Recent content by Magnus357

I appreciate everyone's input. I think I'm going to go with Slime's advice and move into the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (VTSMX) fund. I was already investing in an E-trade international index fund that has done well, so I think I'll leave the remainder in that fund for now. Thanks...

I'm 24 years old and have been saving in earnest for about a year and a half now. I've been contributing to my E-Trade Roth to the point where I have about $8,000 in it now. My investment plan as of now is a buy-and-hold strategy centered around a diverse index fund portfolio. The problem I...

With my current plan, I will max out the Roth IRA and max out the 5% of my salary that my company matches 100% with about $4400 left to invest else where. I guess I need to run some number to find out if the tax savings with be worth it to place that extra captial into my 401k. Could anyone...

Hello everyone! I graduated college last summer and began work this fall. My current goals are to save approximately 20% of my gross salary for retirement, which currently ~ $10,000/yr. I've opened a Roth IRA with eTrade and begun participating in my company's 401k program. My current plan is...