Gear advertisements and other marketing efforts towards your interests. My advice is to focus on making the most out of your time and create quality relationships with people in both your personal life and career. There are going to be a few people who are going to make a lot of money, which is always the case with speculation. I want to save well, support a company with integrity, and then leave it alone until retirement. Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked? Thanks for the great read. Am I being too aggressive? However, if you read thru this: https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/ Just take a look at the S&P500 i.t.o. Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual - Albert Jackson 1996 This new and revised edition is the most comprehensive and illustrated book on woodworking. While Ive never written to you before, I am moved to do so this time. I would lose the F-You money. Am I too late in the game to do this? It took stumbling on this blog and approximately 48 hours later to move all my sons 529 funds into VTSAX. 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.. But when I listened to him being interviewed, he strikes me as an incredibly bright, incredibly thoughtful guy. I will offer two seemingly contradictory suggestions and some comments. But I think that if you are young and your goal is to achieve financial independence, one of the key things you want to do is keep your housing expenses as low as possible. Carmen. Me and Mrs Why925 got inspired 7-8 years ago on MMM and ERE blogs and after reading Rich dad poor dad, Your money or your life and 4 hour workweek. Im afraid insurance is out of my wheelhouse. However, 401(k) plans frequently have hidden fees and I tend not to trust investment companies other than Vanguard. 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. We bought the van for $16K on a private loan, and put about $4K worth of improvements, full cooktop, bed platform, sink with running water and solar power of course. Now, we have zero debt, and several hundred grand growing in VTSAX and 401Ks and are on track to be completely financially independent within 7 to 9 years. 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. In this post you will find my heirarchy for investing in various tax-advataged buckets: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2015/06/02/stocks-part-viii-the-401k-403b-tsp-ira-roth-buckets/. thank you so much. I found that my message has been skipped I like very much the content on your site and have a proposal that might interest you. Id kiss you on the lips, but our wives would probably be PISSED! Weve worked the program, simplified our lives, retired a mountain of debt, and hit our number. Like we have at 43 only 2 years ago. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. What's your thought on that strategy? Feel free to email me directly. You are, of course, correct. Im a content writer and specialize in finance, money managing, debt related topics. 10:04-13:46 The 4% rule. David B. I have a financial question related to a health issue.where would it make sense to post it? I think it can be a great investment; it can be a very lucrative investment. It was breathtaking to say the least. Having F-You money is so true. Thanks for passing my writings on to your sons. 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 also reallocated my investments into three low-cost index funds rather than the conservative TRF Ive been using for the past 4 years. I could not have said it better myself Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors. First I read Richest man in Babylon. And so, that's really the comparison you're making is, is this a good investment, not only a good way to deploy my money, but a big chunk of my time, and/or some chunk of my time? You can't predict when they're going to come. I put it all in VTSAX. Scott. Another note we have paid our house and live very frugally. . Not sure I will be reading your financial guide past page 10. The comments section has become a bit of a forum for my international readers. My income is $56k/year and that wont go up significantly unless I switch jobs. Good morning JL, The only reason to consider either is if you have dependents who rely upon your income. COVID-19: The unvarnished truth from Doc G. Mr. Bear, Podcasts, a good book and why I should be in 100% stocks. You can read my thoughts for yourself and then decide. 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. What a great site. Can I ask if you have thoughts on splitting the investments in VTSAX into growth and value ETF by Vanguard of course ? The Simple Path To Wealth. And I am taking your advice, especially regarding Vanguard. Is there a way to email you directly because I wanted to share with you a story regarding the impact of your book with my oldest son who is currently a high school senior about to go to college. S&P 500 ETF Katharina.loix ad gmail.com. Your video is a an absolute hoot, well done. I would like to request a review copy of The Simple Path to Wealth since we are interested in potentially featuring an excerpt from your book in the next issue of the digest, which goes to print on Thursday, Oct. 6. BRKB is a bit like a mutual fund in that it holds several different companies and Buffett and Munger have done an incredible job. Sir, My name is MSG Reggie Kalous and am currently deployed. And kudos to him for being open to it. JL Collins: Yes the book has sold over 160,000 copies sold and the book's 4th birthday was June 18th, 2020. That makes her hot. 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 have forwarded your contact info to my agent. August 2021. 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 Collins: Well, again, thank you for the invitation. That is 6.8 and 6.1 TWRR respectively. It all would have been extremely I hope they're also reading the part where I'm talking about you have to expect crashes. The good news is, in this day and age, there is so much great information out there about how to approach the market correctly and successfully. And then, the day after that is the day the market drops 40%. It's the sad tale of the very first piece of real estate I ever bought, which was a condo in Chicago. We connected on Twitter about publishing your book in South East Asia. Thank you for you time. Once I do that can I then invest the total in VTSAX? Gerry Anderson UFO Unstoppable Derren Nesbitt Autograph Card DN1 Craig Collins. The books arrived a bit over a week ago. 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. However, equally interesting is that the fact that the USD is a safe haven currency magnifies the size of stock market drops in the US. Many thanks! The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins is designed as a one-stop roadmap to financial freedom. Fully max out these before any 529 plans. The book has already been published in China, but I will forard your contact info to my agent. He made Benzingas list The Best Investing Books for Beginners. Check out the link here https://www.benzinga.com/investing/best-investing-books-for-beginners/. You probably became fatigued at making mistakes and sought an alternative. This would save on capital gains but would continue to frustrate me. Do you accept sponsored posts on your website? Current total break down: US equities: 90%, International 6%, Bonds: 4%. Olympus, Amsterdam, Bruges, Beziers, Portugal (Lagos, Porto, Douro Valley). Hello! Amazing! Can you think of a book that changed your life? I know youve done a post about rent vs buy but what would you recommend for the present day in NH for someone single and no kids? Because if I'm wrong, I don't want it to move the needle too much. Is there an interior designer in the house? Was in touch with Anna previously but it didnt work out. To be 100% transparent, at the moment I dont have significant wealth, and Im in my mid 30s. And I'm not sure that's a stock that I would have been attracted to, candidly, at the time. Hey JL. There's an irony in that in 1975 was, if I'm correct about this, or close to it, the year that Jack Bogle first brought out the first index fund at Vanguard. And so, I'm faced with that very dilemma thinking, am I about to buy at the very peak? Be sure to read the comments, too. So, they're kind of high-fliers. Hello my friend! https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/VTSAX#eyJtdWx0aUNvbG9yTGluZSI6ZmFsc2UsImJvbGxpbmdlclVwcGVyQ29sb3IiOiIjZTIwMDgxIiwiYm9sbGluZ2VyTG93ZXJDb2xvciI6IiM5NTUyZmYiLCJtZmlMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjNDVlM2ZmIiwibWFjZERpdmVyZ2VuY2VDb2xvciI6IiNmZjdiMTIiLCJtYWNkTWFjZENvbG9yIjoiIzc4N2Q4MiIsIm1hY2RTaWduYWxDb2xvciI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJyc2lMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjZmZiNzAwIiwic3RvY2hLTGluZUNvbG9yIjoiI2ZmYjcwMCIsInN0b2NoRExpbmVDb2xvciI6IiM0NWUzZmYiLCJyYW5nZSI6Inl0ZCJ9. And that, is pure nonsense! You usually reference Vanguards and just call it a day, and then maybe eventually add bond funds for ballast. Hi Mr. Collins. I had a question I wanted to ask and went to the Ask jlcollinsnh but I see that section is closed for now. Im glad to see it reach and help as many as possible! 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. I'm wondering if you can give us a quote for this story maybe along the lines of: "The top 3 things I would do if I was 50+ and preparing to retire?. My name is Pavlin Yakimov and I am the manager of AMG Publishing, Sofia, Bulgaria. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2013/05/29/why-your-house-is-a-terrible-investment/. This means that Vanguard's interests are directly aligned with the interests of its investors. VTI is the ETF version of VTSAX, the fund I recommend. I cant thank you enough for what youve put out here and I hope one day our lives cross paths. This advisor put us into American Funds. During the 1930s, in the depression, the government made a concerted effort to help people get into homes, because they were concerned about political unrest. I spent the last year off from school and consistently invested a large portion (60-90%) of my income. There was the pretty sharp drop during COVID. The Simple Path to Wealth. ($24K)! 401k) 74% built wealth outside of a company . 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. We arelooking forward to heard from you soon. Vanguards in the process of converting the investor shares to admiral shares (VTSAX). Id love to get your input. PER YEAR $ 56,042.88 09366, Dear Sir, I had an old 401k through Fidelity. As I point out in this post: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2016/08/16/what-the-naysayers-are-missing/ many react with hostility instead of interest. The information seems to be available in German only, however: https://www.de.vanguard/de/fonds-etfs/fondsliste/weltweit. My sense is we all have emotional issues around money, they just differ. My names Eliza, Im a co founder @ Learnt. Youve sustained a thoughtful dialogue on an important topic via a challenging medium. We have Korean publisher who got interested in your above title, and would like to know if Korean translation rights are available at the moment. Morningstar does not guarantee the accuracy, or the completeness of the data presented herein. 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. SoThanks! Also, if we start an IRA for my wife and invest in VTSAX, that should be done through Vanguard directly, right? I read your book and other authors about investing. As I'm thinking about books that I'm reading that aren't out yet, I just finished a book called Taking Stock by Doc G, who does the Earn & Invest podcast. For the FIRE movement, there's a lot of pushback, and people say, That's only for people making a big salary and were born to privilege. And when you read Kristy's story of growing up in China under the communists, and she's now a millionaire, it's not just for people born of privilege. Morningstar and its affiliates are not affiliated with this guest or his or her business affiliates unless otherwise stated. Will be recommending the book to friends. J L Collins The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life Paperback - 18 Jun. How do I send it? Read this book if you want to get your personal finances in order. $100k. If you dont have time I can always use quotes from your website and a link back to your site, that would also be helpful. for your very kind words. ..for your very kind words. Its amazing how our own minds dont want to face facts (I have personally had many experiences trying to time the markets and have failed miserably Im going ahead and buying VTSAX! 2. Obviously, it proved pivotal to the success that you've had. I live in Denver, and the construction around here is completely amazing. This is the link I was look at https://investor.vanguard.com/mutual-funds/profile/VTSAX. PROSPECTIVE SURVIVOR PER YEAR $ 28,021.44. Laura and Zinnia Morris. I would also love to see a post where you shared more resources like MMM and other FI, outspoken, intelligent writers. All the best to you and your family. Now hes looking forward to grabbing ahold a future of abundant freedom. That one came out in 2021. JL blogs about financial and other matters at JLCollinsnh.com. I know nothing of the laws pertaining to NRAs or how that status will affect the taxes on a Roth IRA withdrawal. They still send me alumni letters mostly, I think, hoping Ive become rich and famous. And so, it became very popular. Very interesting life so far Jim! In addition, if I do decide to take the lump sum of $200,000 it will be taxed. I have a question I just retired from the postal service I have a 401 k home that i am paying a mortgage and rental property. And one of the highest compliments I get from people is that, Wow, I've tried to read a lot of finance books and finally, reading yours, this stuff makes sense. So, that's who I'm writing for. So, my first thought was, Wow, I wish I'd bought GameStop six months before it took off on its meteoric rise. But, of course, I wouldn't have because I'm not a stock-picker anymore. DATE OF SEPARATION 26 September 2022 RETIREMENT, 1. Do you have any taxable funds recommendations? The Stocks Series has really helped me think through my investing decisions. I just wanted to let you know that as of November 2018 VTSMX is no longer available. Thank you for sharing, teaching, and inspiring. 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. Dear Mr. Collins, And I know that from experience, not only my own, but watching other people, that if you get money right, your life is far easier and more opportunities and rich and rewarding than if you don't get money right. Could you pls share your thoughts? Collins: Jeff, that is the post that has been the most popular in terms of views. 2. This is my main fear at the moment. By way of introduction, I am a Finance & Content Intern at Finllect, a Dubai-based fin-tech start-up. JL Collins retired at a more "normal" age than Mr. Money Mustache and started his blog as a way to pass on his financial/life knowledge on to his daughter. I just finished reading your great book The Simple Path to Wealth and had one comment that may be helpful to other readers. I love you Brother! I dont think Ive ever had a health question. Any suggestions for view points would be highly helpful. Case Study #4: Using the 4% rule and asset allocations. CONDENSE: Create a one page (maybe trifold) condensed version and give it away on Amazon or in paper version, for free. Hello Sir, I am so happy to have found you through the Mad Fientist. For any of you interested, heres what I sent Mike: http://27goodthings.com/2013/07/01/james-collins/. LUCRETIA. clients. Should I increase my the pre-tax contributions (up to $16,500) to my employer-retirement account or would it be better contribute just up to the 3% match, then put more (after-tax) money into my larger IRA? Or even Vanguard? But, as Andy Rooney once said, Never expect too much from your company. I'm not predicting either of those things to be clear, just as an example. Maybe there are some valuable experiences by people who have a long time of retirement behind them? This is very confusing and would LOVE to hear your thoughts? And since 2011, the markets have done almost nothing but go up. Stocks Part XXI: Investing with Vanguard for Europeans, Case Study #7: What it looks like when everything financial goes wrong, 1st Annual Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest 2013 results, and my forecast for 2014, Closing up for the Holidays, see you in 2014, Case Study 6: Helping an ill and elderly parent, Stocks -- Part XX: Early Retirement Withdrawal Strategies and Roth Conversion Ladders from a Mad Fientist, Death, Taxes, Estate Plans, Probate and Prob8, Case Study #5: Zero to 2.6 million in 25 years. jl collins! https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/01/27/stocks-part-xxi-investing-with-vanguard-for-europeans/ Hi Jim, Even the Vanguard social index fund may raise some concerns with people that have ethical concerns. Using the Search button might very well provide your answer. The market will crash. But maybe that answered it. I would love to write a guest post for your site, because I am currently trying to build my personal profile, and I would love to write a few articles related to personal finance and loans. I would greatly appreciate your view on my article: http://tenfactorialrocks.com/how-to-invest-efficiently/. And by the way, I don't mean to suggest anybody should start drawing 7% from their portfolio, at least not without looking at the Trinity study. great to see you here and thanks for subscribing! I just kept it with them and rolled it to a rollover IRA. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask us. My observation is that with other index fun providers, even Vanguard, there is a premium charged for the added convenience of the L-funds. You should expand the book and contract it. but I am afraid Im not going to be able to be much help. Investments Description "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. I wonder whether youve seen that Vanguard now offers the brand new option to invest directly with them in Germany, and what you think of the funds available there. It was more a slow, gradual education and understanding. However, physicians being as busy as they are, and not as interested in finance (too broad a brushstroke probably), I thought a summary- or a 5-minute version- might be helpful. DEBT: Student Loans + A few credit cards along the way = BAD (guilt shame embarrassment etc). Do we combine? But there's no reason for people to do that. It's, buy VTSAX, which is Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index fund. Id be honored to participate. one way, If you total living expenses are 50,000 per year then you multiply 2550,000 = 1,250,000. Marketing Im sure youre extremely famous and busy, but I could yse your help. Life feels easy now. Nice work so far on the blog. I finally found you because Chris foound Fritz- The Unholy Alliance is reunited! Any other advice for those in my age range? Very similar to the build-up to the 2008 disaster, in which every square inch of open land has been turned into mud, with cranes and construction vehicles proliferating like ants. Loved the book btw. Terms of Service apply. Maintaining independence and editorial freedom is essential to our mission of empowering investor success. Like you, I wish Id had my book then. Dear Mr. Collins, These morphed into jlcollinsnh.com with its international audience and now famous Stock Series; which in turn have led to this book. Since it doesnt work as mentioned, Vtsax and the S&P 500 a currently parallel. Best of luck as always, and hope you find your illusive inner-self. Then Your Money Or your Life. So, that's why I diverted 50% of my income over the years to my investments. have you had a chance to look at how Indian mutual funds have performed? Loved your book! The Pound just dropped faster than the FTSE (logical since the companies in the FTSE are earning in numerous currencies and not just the GBP.). I contribute 1000 monthly. I'm realizing all we really pay for on our own accounts is food and fancy meals out. I recently bought $30,000 worth of VTSAX using some funds I had in my savings account. I think the core ones, and I talked about this on the blog and in the book, are spend less than you earn, avoid debt, and invest the difference. In many posts you disavow market timing, and buying stocks on sale seems on first sight to be a form of market timing. Ive subscribed. Man, oh man. Ironically Ive read your series before Ive read one page of Your money ratios. Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway? Thanks again for the blog post. 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. Jack Bogles books are a nice fit with mine. Considering a venture capital fund as less than 1/10th of my after tax portfolio. Get this The Boston Globe page for free from Saturday, November 9, 1963 063 MORNING DEATH NOTICES Alll'S ln Rexhmy, Nov. Ti'het I . Please let me know if it is available in Korea. JL Collins is a financial expert and author. However . I logged into my accounts and looked at the expense ratios; not terrible, but I know I could do better myself. I love this blog and the tremendous knowledge you have given me from your book. My Retirement plans include traveling with my Girlfriend, Fishing, Hunting and Volunteering. Thank you for considering. And the right attitudes that you need to have to do that. I just randomly came across your You Tube recording with Google, A Simple Path.. But there's so much great information out there that I wish it had been there in 1975 when I started. Well. Reviewing the comments on my post of April 1st, Why I will no longer be writing this blog. Volunteer work through Junior Achievement in Los Angeles. I would seek to find match money for your gift and then use the resource for financial education and leadership development. This will be much more broadly diversified than buying a rental property and has none of the management hassles. Thanks, TFR, Hi Jim, Thank you for putting your Stock Series online and in blog form. And I suppose if I were going to add some spice to my index funds, I would want to look at that kind of thing. Regrettably, I cant go it alone. It could be that I am misunderstanding something from the annual report, but it seems like the total compounded annual gain from 1965-2020 has been 20% for Berkshire Hathaway and 10.2% for SP500. Monday of this week, I started researching, I knew we had made huge mistakes with letting our money sit in bonds, I met with 2 financial planners and did hours of research on what they had told me. Only 1 in 20 actively managed funds managed to beat the S&P index! An associate of mine said, This is pretty interesting stuff. I shared it with him. Is there a way to buy this book in bulk? Is there a way to pay for just your audiobook directly to you or someplace else other than having to subscribe to some monthly fee from a large corporation? I would have written off a thought like that as saccharine and inane a few years ago, but now I realize how empowering it is. Hi Jim- I finished your book and recently moved fully into the Vanguard total bond market index along with the Vanguard total stock market index. Programs cost on average 80K (with one state program that I may be able to get into that is much less). Another question I have is on the ROTH IRA. Every time I spend a frivolous dollar, I think that is one less dollar that will allow my to scuba dive with dolphins in Belize. i think i would have made different choices. . Read those, and then decide for yourself. Good luck, and if you figure it out please report back. One is PPLI (Private Placement Life Insurance). This seems to fall in line with your advise on investing. Focus on paying off the debt first. I would be honored to receive a reply. You can then invest this money in VGSLX https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=5123&FundIntExt=INT&funds_disable_redirect=true which is a REIT (real estate investment trust) fund. Your email address will not be published. Benz: Sticking with real estate for a second longer, you mentioned that you're active in the FIRE community, which is the financial independence, retire early group. Hope to meet you and the crew at a future event. I'm pretty sure. So, basically, in my world, it's not a matter of age, it's a matter of cash flow. Maybe the answer is: There is some effect, but because of conditions x, y, z this effect is small or not relevant to a normal life. I could send it via PM. Good to know at least one person is interested! InvestED, hosted by hedge fund manager and New York Times best-selling author Phil Town and his daughter Danielle, is the perfect stock market education for beginners. I couldnt put it down and finished it in 2 days. As someone who doesnt live in the USA, it has been sobering to watch the pandemic unfold there. I have two comments and an inquiry. But at the end of the day, you've got your $120,000 deployed. Well you said you would do it and you did. That said, please feel free to ping me when you have something you think would be of particular interest. I will be giving your book to my daughter when she turns 18. 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:. I am a great fan of you from Italy and wonder when is expected to have available the italian version of your book. OK, that wasnt fair. The investing world for the average investor is far, far, far better because of Jack Bogle and what he did. Doctors especially need this. Jlcollins: I would love to connect to discuss more about how we could work and grow forward together. https://jlcollinsnh.com/2014/06/10/stocks-part-xxiii-selecting-your-asset-allocation/, Haha yeah, you almost had me fooled with the April Fools post! Should I make contributions to my IRA at all? 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? We are interested in publishing them in complex Chinese-language in Taiwan, is this book available? but, better late than never right? JL Collins: Thank you. Wed love to work together. My next book project, announced here is due out in 2023. I was given a copy of your book as a gift a few months ago. Which makes me hot. There are not many people who take pleasure reading finance journal articles, but from your stock series writing I imagine you are part of the minority who do. Just be patient. I would appreciate any advice. Because if you're putting money in on a regular basis, as my daughter is, as an example, then when the market plunges, well, that's good for her, because she's getting more shares for those same dollars. 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