Recent content by Andy.N

great, I'm loving all of the advise thanks everybody! Keep it coming!

I see, something I need to consider. Would it be wise to buy a more broad index fund, wait for those markets to drop a little then move funds over into them. I don't have experience but some of what I have read, especially from IFA, is that market timing and stock picking are pretty random and...

Thanks for the welcome replies, it appears some of experience promote buying investing in few broad funds opposed to multiple more specific sector funds. Historically it looks that emerging market indexes out perform broad diverse funds over time, and I do not plan on taking money out for about...

I take it these sectors have recently risen. I am interested in them because historically over long periods of time those sectors of the market have the largest gains. And because I'm starting my Roth, won't be able to withdraw for 25 more years, I figure i have a long enough period to handle...

vanguard funds are also commission free, but they do have the bid/ask spread which could cost some little change in transactions. Because of operating expense it appears ETFs may be the better deal, am I overlooking anything benefits of mutual funds?

Hello everyone, I just wanted to gather some opinions about the pros and cons of choosing mutual funds or etf for a ROTH IRA, more specifically vanguard index funds. Here is my understanding ETFs: pros and cons Consistently smaller expense ratios (all though they require a brokerage account...

Hello everyone. I graduated college last May and started working as an engineer in North Little Rock, AR in June 2010. I have been doing some research on investing and thought it would be a good idea to join a forum so that I could get more specific feed back on my personal situation. I don't...