I continue to be astounded at how well the ETFs I bought this summer are performing.I thought they’d be goodI was sure they’d do well, I just didn’t know I’d see this kind of result so quickly. . . . → Read More: ETF Performance
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Wow, the ETFs I purchased this summer are spanking the market.FXI: Up 18.2%EWW: Up 20.52%IVE: Up 9.62%Total percent increase, corrected for my share allocation: $15.93%, approximately 60% annualized. . . . → Read More: Loving those Foreign ETFs A couple weeks ago, my rollover transfer from my last employer’s 401K to a dedicated IRA finally completed. . . . → Read More: New IRA Investments, IVE, FXI, EWW I changed my mind and opened college accounts for each of my three kids. Up to now, I’ve been thinking that I shouldn’t do that until I was already maximizing my contributions to every tax advantaged retirement account. . . . → Read More: Open a college savings account anyway Last year was the first year I’ve ever managed to pay myself first! Almost every book tells you to do that, to take a certain percent of your income and sock it away before you pay the rest of your billsI spent much of this lovely Portland day doing my books. . . . → Read More: Paid myself first A few days ago I posted that I made a 21% after-tax profit from my investment/speculation account. I pay a lot of attention to that account, of course, and deliberately do not pay as much attention to my Roth IRA. I prefer a “buy-and-hold” approach in that account. Interestingly, that strategy paid off even . . . → Read More: My Roth IRA gained 26.57% last year The first Carnival of Personal Finance with one of my articles is up! . . . → Read More: First fearless carnival If we want to save Social Security for future retirees, we as a society should do what we can to encourage saving now. I hadn’t thought of it that way before, that my personal saving and getting out of debt will help fuel the economy which will enable retirees in 2020 and beyond to . . . → Read More: Addressing the Social Security Crisis Did you know that starting a Roth IRA for your ten-year-old will pay off 240:1? It is true. At 7% interest, a $100 investment in a simple mutual fund such as Dow Diamonds or QQQQQ, which average 7-8% will pay off incredibly for your child.I just made a quick calculator to help explore the numbers. . . . → Read More: Starting a Roth IRA for your kids This time of year, we are all considering adjusting our retirement contributions for next year. Did you max out your Roth IRA? I did not, sadly, but that is now one of my top financial resolutions for the new year. If you have been maxing it out, then you may want to take a . . . → Read More: Roth 401K – A new option for 2006 |
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