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School me on investing...

Discussion in 'General' started by noles19, Nov 8, 2017.

  1. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    And there's all you need in the very next two posts. S&P500 index fund.

    The beeb delivers.
     
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  2. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    S&P index fund.
    NASDAQ index fund
    Dow index fund
    Russell 2000 index fund

    Any or split it among all of these for lowest fees and to not be concentrated in one market or stock top too much.
     
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  3. itsrichierich

    itsrichierich Well-Known Member

    I appreciate the advice you guys. If I decide to split between different index funds, do I have to work with different companies? Or can I do everything with someone like Charles Schwab?

    My son is a little too young (about to turn 2) to pay rent on a investment property, nor are we in a position to buy one to begin with.
     
  4. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    this is a text from my buddy who retired about a month ago,

    "Good morning, I will be very honest with you. Don’t listen to other people about retirement, each person responds differently.

    It’s not good for me, extremely too much down time. I don’t like looking for things to do, I need the everyday stress and being responsible to get somewhere and have a daily responsibility.

    Even at 75, I am telling you to only retire when you are ready and not because of age or the number of years on the job. It truly is a major adjustment."
     
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  5. Tristan

    Tristan Well-Known Member

    There's plenty of free ways to set up regular or retirement accounts, I use Etrade

    The ETF's will have built in fees, usually under .5% No reason to pay an advisor on top of that
     
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  6. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    The very first thing anyone needs to make sure that they are doing is participating in their employer's 401k program to the fullest extent that there is company matching.

    That is THE only free lunch in this world.

    If you think that you can't afford to, you are wrong: you can't afford NOT to!

    Put your allocation in an s&p500 index fund there. No need for any other investment in that format.
     
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  7. Tristan

    Tristan Well-Known Member

    I was going to say go back and read the first couple pages of this thread, but I looked and saw "buy a CD" and something about bitcoin...so...nawww

    Good point above about the 401k

    Other thing that comes to mind- an IRA or 401K that has the Roth option- take it! Only way a non-Roth makes sense is if your itemized tax deductions are well above the standard deduction. Otherwise you'll be like me and paying taxes twice on your contributions.
     
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  8. SuddenBraking

    SuddenBraking Spit on that thing

    I have less than zero concerns about being bored or being able to keep myself busy during retirement.

    That shit blows my mind.
     
  9. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    It really isn't as cut & dried as you might think. Especially if you're in the position of having an SO that's still working for the company health insurance kicker.

    I took my cut and jumped from the portfolio management game long ago, but we didn't quite have FU money so the missus kept her career on track to keep us insured.

    No way could I have just f*cked off (completely) all these years. So I drive around & play with dogs all day.

    In a couple of years, when the highway cuts through my front yard and I sell this place for beaucoup ducats, we'll find me Cadillac insurance on the marketplace until I hit 65 and get that goobermint gravy insurance and we'll both find something else to do.

    But to have ust goofed off all this time would have resulted in me going batshit along with my wife.

    Everyone's situation is different. Everyone's temperament is different.

    The dude that owns the dookie scooping company I sold out to is 72, worth 8 figures if not 9... and still goes and works alongside the laborers at the commercial real estate sites he refurbishes & sells.

    I think he's pretty much nuts... but he's happy.
     
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  10. SuddenBraking

    SuddenBraking Spit on that thing

    I don't wanna yuck anybody's yum so everyone should do whatever makes them happy, but I will reiterate that I will have no problem spending my time:

    1) playing golf
    2) riding streetbikes
    3) riding dirtbikes
    4) racing big bikes with ASRA (or WERA if I move south)
    5) racing and riding kart track bikes
    6) doing track days
    7) some charity work
    8) working out
    9) wrenching on bikes
    10) traveling
    11) and spending time with friends and family

    I reckon that'll keep me plenty busy.

    And I'm gonna retire literally THE MINUTE my account hits a certain number.
     
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  11. Tristan

    Tristan Well-Known Member

    A bit surprised PLTR hit my sell limit- sold about 1/4 of my shares at $85. Over 1000% gain in just over 2 years, I'll take it!
     
  12. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    WallStreetBets would be proud
     
  13. Tristan

    Tristan Well-Known Member

    Had nothing to do with them, never been on it
     
  14. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    it was a darling stock of theirs during the GameStop meme craze.
     
  15. BigBird

    BigBird blah

  16. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

  17. SteveThompson

    SteveThompson Banned by amafan

    I would suggest, respectfully, that other mistakes were made that have nothing to do with retirement age.
     
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  18. tony 340

    tony 340 Well-Known Member

    Well, in his defense I've worked at many of my customers shops and some of those dudes retire late and are dead in < 3 yrs

    Men need purpose, so I'll still be doing clubs and dog shelter walks etc .

    A couch and TV can kill you almost as fast as an addiction
     
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  19. 418

    418 Expert #59


    You're assuming you're gonna have money to do all that shit.

    As far as the last one, you think all your friends and family will retire with you? Everyone else is gonna have their own shit going on. You'll be the odd man out.
     
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  20. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    just a little something about my buddy, he was born with CP, he never married or had kids. He had a major back operation about 3 years ago, that didn't go so great, but he's been trucking on.

    He's pretty lucky to make it to 75 pretty much by himself.
     

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