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Hello all, I run a small business (7 people) in NYC and am thinking of moving our 401K from our payroll company (ADP which we will retain for payroll) to THE ONLINE 401K. Has anyone had experience dealing with them as Third Party Administrators of 401Ks? If so, can you please tell me your experience...

Hello all, I run a small business (7 people) in NYC and am thinking of moving our 401K from our payroll company (ADP which we will retain for payroll) to THE ONLINE 401K. Has anyone had experience dealing with them as Third Party Administrators of 401Ks? If so, can you please tell me your experience...

Hello all, I run a small business (7 people) in NYC and am thinking of moving our 401K from our payroll company (ADP which we will retain for payroll) to THE ONLINE 401K. Has anyone had experience dealing with them as Third Party Administrators of 401Ks? If so, can you please tell me your experience...

Hi everyone, I'm a partner in a company and I've come to realize that our 401K plan managed by Morgan Stanley doesn't have any low cost index or bond funds. I've asked MS for cheaper funds, but they have told me what we have is as good as it gets. So, I'm in the predicament of: A. Do I let MS go B. ...

Thanks Brad.

That leaves me with dilemma of what to do with my 401K...should I just leave all of it in SSGA?

Thanks!

MARK

Hi guys,

OK, I've spoken to our 401K guy and he said I have the following options for bonds if I want them:
EVGOX ER 1.14%
IPFIX ER 0.96%

Either of these a contender do you think?

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks guys for the insight...although this is starting to sound really complicated for someone like me who really doesn't know that much about retirement planning.... Given I run the business where I work I can easily go to the guy at Morgan Stanley who runs our 401K plan and just ask him to add so...

Thanks so much guys. This is really helpful!

Thanks for the advice. [quote="ramsfan"] All good advice above. your first step is to check to see what (if any) cap gains or losses you may have with the bond fund in your taxable account. I agree with mhc that they will likely not be significant, but you should check.[quote="ramsfan...

Thanks everybody. I really appreciate the advice. Sounds like I'm good on the Emerging Markets front. I do have a question though on the tax advantage/bonds issue: The advice so far on emerging markets is spot on. Someone else mentioned that you should work hard to NOT hold bonds in taxable accounts...

Hi all, I spoke with a financial advisor in December who suggested I invest in some emerging markets. Here's the current makeup of my portfolio: INDIVIDUAL ACCT VTIAX $106,437 (total intl stock market) VBTLX $108,206 (total bond market) VTSAX $107,660 (total stock market) ROTH IRA VTSMX $6,786 (tota...

Thanks everybody. I've got it now.
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Thanks....you mean the traditional IRA and 401K are one and the same?

Hi guys, I have a very simple question....my employer offers me a 401K plan that I max out each year. I also contribute $5K to a Roth IRA. Am I allowed to contribute any other pre-tax money to a traditional IRA? Or is this not allowed because I take advantage of my 401K (or is the 401K actually my I...

Hi everyone I have a question about my bonds funds. Up to this point I have all my bonds (both in my Roth and regular taxable IRA) in Vanguard total bond market vbtlx. But I've been reading in The New Coffeehouse Investor that Bond funds should only be in short to intermediate term funds due to low ...

Thx!
Unfortunately I only have $1k to kick it off. Any ideas for low minimum funds (1k) with low cost?
Thx

Hi everybody, I have a question...relating to Australian index funds. I currently live in NYC and am a bit out of the loop down there and good quality products. I'm godfather to an 18 month year old Australian girl. Her parents don't have a lot of money and so I'm keen to set up a simple investment ...

Hi everyone,

I have all my money in Vanguard index funds....2011 has been a bit of a wash for me...any thoughts on the expectations for 2012?

Thanks,
mb

Thanks for the explanation.

All my vanguard funds are held directly with Vanguard not via another company like Schwab....does that mean I'm more vulnerable given I'm not covered by spic insurance?

Hi there,

I've just been reading about Madoff...

This may be a dumb question, but how can we be sure that our money is safe with any fund manager? If we have our money with Vanguard index funds how do we know for sure that its actually invested in the market?

Thanks!

Thanks everyone.....much appreciated.

Hi guys, I'm 39 and currently have the following asset allocation: VBTLX - 30% VTSAX - 35% VTIAX - 35% Given the instability of the global share market this week with the unrest in the middle east I've been thinking of diversifying my portfolio by having 5-10% in GLD. What you guys think about this?...

Oh and I just heard from ADP that yes we can access funds outside of the menu, but the cost is $1200 per year, plus $75 per participant...and each participant must have at least 30% of their 401K in the core funds...so they're not making it easy for us. The break costs from leaving ADP as our TPA ar...

Thanks Frank. I've just spoken to ADP 401K people and they have given me the full list of all the funds that are available to us. Here is the unabridged list: Investment Fund Ticker Symbol Gross Expense Ratio Morgan Stanley Liquid Asset Fund DWLXX 0.67 Morgan Stanley U.S. Government Money Market Tru...

Thanks Frank.

Can you recommend any good alternate TPAs? My business is based in NYC.

Thanks,

Mark

Thanks Frank. I'm actually the employer, so its my decision. The only thing I think that will stop me are any exit fees to go with a new TPA. I'm a real inegenue when it comes to these financial matters, hence why I'm playing catchup with these 401K questions. I'll have a chat to ADP tomorrow to see...

Hi guys, OK, I finally heard back from our 401K provider about alternate funds available to us...here they are: Invesco S&P 500 Index Fund .65 Invesco Equally Weighted S&P 500 Fund .71 Nationwide S&P 500 Index Fund .60 Nationwide Mid Cap Market Index Fund (in plan) .72 SSgA Russell 2000 ...

Hi guys,

OK, no wrap or load fees from our 401K provider.

They are sending me a list of low cost index funds with ER which we can add to the menu. As soon as I get it I'll let you all know.

Thanks for your help with all this!

Cheers,

Thanks guys...I'm on it.
I'll come back when I get the full menu.
Thanks,
mark

Hi guys, Thanks for your help. Unfortunately VG is not an option...ADP don't deal with them for some reason. The easiest alternative is going to Morgan Stanley and just complaining that all their funds are too expensive and requesting some lost cost index funds to be added to the menu. If they can't...

Hi everybody, I'm a little underwhelmed by the current choice of funds on our 401K menu and I think I will be able to have some influence about introducing some new funds that low cost. Our current fund choice is all rather expensive as far as I can tell. Our payroll company ADP is also the 3rd part...

Hi everyone,

I have about the $80KUSD in GBP and I'm wondering if I should bring it over to the States?

I'm just concerned if I do it now the GBP may suddenly appreciate...and I'm worried if I don't do it it may suddenly depreciate.

Any ideas what I should do?

Thanks!

Hi there, I live in the USA, but I have about £52,000 in an offshore UK bank account held by Barclays. Given the unpredictability of exchange rates and the volatile nature of the pound, I'm loathe to pull this money out of the UK right now. But I do want to put it to work for me. I was thinking I co...

Thanks Rural for coming back. Sorry I think I got my terminology wrong (I'm a newbie remember!). In answer to your questions: I am confused by your terminology of "taxable IRA", what is this account named on your account statement? EDIT TO ADD -- The maximum you are allowed to put in an IR...

Hi Rural, Thanks for your advice here. Sorry its taken me a while to come back to you on your recommendations but I’ve been slammed by a really busy time at work....and I’ve been doing some supplemental research. OK, on your recommendations, one thing I’m not sure you got from my posting is that I h...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping you can help me. I have a large windfall and I'm deciding what to do with it. I recently sold a property I own in Australia and have just moved the post tax profits ($173K USD) to my US bank account. There is no further tax to be paid on this money. Here are my details: EMERG...

Hi guys,

Any recommendations of a good high yielding relatively liquid savings account for keeping my emergency funds in? ING Direct maybe?

Thank you!

awesome. Thanks guys.....muchly appreciated.

Hi Rural, Me again...OK, I'm trying to put the IRA money away as recommended by you: $4k Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares (VBMFX), er = 0.22% $3k Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares (VTSMX), er = 0.18% $3k Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund Investor Shar...

Thanks so much everyone...really appreciate your help. Roth it is.
Cheers!

Hi there, I have $10K to invest in an IRA...I'm planning to put $5K in now and $5K in in January. But I'm unsure if I should put this money into a regular IRA or a Roth IRA. I'm hoping a tax wizard can recommend me a good strategy. Here are my details. EMERGENCY FUNDS - I have 6 months liquid in ban...

Thanks again Rural....once more sage advice. Fingers crossed a tax guru can chime in.
Again, big thanks to you.

Thank you so much rural...wow, you really took a lot of time and effort to put this together. I really appreciate that. I like your suggestions because they are simple and easy to manage. Thanks! My one question is on the 401K suggestion: 401k ($880/mo) SSgA S&P 500 Index Fund (01/1978) N/A GROS...

Hi there, I am new to the Bogleheads forum, so I would appreciate any advice you guys may be able to give. I’ve read THE BOGLEHEADS GUIDE TO INVESTING and found it very inspiring. I’m looking to get the most from my companies 401K plan....and also invest some of my savings, so any help you guys can ...