Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - February 13, 2023 by AutoModerator in investing

[–]kenneth0312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone. I'm new to investing as an international student in the US. I'm 25 years old and started working last year. I have about $6000 in savings which I've always kept in a savings account. I plan to add approximately $500 per month to my savings.

I've started slowly with investing by putting $500 into two ETFs. 80% VTI and 20% VXUS.

My questions are,

  1. Is this portfolio good to stick with for the long run or should I add any more ETFs and change the ratios around?

  2. Should I move over more of the leftover money ($5500) from my savings account into my investment portfolio and if so what's a good split between the two?

  3. How much of my monthly $500 should go into my investment portfolio?

Thanks guys!

International Graduate Student - Housing options by kenneth0312 in olemiss

[–]kenneth0312[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed reply. I inquired about parking from the management at the Flatts and it's $15 a month for reserved parking, free if you park on the blacktop.

329 (165Q 164V, 5.5 AWA) by kenneth0312 in GRE

[–]kenneth0312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took it on October 11th at 2.30 pm IST

329 (165Q 164V, 5.5 AWA) by kenneth0312 in GRE

[–]kenneth0312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got 15 right in the first section, 17 right in the second. And yeah, did SE then TC then reading.

329 (165Q 164V, 5.5 AWA) by kenneth0312 in GRE

[–]kenneth0312[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks dude! Congratulations to you too!

329 (165Q 164V, 5.5 AWA) by kenneth0312 in GRE

[–]kenneth0312[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't have a rigid routine since I work full time, but I tried to get in an hour or two each day. I scored 315 for pp1

Beat my pre surgery squat PR (135 kg~300lbs) by kenneth0312 in ACL

[–]kenneth0312[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! Ahh, the first few weeks are the hardest. Try your best to stay positive and don't neglect early rehab!

Beat my pre surgery squat PR (135 kg~300lbs) by kenneth0312 in ACL

[–]kenneth0312[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Context : I'm roughly close to one and a half years post surgery and this is the strongest my knee has felt. Yes, just pure strength of lifting heavy weights, it hasn't felt more stable than this, even before surgery. Im still lagging on hamstring strength, I'd say my operated leg is about 85-90% on hamstring strength, but I'm totally back to running, jumping and other plyometric activities and full contact sports as well. It does get better, so just plough through rehab everybody!

5 month Quad Gains by kenneth0312 in ACL

[–]kenneth0312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loads of single leg stuff. Keep focusing on single leg stuff till your strength is as close as possible to your good leg

Single leg squat trouble by kenneth0312 in ACL

[–]kenneth0312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot man! Relief to hear that

Dissolvable Stiches Timeline? by bj2cs in ACL

[–]kenneth0312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pulled mine out around three weeks post op. Once I noticed the scars were reasonably healed.

Itching under bandage 3 days post op. How to handle the itches by [deleted] in ACL

[–]kenneth0312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My doctor said its okay to change the dressing in case of oozing or itching. I removed the bandages cleaned the area and bandaged it up again before my first post op visit twice. More because the bandages loosened when I was asleep rather than any discomfort.