice fit with mine. I had to chuckle a bit at your case study. Today in honor of love we opened a brokerage account at Vanguard. I was 13 and it paid $1.25 per hour. My eldest and I watch the F-you video clips weekly if not daily F-you money has TOTALLY changed my life! But that could come when you're 30, if you've achieved financial independence, as many people do, and you say, OK, I'm going to not work anymore for a while. Then you probably want to add some bonds to take the place of the cash flow that you used to have to smooth the ride. We also respect individual opinionsthey represent the unvarnished thinking of our people and exacting analysis of our research processes. ). Just called Vanguard Australia and they dont have it here, so I was wondering if you could guide me on this. ETFs were created to make trading indexes easier and, of course, I am opposed to trading. I had an old 401k through Fidelity. , Saw you on an interview on youtube speaking about House owning vs renting With the official launch of our app in Jan 2020 with over 5000+ members signed onto our beta program, I wanted to invite you to join our beta program where you will receive early access to our financial content and collaborate with other personal finance influencers from around the world to shape how Gen Z should perceive finance. Hi Jim, But when you stop earning that cash flow, and you decide to retire, whether you're taking a sabbatical, or you've come to the age where you're not going to work anymore, then you need something else, it seems to me, to balance out the volatility of stocks, and maybe to provide some dry powder to take advantage of the plunges. Benz: Thank you for joining us on The Long View. . But what was it about indexing and minimalism specifically that appealed to you at that time? We are also saving for his college vanguard age based aggressive portfolio(Yearly $5000) from last year. I thought Id check an old email address today. I would love to send you two pics celebrating this moment. DATE OF SEPARATION 26 September 2022 RETIREMENT, 1. Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan. At the time we bought a high-deducatable, $10,000 as I recall, catastrophic policy. If not I thank you for taking the time to read this message all the same. Most of these are industries I dont feel comfortable supporting, even though I have been by owning so much VTSAX. Keep up the great work! We went into chapter 13 with 90 grand of debt. But what I do blame myself for is a college buddy of mine in the mid-80s, who was an analyst with Duff & Phelps, introduced me to the concept of index funds. Were Mergen Digitals LLC, a Texas-based Digital Marketing Company. But that's taking it a little bit out of context, because houses in California are in a different location than houses in Tennessee, and stocks in the U.S. are in a different neighborhood than stocks in the rest of the world. I contribute 1000 monthly. 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? I was wondering if it is better to select an ETF from Vanguard vs. a Mutual fund that represents VTSAX. Lots of time left for disaster to strike. 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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Ive read a ton of books on personal finance, investing & money, but theres ONE book I always recommend to others when asked which one my favourite is Simple Path to Wealth is just without a doubt the first book I punt! Consider it done. Just about to crack your book open and cant wait not so much the best to last actually that is exactly my thinking , Merry Xmas to you, your family and your readers. You first have to make some basic lifestyle decisions. Last week, my brother texted me. I really resonate with your book, and I need someone to help guide me in the right direction. The Dow holds about 30 stocks and you can Google to see just which ones and how they fit your goals. Sounds like a great mission. Hey Justin, this is really cool. This will be much more broadly diversified than buying a rental property and has none of the management hassles. The Tax-deferred IRA pool of money is the best money to give charitably in death, otherwise, the heir will have to consume over 10 years and someone will have to pay the tax. I graduated from college in 1999, and this year is a milestone year for me. Volunteer work through Junior Achievement in Los Angeles. The opportunity costs of this would be about $1200 over 30 months? I am curious to hear your thoughts. Thank you. But again, I don't do it. My friend was in a state of shock. This was the first civilized meal, but more important the conversation about how to handle their savings and investing. So, for instance, you can type into the internet, and I've seen these articles on a regular basis, of how much house does $1 million buy in various parts of the United States? I recently came across your blog, and am really enjoying my time reading it. condition of Mr. Albert Jones, who has be-n ill with fever. have around 95K in 401k, started 2012. this is in addition to my non-US investment. StocksPart XIII: The 4% Rule, Withdrawal Rates and How Much Can I Spend Anyway? The only time that you benefit is if in fact the market drops, whether it drops suddenly or just drifts lower over that year, then it will work in your advantage. ? Unfortunately, we didnt have the benefit of your guidance before starting to save. Good luck, and if you figure it out please report back. We have a son in elementary school. Focus on paying off the debt first. There is still a $3000 initial investment, but a 0.04% expense ratio. And I think that's another stock that's been beaten down recently, and I imagine probably has some potential. Didnt you write on article on creating a charitable foundation with Vanguard? Im from The PaiSha Agency, based in Taiwan. 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