Roth IRA’s, Conventional IRA’s, 401k’s, 403b’s, etc…
Yesterday, on top of my daily earnings, I also earned almost $6,000 in my 401k account due to the final piece of my company match vesting. Five long years I’ve waited to have full ownership of this money. It feels really good to see it now in writing. I’ve been counting it towards my net …
For a while on this site I was posting my net worth. I took it down because it didn’t seem to be adding value to the conversations and as it grew it began to feel more like bragging. It’s not that I didn’t earn the money and other assets I have, it’s that I no …
Well, 2012 was a pretty tumultuous year politically, and I was angry about the dereliction of duty by our Congress for most of it. Luckily for you guys I left my rants out of this blog. Coming into 2013 it looks like the Congress is setting itself up for the same sort stupidity that got …
Source: goodfinancialcents.com via Jeff on Pinterest Look, I'm not a big joiner, but when I saw Jeff over at Good Financial Cents tweet about starting a movement that increases the awareness and usage of Roth IRA's, I couldn't say no. It's just too important to start saving in a Roth IRA at the earliest …
Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) began trading today. I picked up 30 shares at $21.35 in my Roth IRA. I intend this to be a long-term hold. As a bit of background, Arcos is McDonald’s (MCD) largest franchisee, the Master franchiser for McDonald’s in Latin America and the brand leader in a growing market. Sales are …
Multiple sources have reported that the Social Security Administration will not be sending annual statements for the remainder of the fiscal year (Sept.) and will only send statements to those 60 or older next year. This is, of course, a cost savings initiative with likely savings of $90M over the 2 years. I’m all for …
I love buying on down days. Granted today is another down day and I bought these stocks during yesterday’s down day, but you can’t spend your life trying to time the market. It’s another reason I’m buying quality companies so I won’t care if it goes down a bit before coming back. At least I’m …
Stock Purchases – Dow Chemical; Allied Capital Corporation Read More »
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been sitting on the sidelines as this market seems to go from bad to worse. Well, today I got off the sideline and took a nibble. I added 20 shares of VWO at $97 to my Roth IRA. The coming weeks….err months…..I mean years….oh I mean …
I’m considering putting some of the cash in my Roth (currently earning 2.4% in a money market), and I need your help. I have a 20-30 year time horizon. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. My current allocation looks like this: ADRE 10%ATSI 5%COV 3%EWZ 6%HHJ 2%ILF 13%RMG 2%SPY 17%CGMFX 11%OAKLX 4%Cash …
Roth IRA Investment (cash, commodities, Berkshire, ETF’s, mutual funds)? Read More »
There’s an interesting discussion over on savingadvice.com aboout the amt. you actually need in order to retire with enough to live on. As you’ll see opinions vary. Check it out if you get a chance. You’ll see me posting…
