Thanks and I hope youre enjoying retirement! JL Collins is a financial expert and author. Sometimes you can make money buying, sometimes not. Its a little late to be starting an IRA (I am 35 and she is 33) for her but I figured better late than never. I actually prefer to see these comments on the blog so the rest of the community can see and enjoy them. FinCon was quite the event. I dont remember hearing whether or not you feel it is likewise helpful to hold international bonds to further round out ones portfolio. Christine Benz does not own (actual or beneficial) shares in any of the securities mentioned above. Regrettably, I cant go it alone. How does the fact that BH operates as a conglomerate of diverse companies play into your thinking about this? It's the American tradition. And I may have forgotten one or two. Which of those things is more likely? Well. First time reader of your blog and already a huge fan! Collins: Well, Christine, you and I share that opinion. 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 Its not the assets themselves that is the issue, its how they are held. Thanks for your interest, Katharina. Real return is less than 4%. 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. It was not your intention, but your idea created a monster for me. $100k. James Madison High School Access Center. 3. ..for your very kind words and for pointing out the typo. Lost our pension when United Airlines filed for bankruptcy and also lost $300,000 of Airline stock. Money, JD Roth, Philip Taylor, and more. 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! I now, am no longer worrying about our retirement thank you sir, I bow to your wisdom. 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. Check out the interview schedule/archive thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/comments/65tdwj/schedule_for_semimonthly_rfinancialindependence/. When we graduated we realized what a craze had taken off over the #vanlife and we were able to sell our van for $36K profiting $14K and getting all of our investment back Life Changer. It is an actively managed vanguard mutual fund but much lower fees comparing to other actively managed funds. I'm hoping to double those payments if possible. ETRADE doesnt trade VTSAX, VFWAX or VTIAX. Would renting a 1BR/2BR be more frugal vs buying when all is said and done? So, you will wind up with a less-good result at the end of the day. Corpl. You won't need "f- u" money as JL Collins calls it because you won't have to say that to anyone. Often they buy stock in these not so ethical companies so they can vote and even elect there own reps to the companies board of directors. I think I have grasped the important parts, as I am still a beginner on this topic, which were to: Here I allocated 90% in VTSAX and 10% in VBTLX. In short, it sounds to me like you are thinking about this correctly. Id kiss you on the lips, but our wives would probably be PISSED! And what was the impetus for you to get started sharing what you had learned with a broader audience via your blog and your books? I am a college professor and I want to give it to all my advisees. I look forward to hearing from you. I bought the first one, a 72 Mark IV back in 84, sold it in 1988. Not late at all, WE. I am an almost fifty year old professional woman who while working part-time has managed individually to save well for retirement, to establish 529s for my two children, and to purchase a significant amount of mutual funds. What lifestyle do you want (assuming you can afford it)? A single 25-year-old banker in San Diego can sleep on the park bench, eat out of the McDonalds dumpster, walk to work and save 99% of their income. Thank you for putting your Stock Series online and in blog form. After a downturn several years ago, my husband and I took money out of the market and put it into cash. Im now looking at investing in regular intervals. Australia, Vanguard will not open a new account for us even though we But what was it about indexing and minimalism specifically that appealed to you at that time? by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com, Dec. 7, 2012. The market did bounce back in stunningly a short period of time, which, of course, I had no idea that it was going to do and nobody else did, either. thank you so much and i hope you keep updating your blog. As you guessed, right now is a very busy time as Friday I head to Ecuador: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/03/12/chautauqua-october-2015-times-two/. As I think I alluded to earlier, I used to be a stock-picker, and I, in fact, achieved financial independence doing that. Calculating based on 10000 initial investment and 1000 monthly investment from 1999 to present. PROSPECTIVE SURVIVOR PER YEAR $ 28,021.44, 2. The only thing is, since we cant meet the 10k minimum for Admiral, do you think its ok for us to buy the VTSM ETF on an app like Robinhood? If I own a treasury issued by the United States government that is good for 10 years and pays a 3% yield, I can be assured that I will earn my 3% coupon every year for 10 years and then receive my initial investment back at the end of the term (unless the government goes away or defaults and we have a much larger problem). Let me first give me background. I hear about this a lot, from guys like Peter Schiff. Nice to hear from you and glad to know how well things turned out. I recommend your book to everyone who will listen. We connected on Twitter about publishing your book in South East Asia. I didnt sell a thing in 2008-09, just continued plugging away and investing with every months paycheck, and was back to my previous valuation within about three years. Its simply a matter of time. Our investment management business generates asset-based fees, which are calculated as a percentage of assets under management. 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. 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. Your work empowered me to take charge of my own financial life. I would also love to see a post where you shared more resources like MMM and other FI, outspoken, intelligent writers. Actually, as we talked about earlier, Mr. Bogle brought out his first index fund the same year I started investing, but that didn't benefit me for the reasons we discussed soon enough. It recognizes that most people simply don't care about investing and personal finance, so he lays out 9 steps for a simple path to wealth. But mine is an outlier position and most who recommend holding international stocks also call for holding international bonds. The only reason for women to work is if the household needs money? I am trying to figure out the best way to pay this off. If the Japanese rights are still available, could you please send us a pdf for their review? So far no Italian publisher has expressed interest. 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. Are you interested in being in a part of our Future Connection Conference project? Lets say it did work as mentioned and Vtsax went up as new investors invested. I know that I cant time the market. 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. Glad to hear it, but I hope you still love me when the markets take their next major dive. . Stocks Part XXIX: How to save money for college. . Probably for the same reason I list Goa separately and Zanzibar separate from Tanzania. I was just wondering what your take on it is? Many ethical funds advertise their avoidance of porn companies however Im unaware of any even in the S&P 500. But it is only 6% of your portfolio, so no harm in holding it if you like. I just finished reading your great book The Simple Path to Wealth and had one comment that may be helpful to other readers. JL Collins joins Carl and Doug to talk about a terrible investment experience with Real Estate. Travels in South America: It was the best of times. Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia. If you could, please take a moment to subscribe to and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. I am not able to find it. My familys escaped from Ukraine and ended up in the United States to give our family a better life. 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 one bright spot in all of this is that Ive collected 20 years of the full amount of employer matching funds. But as I'm getting older, I'm thinking, I really do need to figure out where I'm going to settle down for the final chapter. And I want to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me an endless optimism for the future. Hello! Benz: One area where you run counter to the conventional wisdom is that you're not a big fan of dollar-cost averaging. Podcast? Were Mergen Digitals LLC, a Texas-based Digital Marketing Company. JL Collins (Author, Narrator), & 2 more 9,776 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial 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. I also just consolidated all my previous employer accounts into an IRA with Vanguard. Thank you so much! I hope this finds you well I am a publisher from Germany and we are also interested in your book Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for sharing your thoughts. His first book, The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life was published in 2016 and has been an international best-seller. It is rewarding to learn that the Christmas gift will have a long-term impact on their life. I finally found you because Chris foound Fritz- The Unholy Alliance is reunited! I learned a ton, but most importantly I learned I was unhappy in that environment. Wilkie Collins: The Haunted Hotel The Woman in White Richard Marsh: The Beetle Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles The Silver They did well for me until they blew up. 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. Spend less than you earn invest the surplus avoid debt. And fortunately for me, during those years, the wind was at my back. Hope to hear from you soon! An easy read. They are only making Collins index fund greater so that he will never have to work. Did US also start this way actively managed funds beating Index and then fading away? http://www.finllect.ae, Hi Mr Collins, thank you for all the invaluable content here and in your book! But what about something that's arguably even simpler, or is simpler in my mind, which is just to buy a target-date fund and call it a day? Ive the following question the Fed has now been increasing the interest rates (I think 9 times since 2015) and from what I understand, the goal is to slow down the economy (and hence the stock market). 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? When you're working, and you have cash flowing in, and if you're smart and you're following my advice, you're taking a significant portion of that, and you're channeling it toward your investments. Pretty much in that order although Ive done some more than once. Me and my Soldiers would really appreciate it. I am as well I thank you for this greatly. Develop Your Skills and Talents By Shawn Jenkins and Jonathan Mendonsa Shawn Have you ever considered your career to be like a brokerage account for financial freedom? Part XVII-B: ETF vs. Mutual Fund -- What's the difference? Anyhow, do you think its OK to borrow for school tuition as its an investment and I dont want to cash in my investments. Statistically, zero. When I married my wife 4 years ago, she had an incredible amount of high-interest debt from years of bad money-management and putting degrees on credit cards. ETFs were created to make trading indexes easier and, of course, I am opposed to trading. but I am afraid Im not going to be able to be much help. The intrinsic value of the bond may change. At the end of the day, this may just be a matter of paying the taxes now rather than later, but I would appreciate any input or ideas. Pricing and sales are out of my hands and set by Amazon. This is in short supply in todays world, even more so in the online world. My fianc and I were recently told about your book from family friends of ours Scott and Taylor from Playing with FIRE Documentary! 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? Exciting! Its free and worth twice as much. To go into the Presidency at twenty-five thousand dollars a year is, perhaps, to gain more fame; but what is to become of him at the end of his Presidency? Benz: This is a great list. We need kids to be ready for the real world. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/02/08/how-to-give-like-a-billionaire/, Im one of many who learned so much through your blog. I promise not to spam you, and I respect your answer whatever you decide. Ptak: What was the breakthrough for you where you came to embrace indexing and minimalism? Thank you for giving that to me. For now, Im still in recovery mode from getting the book done. And it's very possible that one day you're going to wake up and your stock portfolio is cut by 40% or 50%. With Finllect, users can automate expense tracking and categorization, access gamified budgeting tools, and personalized in-app rewards catered to each individual on our platform. But I say, if you read my book, or you try to read my book, and your eyes are still glazing over, and this is just not something you want to deal with, then I think a target-date fund is probably a pretty good solution. EXPESES: 90% of living expenses are pretty much covered through the business Van payment ("Mortgage"), vehicle insurance, health insurance, businesses insurances, phone bills, diesel, travel etc.. It's a pleasure to be here. My name is Tim and I am in charge of the outreach service for a major Thanks for the kind words and for linking to my Stock Series in that post. My father is still working and probably will not touch this until retirement, he is unsure when he will stop working. I have already maxed out my 2022 IRA contributions and have been investing my additional income with my brokerage account. I was using my student loans to essentially not work and realistically I bought more beer than I did course books and went out for fancy meals. I have dialogue between Erik and Moe, but Im a bit terrified of posting it public. it, I would not feel that financial freedom was within reach for us. The discussion of stock returns over time should address the issue of real versus nominal dollars. Should we now pull it all out of American Funds and put it into VTSAX? Houses are an expensive indulgence, not an investment. This threw me off. Glad Scott and Taylor turned you on to my book and that it has been a help. and you buy your freedom and your time by virtue of having investments. Be sure to read the important Disclaimersregarding the content and advertising here. I really wanted to share this with my friends and family, but to get full impact I want them to have, it has to be in Hebrew. As someone who doesnt live in the USA, it has been sobering to watch the pandemic unfold there. Was this the right email to get in touch with? So onto google: Jim Collins blog I wish I had your e-mail address to send you a proper thank-you message for the work youve been doing lately. Do you have any suggestions in our case. We now live on beautiful Sunshine Coast, Australia after living and working for 17 years in Sydney. It's just that I've spent at least half of those dimes over the years buying the thing that was most important to me, and that's my freedom, that's my time. What are your recommendations on a particular ETF which only tracks the S&P 500 instead of the whole market (VFV)? Kind of disturbing for those of us who invest at Vanguard. Thanks for sharing your insights they are valued! For more on bonds: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/10/01/stocks-part-xii-bonds-and-a-bit-on-reits/. My questions are: Tony Vogel Thanks in advance for any insights. This is a common issue, Lyssa. We piled money into tax-advantaged accounts (401k and Roth IRA). I just finished your book, thank you for writing so much valuable information in one place! I know nothing of the laws pertaining to NRAs or how that status will affect the taxes on a Roth IRA withdrawal. I would be honored to receive a reply. First of all, thanks for all the great information on this website. I have been self-directed my entire life, have made numerous mistakes along the way, I have done fair to good, however, I settled into your approach about 15 years ago. How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth by jlcollinsnh 220 Comments Literally since the day she was born people have been complimenting my daughter. So, instead, I wrote a summary post covering costs, efficient frontier and why 100% stocks, and pointed the readers to your stock series for elaborate study. Hanging on allowed me to retire in 2013 and Ive never been happier. I guess I make one, hence otherwise one would read more about this topic. So thank you for all your insights and advice. Im new to your site and already finding useful stuff. any guidance on this or any lead that i can follow? Your approach makes so much sense to someone who has lost some money in the process of learning. With all this said, I seek to grow all three buckets of resources and find your writing super helpful toward that end. Have you considered doing a follow-up with Doc G, 12 months on? For more: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/03/26/stocks-part-xxviii-debt-the-unacceptable-burden/, 2. Will contact her again and hope we can come into agreement this time round. I know, sounds too good to be true, which makes me wonder what the catch is? Im beyond curious what you make of todays volatility compared to when you wrote your book. A suggestion, though: date your posts so its clear when they were written and thus their relevance to current market conditions, for example. The market will crash. And we split the $5,000 and put it in each of those two stocks. But here's the kicker. Thanks JLC! 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. I am not a financial advisor, just some schmuck with a 9 to 5 day job. Find some other cute reference that is positive. The books arrived a bit over a week ago. I was hoping you could give me some guidance on how I should split the money between VTWSX, VTI, VXUS and VTETF; the funds that are available through ETRADE. Glad you found your way here. What are your thoughts on buying a fund that tracks the top 50 stocks in our little market? We met at the FinCon13 opening party happy hour and I said Id have to stop by and check out your blog! We used to get down to RI on a regular basis our daughter went to URI. That one came out in 2021. I logged into my accounts and looked at the expense ratios; not terrible, but I know I could do better myself. Dow, S&P, other? . When you inherit a some of money like $100,000, how should one invest it? or even to respond to the other question: under your original comment here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2011/06/03/my-short-attention-span/, youre gonna have to start reading this blog a lot closer, my friend. Stocks -- Part XXV: HSAs, more than just a way to pay your medical bills. You can't predict when they're going to come. Or not. I would love to send you two pics celebrating this moment. REDUCED PENSION . Very humorous. I spent the last year off from school and consistently invested a large portion (60-90%) of my income. I have my investments with a kind yet confusing broker that was suggested to me by a family member years ago. So, I've now forgotten your question, Jeff. If I retire at 60 from my present job this is the result. This allows me to not do the rollover conversation and pay tax, plus to make a bigger impact with my pool of money. If the idea of moving to index investing makes sense to you and you are ready to make the change, that is what you should consider. And I'm not sure that's a stock that I would have been attracted to, candidly, at the time. I forced myself to a financial learning journey 10 years ago and I wished I found your blog much earlier but then again better late than never. I devoured it. 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. I just wanted to send a quick email to follow up with you about my message from last week. PER YEAR $ 56,042.88 They dont exist. Collins covers a lot of ground in the book, from explaining how the stock market works (in everyday language that you can understand); sharing his own investment strategy; encouraging everyone to. Is there an interior designer in the house? Are the Simplified Chinese translation rights still available? JL Collins, author of the famous stock series that later became one of the best personal finance books ever written The Simple Path To Wealth. I started teaching personal finance to high school kids last year. Though, i have not read your book, i prefer audiobook. Id really like to write this review as I thoroughly enjoyed your book and Id be thrilled if youd agree to let me use the image of your book! i love your blog. The value of disposable income when you are still young enough to use it should also be addressed. The comments section has become a bit of a forum for my international readers. 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. Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again! May 2021 be both safe and less intense. As for Mr. Chesterton, I decided to use his appearance because really liked his Father Brown detective stories, and because Mr. Chesterton has a very easy to describe physique . 20 years out this will give some folks the opportunity to tell me, See, I told you so. but would still like your feedback. As they say, when the student is ready, the teacher appears, One article I came across today reinforces exactly what you said: We are interested of publishing your book The Simple Path to Wealth in Bulgarian language. "Why Your House Is a Terrible Investment," by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com, May 29, 2013. 13:47-17:46 Great things take timethree years to be exact. I work for a 401k company and teach doctors/nurses/housekeepers at some big hospital systems about how money works. Im reaching out because we think you would be a great Partner for us. Your email address will not be published. Thank you, Im afraid insurance is out of my wheelhouse. Plus, I heard Buffet comment on having his fortune goes to his wife to be invested in the S&P., but I think youve mainly touted the Total Stock Market indexes. Thank you in advance and I look forward to hearing from you. Id be grateful for your thoughts on two questions which I cannot find answers for (perhaps too basic for most readers). But there's some subject matter, topics that are just harder for some people to absorb than others. My time horizon is about 8 10 years (Im 62). A big Hi! Dear Jim, I agree with basically everything, and its all great advice. I have a post or two planned about people Ive met whove been able to make that happen. I was surprised that in your book (chapter 30) you advocate for using (withdrawals in retirement) taxable investments as compared to using your Roth IRA investments. Therefore, I would think that it might be more advantageous today to consume the ROTH for living in retirement, and instead plan to give the taxable money to ones heirs. An entertaining investment book what a concept! That is for you to decide, once you have learned enough to make an informed decision. Eager to hear from you, soon!! Let's suppose that you dollar cost average, and maybe the market drifts up a little bit, maybe it drifts down a little bit. Again I think your argument is still valid, but this is a mitigating factor that should be addressed. Hey Jim, as discussed on the Twitter universe, heres my email. I imagine you would say that we should stay tough and that the core principles hold truebut it really seems that, beginning in 2020, we may have crossed a rubicon: From the the phenomenon of meme stocks and market capitalization of small companies with nothing more than an idea far exceeding the market caps of established fortune 500 companies, to the current political climate and health of our democracy. 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. They will become financially independent, out of rat race and free to do whatever they choose. PDF. 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? And I always cringe a little bit with strategies that involve compensating for people's psychological shortcomings, rather than the dealing with those shortcomings so they can do better. I too have a blog where I help urban millennials make wiser money choices and for the month of November I want to focus on investing and the simple path to wealth. Are there any other Vanguard funds on the TSE that could suit my needs better? GBP or ZAR in 2008. I was introduced to your blogs through Frugalwoods website and I have enjoyed reading all your info. Do you have any experience with these? So far at least she knows: that getting in debt for stuff to impress others is silly, going out-of-state for college(if no adequate scholarship is provided) for prestige is silly and when she starts working she should invest in VTSAX. 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