Since my daughter started working, I do something somewhat similar. Im not sure whether to start with 100 or 80, Im planning to feed into it and not think about it to much for at least the next 10 years. Most people will argue this strenuously. This book grew out of a series of letters to my daughter concerning various things - mostly about money and investing - she was not yet quite ready to hear. It was worth the wait. This is great material. It has a slightly higher expense ratio, but once your account hits $10,000 you can switch to VTSAX. Looks like they do not say taxes and death are inevitable for nothing. United Kingdom You can start with his guest post here and in my intro youll read why I am a fan: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/12/05/stocks-part-xx-early-retirement-withdrawal-strategies-and-roth-conversion-ladders-from-a-mad-fientist/. I think im around your daughters age. I should have said, Love the blog, agree with everything I have read SO FAR because, yeah, I have a short attention span and a six year old, of course I havent read everything. Earning $90k per year and saving 80% or $72k per year implies that this persons spending needs are only $18k per year. Do me a favor? So 25 is the age of full intellectual competence. Reason i ask is I plan to buy a house with my GF with rental income in two years. Just wanted to drop you a quick line about how much I appreciate and enjoy your writing. Like your daughter, I was not ready to listen to my dad years ago or buy into his frugality advise. Your costs wont be as low as we enjoy in the US, but they are not bad. Here is what you need to know: https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/, I would have loved to read this when I was in my twenties, but I am not late, would have been a really great advice! Ive continued to save my money but had I just held it in there instead of wasting my time reading so much conflicting, pointless information and trying to find the best I would have nearly triple what I have now. Im in the process of getting rid of my credit card debt (1 card down, 1 to go!) Too cold. Chautauqua 2014 preview, closing up for travel and other random cool things that caught my eye of late. The wave theory I mentioned accounts for this. Thank you so much for putting an important issue into simple terms for simple folks like me. Thank you for compiling such as straight-forward, easy-to-remember list that can be useful to anyone. I believe parents can do things to antagonize or disrupt a well-regulated child through all types of chaos. JL Collins wrote his book The Simple Path to Wealth for his daughter (it started off as a series of letters to his daughter about money and investing) and then it turned into a blog in 2011 and then it turned into this book that was published in 2016. The answer to your question about #8 is there in Parts VI & XIII. Of course, I wont be the first to exclaim If only I could apply this attitude to my finances 10 years ago!. The negligence that led me to DIY investing, Part XXXVI: Estate Planning 101 -- The Simple Path to an Estate Plan, The Top 9 (Bad) Arguments Against Bitcoin, Investing with Vanguard for Europeans: 2020 update. Thats where the most beautiful travel is for me. Your technique certainly would have worked with me, but then I was on that path anyway. Saving 50% of your income is a significant target to shoot for. Pulled the plug on edward jones and rolled $25k into vanguard; had to fake a reason and lost some capital but I think it is worth it in the long run. Lebanon I know youve discussed this stuff before, but Im getting a little confused about the levels of investing. Requirements: They work 40 hrs/wk or volunteer if work is unavailable. I also save a few hundreds a month ($700) for them but right now just sit in the saving account, around 20K cash. There are always ways to try to game the system, and more created all the time. You might be thinking Im overstating this. RE can be a very powerful wealth building tool, Provided you. Ive been making my way through the old posts. I suspect after tax dollars, given if you were in a high tax bracket it would be difficult to get to 50% savings rate on a gross basis as taxes would eat up almost 50% of your gross income. Sincerely, Mark. See point #9 and The Monk and the Minister. *These are affiliate links and should you chose to do business with them, this blog will earn a small commission. Sometimes writing this feels like talking to myself so it is great to hear someone is reading it and finding value. The cost of attendance was 35% higher when I started to college. If so, you have to consider the impact of capital gains if any. Never marry one or otherwise give him access to your money . Glad you found your way here, and glad you are reading the comments, too. Can you please cater your advice to financial geek to be like me? Regardless of whether you reinvest or keep the cash it is taxable income. Im a financial nerd (shown by me posting on this blog) but its funny to see the similarity between you and my dad. I can relate with you on how you said us financial geeks are the aberration, but what else can we do, we love talking about this stuff. For my daughter, those ideals are just part of her instinct. I guess I just dont fully understand how that works. My wife and I want to retire comfortably like they will and thinking about investing in that path too. Well written blog. The VTS ETF seems like the most similar option to what you have in the USA however its shortfall is that dividends arent able to be reinvested, which means I will lose 37% of each year to the tax man At least that is how I understand the situation anyway! 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. We also want to do some investing and are looking into real estate rentals and starting it the traditional 20% down way. . Should be finished paying itself off in approx 9-10 years, and its worth ~$300k at the moment. Money grows tax free in his name. But it takes a bit of extra effort. (If I calculated it correctly) This was a monumental step in my personal finance and I (and future me) cant thank you enough! See, I hold a few core beliefs. Money. Ive just finished writing the foreword for Akaisha & BillyKaderlis new upcoming bookThe Adventurers Guide to Early Retirement, A New Perspective. As a fella with a gal outta my league and a lovely daughter, I can relate to your lucky lot in life. The Simple Path to Wealth is now Published! . I can indeed see you are new to this investing stuff, and there is nothing wrong with that. excluding your house, cars, etc.)? I agree, inflation has the potential to be a very real concern going forward. So Im hesitating if you can help with some advice. Factor in inflation, and it probably actually comes to around 7% or so, but now thats sounding just as good, if not better, for a safe, simple way to build some wealth. By then my income should be higher and hopefully Ill be able to maintain my annual expenses <15k. Dont worry too much about the details of all this. Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America! seem to say the annualized return for VTSAX is around 5% for at least the last 15 20 years. Im currently listening to your Importance of F-you money podcast while browsing your blog, lol. Even better: Buy more shares. I wouldnt worry about it. How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth, Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth, Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up, Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools, The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick, Selling the House and Adventures in Staging. 5-year = 15.83% Maybe its just my browser, the chart did not load. You might also check out: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/01/27/stocks-part-xxi-investing-with-vanguard-for-europeans/. Nowif I can only turn that F-you! missile key on the corporate correctional facility Im currently housed at. Read reviews and buy Pathfinders - by Jl Collins (Hardcover) at Target. Willing to go a step further? Her looks, her brains, her charm (she takes after her mother) and her behavior. Cheers! Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions. The average market return over all those years has been ~8-12% depending on which index you look at and for what period of time. Not sure I totally agree with home ownership portion, but can see the point. Could you please advise? Alls good. But other than that, its been one long bull. Case Study #10: Should Josiah buy his parents a house? She stopped me. I started her early. Nothing like the FDIC for banks. I have no student loans (due to MANY scholarship applications) and maxed out Roth last year. Now I just need to make time to have a little wander around here. Fourth, that saving is your emergency fund. You want to be holding this literally forever. It might prompt us to do another spending audit to figure out whether or not we want to get even more aggressive. Monica & I are with you. Also with regard to VTSAX, do you suggest reinvesting dividends during the wealth building phase? We funded part of it and used a portion of the financial birthday/holiday gifts she received from relatives to fund the rest. A very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful Holiday Season Heres to a Happy, Healthyand Prosperous New Year! Thanks! But many will try hard to make it theirs. If your kid is in a very high tax bracket and needs the current deduction use a regular IRA. If I was in the states, Id be sinking most of it into VTSAX however I am from Australia and currently living in Canada. I keep your commandment of staying the course in roughest ride close to me; along with Mr. (W) Buffetts words be afraid when others are greedy; be greedy when others are afraid. The data are clear that most people, even when exposed to lifestyles and conversations about money management, fail to be wise with money until after they have experienced significant pain and come to the lesson the hard/long way. Thank you for sharing the simple version of your philosophy; Ill be sharing this with young relatives. Money is the single most important, effective tool in navigating it. My question is, you mentioned that the percentage breakdown of your Vanguard funds as you have them now(50-25-25); what would be a more appropriate mix for someone in my shoes who is trying to be aggressive as she can to reach financial freedom in 10-15 years? Compare all college savings options, Click on: Compare all college savings options. My best guess is that instead they implement a VAT (value added tax) or a national sales tax, thus taxing your Roth withdrawals as you spend them. I also hope she has access to other capital in case of emergencies. Stocks Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Time Machine and the future returns for stocks, Kibanda: Mr. Anti-house buys his dream house. Increase the amount the longer they are in the plan. Not good. Mutual fund. The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins is designed as a one-stop roadmap to financial freedom. Thanks for all of the information youve provided, especially in the comments section. This will be easy to access anytime, but of course youll have to pay capital gains and youll not want to put yourself in the position of having to sell in a down market. More people should have this kind of mess to work with. Its your money and no one will care for it better than you. I dont have your confidence in the markets. But when you can live off of 3-4% per year of your net worth you are also free. The one thing I tried to instill. Vanguard link here: https://www.vanguardinvestments.com.au/retail/ret/investments/funddetailVISIF.jsp You have had the pleasure of seeing it. Oh, if they tax it, it wont be called a tax because the people would fight that based on the tax-free promise that has been made. more than you want to post on an open forum like this. Love your blog! As a citizen, you just have to be vigilant and realize that the government lies as much as it fulfills promises. People still refuse to believe I have never had a car payment. A lot of people struggle with this choice. It seems like everyone is trying to sell some unique secret or trick on the old tried and true. The Simple Path to Wealth is now Published! Theyll be screaming Sell, Sell, Sell. Keep up all you do for us prisoners trying to gain the courage to shake loose and get on with our lives. and thanks! So Vanguard will allow me to have both a Roth IRA and a regular investment account using VTSMX for both? But now on to my question. The numbers in the chart above assume an 8% annual investment return and that youll live on the classic 4% withdrawal ratewhich implies assets of 25 times your annual needs. As you make your way further thru the blog the answer to your question will become clear in some detail. Fund your Roth first and then your taxable account. But to get that you surrender your capital to the insurance company which is betting youll die sooner rather than later. In a few years, when they can work simple jobs, we plan to match any of their income in Roth IRAs or other IRAs in their names. Why not just invest in the individual stocks that VTSAX owns? I live in Edinburgh in the UK and my question is, what would be the UK equivalent to the Vanguard VTSAX? So, this is not a gospel, but a guideline. What do you think? As my wife and I are older we have expanded beyond VTSAX although it is still 50% of our holdings. Year 4: After having done this for 3 years, the amount of incentive is increased (to $200 per month and $2400 year end bonus. You'll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." Currently it is 2%. Am I missing something? Dividend reinvestment option, Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF (VTS): The 9% is the average total return, which includes capital gains. Jessica probably just doesnt want to actively manage her money. What are you thoughts, or your thoughts on how to choose? If someone was making $90k per year and managed to save 80% a year, thats $72k per year invested at 8% is not gonna grow to an amount they could retire on within 5.3 years. While she likes the idea, the money is so long-term I think sometimes shes not very aware of it. Case Study #8: Ron's mother - she's doin' all right! If the date is sooner you might want to smooth out the ride with VBMFX. I also put $100 into my 403b every paycheck. This is the time and way to expand your lifestyle, if you so choose. Just know options are available. The JLCollinsNH Stock Series | Part 1 ChooseFI 35.1K subscribers Subscribe 1.5K 110K views 4 years ago ChooseFI Monday Episodes (Video Podcast) JL collins from jlcollinsnh joins Jonathan &. Deal directly with Vanguard. But we can speculate on what might happen forever. 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. Max taxes, depending on your bracket, and max control. Oops. While the feeling of envy might be strongest in Shanghai, where stocks are still almost 50 percent down from their 2007 peak, spare a thought for Japans beleaguered investors who last saw a record high back in 1989.. You just let her be who she is which in reality is all she ever can be successfully and happily. What is remarkable is that the ~19 year period also includes both those crashes and still returned 9.49% right in the middle of our 8-12% range. You''ll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." Ive got a kid in college and thats about 30k per year that goes away in 1.5 years. By the time hes working that will be different, of course. As for the 50% target, for some more food for thought check out the addendum I just added to the post. Wow! Your original post came in while I was traveling this summer and somehow I missed it catching up when I got back. But work is a lot easier to take when you have F-you money. Too much can happen as the years roll by. This is to hedge your volatility, so the amount depends on both your age and your tolerance for risk. How have we not had the civilization is the source of all our problems discussion? thank you some much Mr. Collins. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/12/27/dividend-growth-investing/. you have a great blog; http://beyonddave.com/2011/06/teach-your-children-well/#comments. Joan Collins has her first child, daughter Tara Newley, in 1963. http://money.ramblingfever.com/2012/01/dont-sell-yourself-short-on-investment.html. Pretty new here but Ive devoured almost the entire blog. Kenya Will simple investments based on blind trust in some index funds outperfom complicated investments backed by up to date knowledge and good trading algorithms? Years ago, when my wife and I were paying off a mountain of debt, I used to get so ticked off when people would besmirch the teachings of Dave Ramsey, who, in my eyes, could speak no wrong. Time Machine and the future returns for stocks, Kibanda: Mr. Anti-house buys his dream house. 13:47-17:46 Great things take timethree years to be exact. The other firms use these funds as loss-leaders hoping to lure you into their more expensive and (for them) more profitable offerings. My savings rate is around 80% so this should hopefully pan out well. I agree with his get-out-of-debt advice, but his investing advice . Does the withdrawal rate change if you decide to invest in the Vanguard balanced index fund (60/40 stock/bond split) as opposed to VTSAX? If I put it in an IRA Im waiting till a specific age but that doesnt work for early retirement. New subscriber here! Any money you put in is yours and you can roll it over to a Vanguard IRA anytime you leave the company. Because he wanted her to know how to invest and handle money, he decided that he . Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire? Shilpan's Seven Habits to Live More with Less, Stocks -- Part XIX: How to think about money, Stocks Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull, Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha. Then it is his. So is J.L. Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation. Unfortunately for us, I wasted decades and lots of money trying to beat the market picking individual stocks. Youll still have ~15k to invest each year and that Id put in a regular VTSMX account. And I think its coming. That for you to decide. Gold star! You mention you might move out/get married in the next five years. I have tremendous respect for the courage it took walk that path. Around half of all US households have some money invested in the stock market, according to the Pew Research Center. No one taught me, and at 46 years old, I am in really bad shape financially. Im afraid I know nothing about investing in the UK. Is this too much? https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/01/27/stocks-part-xxi-investing-with-vanguard-for-europeans/. However at the moment 66% of my worth is in the property. Came to your blog from Frugal Babe. How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord. Joan was born on 23rd May 1933 in London, England. Or even Vanguard? Use monthly dollar amounts with year end bonuses for sticking through the year. Any advice for us in this scenario? Its best to take action based on what we know now. The insurance company she brought the annuity from has it and they are never going to give it back. Id like to start him off with $250-500 and go from there, but I dont know where the best place would be. I am just on the opening act. And that leads me to be concerned she was probably sold on it by someone who made a very handsome commission at her expense. But when reading MMM he said he put his money in investments so that he still had access to it for emergencies/bills/etc. . How come you say Vanguard is paying 1.68 at the mo and then say to expect 9% return per annum. Historically this runs between 8-12%. And I know a father who had a son Greetings! 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:. Sometimes this will be higher, sometimes lower. But they are NOT a wealth building tool. I am in Australia and have (finally) moved my superannuation (401K equivalent) into half Vanguard International shares index fund (unhedged) and the other half into the Super companys growth porfolio which is mostly Australian shares index. However, I was grateful that a man named JL Collins took the time to write this book and explain how readers could build wealth with a simple, easy-to-understand formula. I believe it is based on the percent needed to save to reach FI in a given number of based on the 4% guideline with the amount needed being the income level itself. As for the funds, if you are young and/or have 10+ years till retirement, Id go with VTSGX. Case Study #3: Let's get Tom to Latin America! If you are going to invest in Vanguard funds, Id just go to Vanguard. Heres what I mean by simple investments: Another element, certain things kill the plan. In this post, you indicated financial freedom is achieved when you can live off 3-4% of net worth. Adding bonds will serve to smooth the ride and, if you are conscientious about rebalancing, will give you the chance to buy low and sell high with the stocks. If you are author or own the copyright of this book, please report to us by using this DMCA report form. Thanks for the kind words. Upon my release I had to hitch-hike back. I am charged a flat $75 on fidelity to buy any vanguard fund. You absolutely want to fully fund your 401k, especially since you have access to Vanguard in it. I hope to have it out by this Fall. See blurb from Bloomberg today: They are free at 25 to use their money anyway they see fit. The short answer is it is always a good time to buy VTSAX as basically you are buying the US economy: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/22/stocks-part-xviii-investing-in-a-raging-bull/. Both due to the short duration of the funds invested, and because of tricky situation of people we know in common, I didnt feel it was diplomatic to all the sudden use the phrase your service is no longer needed. It gives me hope that I can influence my quality of life with the decision to invest. I did abit more research and see that the Vanguard Life Strategy comes a close second to the Vanguard VTSAX and is available in the UK. I hope this email finds you well. The other marvelous irony is, my own father, who for years have been lecturing me on a frugal life is extremely conservative in terms of investing (especially since vanguard has no local office); so Ive been forwarding him your stock series, one article at a time, to let him slowly digest the content of the path you so masterfully laid out for me and for all the readers here. Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! 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 you havent already, be sure to read my stock series starting here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/04/15/stocks-part-1-theres-a-major-market-crash-coming-and-dr-lo-cant-save-you/. Please read the Stock Series here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/, and especially this post: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/12/05/stocks-part-xx-early-retirement-withdrawal-strategies-and-roth-conversion-ladders-from-a-mad-fientist/, Doing so will both put your mind at ease and introduce you the the strategies youll need. My kids have seen the struggle, so I am going to print out this post, and start applying it to me as well as encouraging the kids. No point in reinvesting them only to withdraw them a short time later. I currently rent an apartment which is significantly less expensive then the property. 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. Otherwise youll have to wait for Heaven to see a return on this investment . If I opened up the VTSMX as an investment, how do I even access my money if I needed to? Niger Glad it is making sense to you and that youve picked up on the sheer simplicity of this stuff. Armageddon and the value of practical skills, What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck, Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots, The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle. 65% is an awesome savings rate and if you havent already, check out the chart I just added to this post as Addendum #4. Good luck! Of course, youll also want to be sure to keep some emergency cash. Just trying to figure out the best plan of action here so I can got to working part time in about 20 years and live off my dividends. 4. I am interested in your thoughts. I have posted comments before and I have another question (of course!). However, the philosophy is 100% JL. We have a fully funded emergency fund. In your opinion, is this a good time to by VTSAX? Thats right. Jim, first of all thank you for your incredible blog. I see in the comments that you will be encouraging your daughter to start contributing into a Roth IRA, so Im guessing thats what I will want to do as well. By the way, there will also be times then the market soars and people will begin to say this is a new age. You and the other members of the financial blog Mount RushmoreMMM aka Pistol Pete, the understated Darrow Kirkpatrick, 1500 Daze and up and comer Johnny Moneyseed give us lackeys hope when there seems to be very little. Stocks -- Part XXXI: Too hot. But what determines whether it will make you wealthy or leave you bleeding on the side of the road is what you do during the times it is collapsing.". https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/06/02/stocks-part-viii-the-401k-403b-tsp-ira-roth-buckets/, And before you get too hung up on dividends, read this: . Thanks for your work. All the best RA. Regarding point 3. Still it surprises me. Will see how it works. Instead of adding 1% raises into my TSP, Im thinking I should add that 1% amount into the VTSAX account. One is 8 and another 20 months. Per your recommendations, Im working on setting up a plan for getting back my personal loan, and pulling out of edward jones. Yep, just keep putting your money into VTSMX. Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! Not pure enough. Ideally Id like to have ROTH and regular 401K and max them both out yearly if possible. 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 same portfolio can be had in an Investor Shares version VTSMX with a $3000 minimum. Overall GREAT ADVICE, unfortunately the school of hard knocks often is the best and only teacher, just be there without or restained I told you so reaction in the future. Before you start implementing anything, I strongly urge you to read the Stock Series here on the blog and/or my book. 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? Never borrow money. 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. Glad you found your way here. As you say in your post, you are looking at a 40 year investment time horizon. If you are in the wealth building phase and you have determined you can ride out the gut wrenching drops that will surely come along the way without panic and without selling, just keep adding to VTSAX when you can and as much as you can. Dont. Where is she going?? This is not set in stone, but does mark the framework of my thinking. Many financial geeks, but certainly not all, tend to have trouble accepting this. People all around you will panic. https://personal.vanguard.com/vlip/Pdf/s433.pdf. and you are right, weve all been sold a bill of goods regarding money. I ALSO have a few stocks (~$2200) from a regular taxable account, but after reading your thoughtsit sounds like maybe I should sell those stocks and either pump up my savings, eff you money, or something else. can i ask a dumb dumb q? In "The Simple Path to Wealth," Collins highlights the importance of what he calls "F-you money," which he describes as enough money to be completely free of the demands of others. Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM! 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