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Is it better to have monthly investments from a checking or savings account or to contribute the max in one shot? Will you get more earnings if you max your contributions early in the year? Or does it not matter? I have a Vanguard TRF (2055). Its looks like its gone up quite a bit in price since my ...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I decided to go with Vanguard and the TRF 2055. I am still very new to this and have a couple of questions. I opened my account with $1,000. The next day, it said my account balance went up to $1,004.78 and today it went down to 1,001.87. Is this change added/subtra...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I decided to go with Vanguard and the TRF 2055. I am still very new to this and have a couple of questions. I opened my account with $1,000. The next day, it said my account balance went up to $1,004.78 and today it went down to 1,001.87. Is this change added/subtrac...

Welcome to Bogleheads! I'd say that a Target Retirement Fund 2055 is probably too aggressive for anyone. I started investing at age 25 in a Target Retirement Fund 2030 and would recommend that - it has a nice mix of 80% stocks and 20% bonds (most folks will tell you that it is advisable to have at ...

Welcome to Bogleheads! I'd say that a Target Retirement Fund 2055 is probably too aggressive for anyone. I started investing at age 25 in a Target Retirement Fund 2030 and would recommend that - it has a nice mix of 80% stocks and 20% bonds (most folks will tell you that it is advisable to have at ...

Hi everyone. I am looking to open an IRA account for myself. I have signed up for eTrade and Vanguard (no money has gone into either yet) and I have no idea where to invest or what to do. I was considering the Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund. Is this a good place to start? Some info about me: 2...