I see them as what has worked for me and what has kicked me in the ass. And if you don't pay any attention, you could wind up 30 years later with a huge pile of money that you could have enjoyed along the way. I am only 7 years into marriage with 3 kids and have only been to a few countries. 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. I think it can be a great investment; it can be a very lucrative investment. I think youd be a great fit for our affiliate program. Hello Jim, Im sending you a big hug from Brasil. 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 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. Used to be in NH. As I think I alluded to earlier, I used to be a stock-picker, and I, in fact, achieved financial independence doing that. My expectations were confirmed, but not to the degree that you were let down. He said a coworker of his would like a recommendation for some books on personal finance. Collins - From The Simple Path to Wealth PDF: "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. This is Paul from downunder (Australia). Buyer Beware! Ive always enjoyed reading your blog and and I appreciate what you do. Therefor I ask your permission to publish a blog with most of Stock Series translated to Hebrew, keeping your full credit. I just came across Simple Path to Wealth recommended on a subreddit and have been listening to it on audiobook. But what about for people who are closer to drawdown or financial independence--whatever you want to call it--who do come into a large sum of money? Now I am off to read more of your musings.. Other than most of it is informative Only MOST of it??!! It, in retrospect, was just much more effort, and it wasn't working as well as indexing would have worked for me. But mine is an outlier position and most who recommend holding international stocks also call for holding international bonds. If so, it would be interesting to have you respond to apoorplayers suggestion that FIRE is the preserve of the white middle class here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2016/08/16/what-the-naysayers-are-missing/#comment-4215699. I immediately started my position in Vtsax. Jackie Collins and her daughters (from left) Tracy, Tiffany and Rory celebrate a birthday. 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. If you think you might like to go, sign up for the mailing list here: I am the author of The Simple Path to Wealth. Now that's all easy to say, and it's easy for people to understand in their head. If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. You'll walk away with a practical toolkit to achieving financial freedom with minimal effort. So, anyway. And of course, I was proven right. What happened in 2013 that made VTSAX explode after staying more or less constant from 2000 2013? I did a bit of research on the different funds offered by Vanguard. But what I do blame myself for is a college buddy of mine in the mid-80s, who was an analyst with Duff & Phelps, introduced me to the concept of index funds. 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. also What is your take on goldmoney.com? So, let's say, to make the math easy, you have $120,000 that your rich uncle has left you. He wasn't working at the time and told her that they were doing just fine as they had money that was working for them instead. You'll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." And I'm not against international exposure, but I don't see the need for it. You didnt account for inflation(and fees, which are harder). My sad saga would make a wonderful CW song, but I doubt my wife of 34 years would approve of the flocks of new blonde girlfriends. . Hi JL, We went into chapter 13 with 90 grand of debt. I am a polish publisher specialized in books about investing, trading, money. Best, I am not able to find it. My name is Dustin and I work with a faith foundation, helping families give generously, maximize their impact, and leave a lasting legacy. Sounds like your daughter knows a lot for a a HS Junior. And particularly seeing as we're probably most likely to build a house, and that's a 12-month process, so am I about to commit to a very expensive indulgence and not even have access to it for the next 12 months only to find when it's time to move in its value has been cut in half, like in '07, '08? Would you entertain a bulk discount? VT is the ETF version of VTWSX. our entire lives. Ptak: As much as you're a true believer in total stock market, you've indicated that sometimes you feel a need to scratch an itch to buy an individual stock. The 4% rule, even before the current environment you were describing, did fail 4% of the time--no connection to the two numbers. 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. All investments are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal. If you do that everything will work out and you will be happier. Or if not, what sort of intervention do you think is needed to set them on the right path? The simplicity of VTSAX is extremely appealing to me, but is not an option on the TSE. The only time that you benefit is if in fact the market drops, whether it drops suddenly or just drifts lower over that year, then it will work in your advantage. Optimal Finance Daily is the podcast where youd be narrated the most frequently. I can finally say that I can stop performance tuning in the investing department of our household and go back to learning more about photography which is much more fun. Id try to figure out how to live on just my partners income, go to school part-time and keep working, or keep working until I had the money saved. Luckily, 2 years later, she inherited enough money from a parent to destroy that debt completely and start a seed for our investing future. And I still have that addiction. Calculating based on 10000 initial investment and 1000 monthly investment from 1999 to present. First, congratulations on getting out of nasty relationship. its a difference of $16,639.08 per year ( $1,386.59 per month). Readers from all over have added their insights. 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. But, I cannot find any student loans without compound interest. Look forward to hearing from you. INCOME: Currently spinning out of control busy, refining the business model to keep up with demand. I may be able to work when done for a federal program to repay that loan too. Read every post in the stock series. Copyright 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 would appreciate any advice. Thanks for writing. 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. Consider it done. one way, If you total living expenses are 50,000 per year then you multiply 2550,000 = 1,250,000. Active 401k is (and has been) in an S&P index fund. Ptak: I wanted to shift and ask you about retirement income. Or Prague by itself. All the best to you and them. I reread the posts and still cant decide what to allocate! Bookmark. Hello my friend! Im 41, my fiance is 35, and we just bought a house. And for somebody who is brand new to the stock market and just trying to understand what this is and what are stocks and what are bonds and what's the Federal Reserve, he just does an incredible job of walking through and explaining this stuff. So, there has long been a push in this country to own your own home. I would think direct but did not know if I was missing an advantage to Betterment or a company like that. This is what is known as " The 4% Rule ". 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. None of the funds has a really high risk profile, which made me curious but this may be due to the set up of their risk criteria and they may want to calm people by making it look as though their 100% stock index fund is not that risky at all? And a key piece of advice that you've given again and again is that people should start out by putting as much as they can into a total stock market index fund. 6:10-10:03 J.L.'s sudden rise to fame. All the best, MS. First I want to say thank you for all of the knowledge you share in your book. So, I think 4% is a pretty reasonable and fairly conservative number. 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. Thank you so much for not only sharing your strategies, but for making people like me actually understand it. Since you have already read my book, you already know the answer to your question is one of the key themes in it. Not that I deserve it. I'd say our biggest battle. 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. Im reaching out because we think you would be a great Partner for us. I wish I could introduce you to the polish audience. 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? 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. I had a question, I am based out of Canada and planning to invest in the Canadian equivalent of VTSAX- VUN (Offered by Vanguard). Not your age. Hi Jim, When you argue for deferring consumption to your later years, lots of people, quite rightfully so, think that it wont be as effective. You can email me at 27Goodthings at gmail dot com when youre done or if you have other questions. Im not sure if you are replying to comments but its worth a try. Thanks for sharing your insights they are valued! Your approach just hit home with me. The opportunity costs of this would be about $1200 over 30 months? You have provided a great deal of information for European Vanguard investors, but I am unsure what the best way to invest in any of these non-Vanguard ETFs would be. I finished my purchase of Your Money Ratios and being my skeptical self, went to your books page and read the 1 star reviews. OK, that wasnt fair. We are a literary agency in Japan and have got a Japanese publisher interested in your book, THE SIMPLE PATH TO WEALTH(1st edition). Much appreciated. If you are so inclined, a short version of it would make a wonderful 5-star review for me on Amazon. And, of course, as you alluded to, housing prices have just exploded on the upside over the last couple of years. While Ive never written to you before, I am moved to do so this time. Im from The PaiSha Agency, based in Taiwan. 1989, but I had no idea at the time. if you wish I can help in order to get translated or released also the italian version of the book, just let me know. I devoured it. Thanks, TFR, Please send it along if you like, but please understand it may be quite sometime before I am able to take a look.. Do let me know if you accept paid posts. You might also post both here: https://jlcollinsnh.com/2017/04/14/sell-sell-sell-sell/. How did you get started as an investor? If you are interested in my ideas, they are all laid out here in the blog and in my book. . So we put in everything else to get to that dollar amount. Enjoy your Spitfire. Collins: Jeff, there wasn't a road on Damascus kind of moment. I'm excited, thanks. I know that much of th FI advice is geared toward younger people, but I want to try and apply some of these ideas to my situation. Thanks! Renting versus buying a house is more complex than running the numbers. Surprise.. our bill was $6382. Youll also find how I personally approach this issue. StocksPart XIII: The 4% Rule, Withdrawal Rates and How Much Can I Spend Anyway? I love your simplicity and straightforwardness. appearance wise, the character looks like this author, minus the mustache: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton, This is certainly one of the most unique comment Ive gotten so far. I guess there are many folks who are happy to accept this, because they enjoy the alternative luxury of free time. From there I found MF and MMM. If you feel comfortable sharing with us you can contact me at my email. for your very kind words. This account is much larger, about $100k. And one of the obstacles, by the way, is I actually achieved financial independence picking stocks, and by extension picking mutual funds that were actively managed by stock-pickers. Were raising our seed round; please, read about it here: https://startengine.com/learnt. And then, there's Quit Like A Millionaire, Kristy Shen's book, a great inspirational book. Another question I have is on the ROTH IRA. Kind of disturbing for those of us who invest at Vanguard. You may not see this as it is 2019 but if you see this I will greatly appreciate your time. Thats great to hear, no pun intended. He was viewed with great skepticism by the participants. 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. JL Collins has been an investor since 1975. Loved your book and took your advice but then made a crucial error that Id love your view on: I had all my retirement money (over 1 million) in VTI. Yes, I know the answer. Maybe there are some valuable experiences by people who have a long time of retirement behind them? And that's when I suggest that you add bonds to your portfolio. But this is clearly not what happened for you and others recently. I guess its better than stock picking, but does this enough of a diversification? It seems to me this person is probably just uploading audio books without respecting copyright claims. But then, the longer they were around, the more research about them came out. advice I wish I had gotten long ago. Our guest on the podcast today is author and blogger JL Collins. However, actively managed mutual funds have outperformed Index for the past many years here. Collins: I imagine, my father, for instance, I remember when I was a child, hearing that he had invested in some stock based on a tip that he'd gotten, not surprisingly, he lost money and, and he said, I'm never going to do that again. Could you please advise if the Chinese translation rights are handled by you directly and is still available? Nice work. And again, I think a great companion to my own book, if I can say it. I wanted to invest as much as possible and automatic reinvesting is easy. One Taiwanese publisher is interested in the complex Chinese rights of The Simple Path to Wealth, could you please ask your agent to contact me if the rights are still available? Then stocks fell and sold everything at what I considered to be a high of 152. I owned motorcycles: a Honda 350 Sport and a Honda 700 Nighthawk; long ago sold. I am sure I am going to go with vanguard. Case Study #4: Using the 4% rule and asset allocations. Would it make sense to roll both of them into a traditional IRA? Man, I love your book! We built wealth using a similar strategy as JL Collins-using index funds to get in the stock market in diversified ways. Much appreciated. I recently listed to your newest podcast on ChooseFi and I had some thoughts about the bond section. Funny how you can blow through a years wages in about 6 months when youre hanging out in poolrooms and bars every night. But to me, a bond funds seem to have the limited upside that is a feature of bonds with all the volatility of stocks. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. Thank you, To me, money represents security and its not hard to see the roots of this in watching my father lose his business and our standard of living as smoking destroyed his health. They did well for me until they blew up. Thanks, Case Study #9: Lars -- maximizing some good fortune and considering "dollar cost averaging". S&P 500 ETF My whole family will sure benefit from it. Regards, It's, buy VTSAX, which is Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index fund. and the taxman cometh. And I may have forgotten one or two. This is the price that I would have to accept if I sold the bond; however, in this scenario I do not have to sell the bond. Happened across your website via MMM. It would help me a lot to break my old habits. Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets. JL Collins says she is not alone. PERSONAL EXPESES: Food, DEBT payments and not much else. Your pride encourages it. The investing world for the average investor is far, far, far better because of Jack Bogle and what he did. . You usually reference Vanguards and just call it a day, and then maybe eventually add bond funds for ballast. Let me first give me background. He has a nice 401k and a very small IRA in my name. Just be patient. A bit about myself I am in my late 30s and after years of medical training just started my first real job as a physician, however, even though my monthly income is > 10k Im still struggling check to check. We have new alternatives that could help you do just that. The email goes on to explain that the new ETFs are Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) and Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX). AJ says. Weve worked the program, simplified our lives, retired a mountain of debt, and hit our number. A pal of mine once said I had won the family lottery. 2. What kind of stocks are you attracted to and how have you done with them? But I did know that the pandemic wasn't different than any other cause of any other crash. Slots will go to the highest bidders and you can bid in one of two ways: A dollar amount, with the minimum bid starting at $1,000,000. If you wanted to add international to your VTSAX/VTI holding you could use this. . This is the basis for the "Stock Series". It is a very personal call. How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined. Im 30 and didnt get my first real-money job until 2013. Ask him bout the exploding rocks. Any suggestions for view points would be highly helpful. i wish i had known about these investment strategies way sooner. 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. But youll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it stays that way. And ohh the irony of what was said in this post, the date that is was posted, and what was happening in the market when it was posted. I myself am 42 yrs old and just coming out the other end of a nasty divorce, I made a bad relationship decision which cost me financiallymy ex got the house as he earned more but I was happy to let that go. . She is the younger half-sister of Simon Collins and Joely Collins, who are Phil Collins 's children with his first wife, Andrea Collins; and older half-sister of Nicholas and Matthew, Phil's children with his third wife. I was eight. Am I on the right path?? So, it's less of a slam dunk from that point of view. Or any books you recommend. I am working on my emergency fund, I have about $10k in cash now in an HYSA. Due to the so called hedonistic method of calculating the inflation rate, the inflation rate does not reflect the improvement in quality of goods or the discovery of completely new products, which represent to some (probably not to small) part the growing standard of living of a society. Thank you. I would provide you highly SEO optimized content. Wow! My main question is i will be a non-resident alien (NRA) at the time i will be withdrawing it. What am I missing? And I'm not sure that's a stock that I would have been attracted to, candidly, at the time. Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again! 4:21-6:09 The philosophy of financial independence. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask us. Benz: What was your career path prior to you becoming a financial blogger? Id be grateful for your thoughts on two questions which I cannot find answers for (perhaps too basic for most readers). I am 40, my husband is 52, and we have a 4 year old child. The author and financial blogger discusses why less is more in investing and his controversial take that homeownership often doesn't add up financially. They are justifiably famous. If anybody does, I'd love them to share it with me. 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. My talk at Google is also a good overview of my investing philosophy: I started out writing this for my daughter. Are you interested in being in a part of our Future Connection Conference project? and going with your advice, paying off the highest interest rate loans first. You can follow us on Twitter @Christine_Benz. Chautauqua 2018 Greece: A week for the gods! Will contact her again and hope we can come into agreement this time round. Courtesy Rory Green We are often asked what it was like growing up as the daughters of Jackie Collins. That one came out in 2021. Here's the one I like: 25x the annual amount you spend/4% of your assets. I came to your blog to pay respect for being one of the great leaders of the FIRE movement I choose to follow. And this may be a warning to others, life is always unexpected and doesnt always turn out how you hope. Look forward to your reply to my mail. Thanks for the invite to Morocco. I couldnt put it down and finished it in 2 days. Cheers!! by JL Collins (Author), Mr. Money Mustache (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition 8,925 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Great on Kindle Great Experience. Yes that will put you in a bit more debt, but only IF it happens. Real return is less than 4%. We are interested of publishing your book The Simple Path to Wealth in Bulgarian language. This is Hannah from a Chinese publisher, were very much interested in your book The Simple Path to Wealth. Would also like to explore how we can license some of your contents on this blog. I really appreciate the insight and speedy response. Tony Vogel Most important tip I gave them was how to hide their tattoos for an interview. An entertaining investment book what a concept! Thank you! Im writing here not only to thank you, but to ask a question (and I couldnt find where else I could send this ) I write stories in my spare (and not so spare) time, and Ive created a character that is most definitely inspired by you and your blog. And it would be a valuable (to the rest of us, not to you) resource. I live in London which adds more complexity to my investment ambitions. Read those, and then decide for yourself. Your name came up as a potential interviewee. 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. . Hey JL. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-bull-market-could-be-here-to-stay-2017-05-17. Can you think of a book that changed your life? I promise not to spam you, and I respect your answer whatever you decide. Better to learn a bit to do it for yourself. Gimme a break. Monica H. avid reader of this blog and fellow index investor. Looking to do a 60 equity to 30 bond to 10 REIT mix. You first have to make some basic lifestyle decisions. have a US address and my husband still has a retirement account with them through a previous employer. Do you have a discount for bulk purchases of books? The Boglehead book is very USA centric but some amazingly simple threads that come out of it that are like universal laws of nature, like gravity, applies to us all wherever we live. 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? great ideas!! A true Financi. Its in Swedish, but Google Translate is our dear friend . Sounds like a great mission. I am a great fan of you from Italy and wonder when is expected to have available the italian version of your book. It was just the reason du jure. So, as Jack Bogle once said, performance comes and goes, but fees are forever. I realise your a busy man so I will keep this short , I live in Scotland (U.K.) and my current investment holdings are:-, Vanguard: target retirement fund Life, for the first time, has a clear path for me. In addition, if I do decide to take the lump sum of $200,000 it will be taxed. Collins: Jeff, that is the post that has been the most popular in terms of views. First and foremost, Vanguard is owned by the investors in Vanguard funds. ..glad you made your way here and very glad somebody is teaching HS kids personal finance! First I would like to thank you for the amazing book it changes my perspective about investing (and hopefully my life in the future ) ! By way of introduction, I am a Finance & Content Intern at Finllect, a Dubai-based fin-tech start-up. and Dr. Kind Regards, Nadine Tawakol Im another brazilian that has just finnished reading your book, and I can tell you it was another mark in my (short) investment life. These morphed into jlcollinsnh.com with its international audience and now famous Stock Series; which in turn have led to this book. Where do you look for wisdom on an ongoing basis? I love how you break everything down and make it super easy for me to understand. Thanks JL! Ill send you a PM. Today I found the Earn and Invest episode you recorded with DocG back in March 2020 Are we overreacting? What is the best point of contact for you? 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. ; ) a great post BTW. 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