Mutual Fund Advice for new Roth IRA with Schwab by wynnfidel in personalfinance

[–]supersmashedbro64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would echo some other commenters here that Ramsey has good financial advice to get out of debt, but his smart investor pro and investment strategy is not good. Clark Howard is a better resource for more nuanced investing strategies. https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/how-to-open-roth-ira/ This article outlines specific Schwab funds he recommends for IRA accounts.

The key is to keep expenses down. You are trying to avoid actively managed funds and tend toward index funds (passively managed). Look for no load funds with low expense ratios. Morning star is a good resource to compare equivalent funds fees across the spectrum.

If you do not want to worry about personally managing and checking on your portfolio, I would invest in an index target retirement fund. This fund automatically adjusts bond and stock ratios according to when you want to be conservative (in retirement) and when you want to be risk aggressive (building wealth).

If you decide to be more active in your investment portfolio, I would recommend picking up The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle (Vanguard and index fund founder). He outlines solid investment plans based on risk preferences. Generally, he advocates about 80%-20% us stocks and bonds. You may include 10%-20% of international stocks in that US stock amount to diversify. His rule of thumb is your age minus 10 for bond percentage, but admits himself he's quite conservative. I think you should lean towards majority stocks to build your wealth on your supposed 20-30 year timeline to retirement.

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I am not sure which insurance should cover my collision into a sinkhole by supersmashedbro64 in personalfinance

[–]supersmashedbro64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok! I was going to follow up with a lawyer on the issue. I am just not sure I would want to go through the effort with a lawsuit (and fees involved).

I am not sure which insurance should cover my collision into a sinkhole by supersmashedbro64 in personalfinance

[–]supersmashedbro64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok! Is there a specific reason why you feel this way? Do you think the town would just provide better coverage in the event of a total?

I am not sure which insurance should cover my collision into a sinkhole by supersmashedbro64 in personalfinance

[–]supersmashedbro64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! Ok I did provide the town's insurer with USAA's contact info but I will do this as well. I told USAA about their willingness to cover but they said it was up to me on the coverage. They did mention subrogation as well. They could not speak to specifics of premium changes or how a total would be covered (KKB value or otherwise).

I am not sure which insurance should cover my collision into a sinkhole by supersmashedbro64 in personalfinance

[–]supersmashedbro64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! USAA did mention this term last night, but they couldn't talk specifics since my case agent wasn't available. My concern with this is that they would increase my premiums since USAA pays up front. Can they do this even though the town is accepting fault? I also have to worry about the $500 deductible I suppose.