Vanguard funds for someone in late 20's, taxable account - Page 3

lswswein · 04-09-2008, 10:34 PM

Everything DblDoc said is right and being bored I am going to nitpick and say that for someone in his 20's who is going to DCA, the preferable strategy would be to not own ETF's unless they are getting free trades to buy the said ETF's. They are all passive, one of them tries to tax manage more and basically in Ned's case any one of them will serve the purpose well

-h

knockoutned · 04-16-2008, 03:24 PM

To give you an update, yesterday I purchased both Vanguard Total Stock Market Index and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index. I'll be dollar cost averaging through monthly investments from now until 2030 or so.

It feels great to end my analysis paralysis. Thanks again for all of the advice.

HFWR · 04-16-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by knockoutned

To give you an update, yesterday I purchased both Vanguard Total Stock Market Index and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index. I'll be dollar cost averaging through monthly investments from now until 2030 or so.

It feels great to end my analysis paralysis. Thanks again for all of the advice.

Well diversified, low cost, should be reasonably tax efficient. No muss, no fuss. Good choices!

lswswein · 04-16-2008, 08:59 PM

Good choice and good job.
-h

RichoRosai · 04-23-2008, 07:25 PM

Can you tell me how you did this from Japan?

Every time I try to open an account they want me to give them my US phone number and my US employer's address, neither of which exist, and then when I say I'm in Japan for the time being they send me to the Japanese site, which I'm not interested in.

knockoutned · 04-30-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RichoRosai

Can you tell me how you did this from Japan?

Every time I try to open an account they want me to give them my US phone number and my US employer's address, neither of which exist, and then when I say I'm in Japan for the time being they send me to the Japanese site, which I'm not interested in.

I set up my account with Vanguard several years ago. I switched my address to my parents' house when I left the country, and have kept it there since. It wasn't a problem when I invested in the new funds.

Is there someone in the states with an address you can use?

04-09-2008, 10:34 PM	#41
lswswein Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 318	Everything DblDoc said is right and being bored I am going to nitpick and say that for someone in his 20's who is going to DCA, the preferable strategy would be to not own ETF's unless they are getting free trades to buy the said ETF's. They are all passive, one of them tries to tax manage more and basically in Ned's case any one of them will serve the purpose well -h __________________ Hope springs eternal in the human breast:Man never is, but always to be blest. The soul, uneasy and confined from home,Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

04-16-2008, 08:59 PM	#44
lswswein Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 318	Good choice and good job. -h __________________ Hope springs eternal in the human breast:Man never is, but always to be blest. The soul, uneasy and confined from home,Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

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04-16-2008, 03:24 PM	#42
knockoutned Dryer sheet wannabe Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: tokyo Posts: 14	To give you an update, yesterday I purchased both Vanguard Total Stock Market Index and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index. I'll be dollar cost averaging through monthly investments from now until 2030 or so. It feels great to end my analysis paralysis. Thanks again for all of the advice.

04-23-2008, 07:25 PM	#45
RichoRosai Dryer sheet wannabe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Osaka Posts: 15	Can you tell me how you did this from Japan? Every time I try to open an account they want me to give them my US phone number and my US employer's address, neither of which exist, and then when I say I'm in Japan for the time being they send me to the Japanese site, which I'm not interested in.

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