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Questions: 1. For my second layer bond fund, which would you recommend? Vanguard Total Bond Index is popular here but what about a higher yield bond that is still safe? 2. Does anybody else hold a lot of cash and use Wellesley as their “bond” fund? 3. Are there any expats in here reading from overs...

Kintora

Questions: 1. For my second layer bond fund, which would you recommend? Vanguard Total Bond Index is popular here but what about a higher yield bond that is still safe? 2. Does anybody else hold a lot of cash and use Wellesley as their “bond” fund? 3. Are there any expats in here reading from overs...

Kintora

Just my personal opinion, I consider hitting my number as the first time I hit it, even if there is an immediate downturn afterwards. The reason being that a SWR factors in that retirement could begin with a downturn. That being said, my naturally conservative nature will probably like to see exceed...

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The tax-preparer and you are solving the over-contribution problem in different ways. She is applying the excess to 2021 so you have that much less to contribute in 2021. But that will be a problem if you over-contribute again this year. (The custodian may not recognized it as a 2021 contribution i...

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Due to an unusual 2020, my AGI was much higher than a normal year. The result was that I was only eligible to contribute $4,720 to a Roth IRA in 2020, but I contributed $6,000. For the overcontribution of $1,280, I performed a Roth IRA to Traditional IRA recharacterization with Vanguard who calculat...

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Hmm... Per Vanguard's website (which is showing data as of 4/13/21): BND (domestic bonds) has an SEC yield of 1.35% BNDX (international bonds) has an SEC yield of 0.42% BNDW (world bonds) has a 53% allocation to BNDX and 47% allocation to BND. Yet it has an SEC yield of 2.89%. There's probably some...

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I was able to find 3 years of my data (2011 and more recent) on IrS.gov, it only took 5 minutes to create an account and look at it directly myself. Yes, indeed, the previous link (below) was the ticket. I was able to pull all my data from 2011 to current which is exactly what I needed. The knowled...

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Just curious, but why do you need your Roth contribution history? Everything in the account is tax free (at least after age 59 1/2). In my forecasting of various scenarios where I retire around age 54, I want to be aware of the amount I could potentially pull from the Roth IRA without penalty betwe...

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Swivelguy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:16 pm You can request 10 years of your "Wage and Income transcript" that contains form 5498 from the IRS here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/transcr ... order-them

Excellent. Thank you very much.

Kintora

Your yearly income tax paperwork may have info on if you contributed or not... but you may only keep 5 to 7 years of that info on file at home. I'm pretty sure there's a place to enter in your Roth contributions for the year (even if it didn't effect your taxes) Thanks, I will double check my tax p...

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this kiplinger article says: Search your records for copies of Form 5498, which your IRA administrator sends to report contributions, or look for contributions on your brokerage statements... If you don’t have those records, you can request a transcript from the IRS. An enrolled agent or other tax ...

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Vegomatic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:05 pm Work through your checking account / check register, if you wrote checks from a non-EJ account.

Good idea, but unfortunately the contributions were always drawn from a pool of funds already in EJ. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Kintora

Wondering if anyone can help me out on the best way to get the full history of my Roth IRA contributions. I became a Boglehead in early 2020 and moved my accounts from Edward Jones to Vanguard including a Roth IRA which I had been contributing to for a number of years already. I contributed $6k in 2...

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Hello Bogleheads, I am a 41 year old, married with one child. We have good health insurance through my state government employment. They offer Flex Savings Accounts through my work but not Health Savings Accounts. Our family deductible is $3,000 a year which technically means it is not a low deduct...

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Mlm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:04 pm Sounds good to me. This is my situation as well and that is what I am doing along with CD's

Thanks!

Kintora

Sounds like you have already done all of the usual checking and figuring. Your other choices would be CDs at a bank or credit union or I bonds atTreasury Direct or Treasuries (to eliminate the state tax). Only the I bonds are actually tax-efficient, but some people don't want to open an account at ...

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In your opinion, is there anything wrong with putting bonds (BIV - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF) in my taxable brokerage account in the following scenario? Tax-deferred accounts are already filled with bonds ($67,000) Tax-free accounts (Roth) are currently filled with stocks ($75,0...

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For the years that you are outside the US, could you not be not a resident of any state and therefore no state income tax? Or because you are working for a US company you need residence in a US state? It really depends on the state you are leaving from. California would chase you forever unless you...

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For the years that you are outside the US, could you not be not a resident of any state and therefore no state income tax? Or because you are working for a US company you need residence in a US state?

Kintora

Yes, this withdrawal would be tax free. If you don't need to spend all the money, an ideal use of the withdrawal would be to convert part the traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, so that future growth will be tax free as well. You may want to convert even more of the traditional IRA, so that your total t...

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Excellent! Thanks for your reply.

Kintora

Trying to wrap my head around this idea. Hoping this is an easy question for someone. Scenario: Single individual, retired, age 60, not collecting SS until 70, no income other than dividends/interest from taxable account, long term capital gains from sales of shares in taxable account, and withdrawa...

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I have read a few articles on Roth IRA income and contribution limits, but I am still not clear on the following. Hoping someone here can help me to understand. I am single and age 46. I understand that I may contribute up to the annual limit ($6,000) if my MAGI is under a certain amount. My questi...

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I have read a few articles on Roth IRA income and contribution limits, but I am still not clear on the following. Hoping someone here can help me to understand. I am single and age 46. I understand that I may contribute up to the annual limit ($6,000) if my MAGI is under a certain amount. My questi...

Kintora

Thank you both for your replies. Appreciate it. Happy New Year!

Kintora

I have read a few articles on Roth IRA income and contribution limits, but I am still not clear on the following. Hoping someone here can help me to understand. I am single and age 46. I understand that I may contribute up to the annual limit ($6,000) if my MAGI is under a certain amount. My questio...

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Thank you all, I'll take a look at those options. With regard to VXUS and other related ETFs, are there any major advantages/disadvantages to purchasing an ETF vs. a comparable mutual fund? How long until you can save up the $3,000 and where is your account held? If you will have the $3,000 soon an...

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Agree to go with VTIAX but this is splitting hairs. They are both solid choices for your international equity. ERs are the same. Performance/composition very similar. VTIAX does have over twice as many stocks. Whichever one you choose, you can use the other in a taxable account as a tax loss harvest...

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I would put Max HSA at #2. Triple tax advantaged (going in, growth, coming out) and most people will have no trouble spending it down in retirement with health care costs being what they are. At 65+, you can also use it like a traditional IRA for non-healthcare purposes (taxed on the way out but no ...

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I personally would at least sell what it takes from VWILX/VHGEX to max out my Roth IRA each year. If you are already contributing $2,600/year new money to that, then it won't take much. Given your time horizon before retirement (presumably 20-30 years?), I think it is worth taking the short term tax...

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"Funds in AnchorUSD Interest Accounts are protected by AnchorUSD’s commercial criminal and cyber insurance policies. The policies insure against theft that results from a security breach or hack, employee theft, or fraudulent transfer. Our policy does not cover any losses resulting from unauth...

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Sounds too good to be true. FDIC insurance is only on your USD balance. To earn "up to 8%" I think your funds need to be in Stablecoin. "Funds in AnchorUSD Interest Accounts are protected by AnchorUSD’s commercial criminal and cyber insurance policies. The policies insure against thef...

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Just a couple thoughts for your consideration. Disclaimer: I am not an expert. 1. You may want to consider having Vanguard convert your VTSAX/VTIAX holdings to ETFs (VTI/VXUS) before transferring to Fidelity, as Fidelity may charge you fees for the Vanguard mutual fund trades. I would double-check o...

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When spending, spend on things that will be noticeable everyday. Do you absolutely love your bed? If not, get a new one and some fancy high thread count sheets. Treat yourself to something that you'll appreciate every single day. I really like this. It's a great way to consider what to spend on. So...

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OP, I think you already got the direction you need, but I just have to say I am surprised how high those fund costs are being Voya/Vanguard. Does the employer take their own piece of the pie by jacking up costs I wonder? I too use Voya for my 401k and use Vanguard funds within it. The Total Bond is ...

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We don't have a dedicated emergency fund and see no need for one. To me an emergency fund is cash wasted away. Correction, our emergency fund is our bond portfolio followed by our equities portfolio. Big ERN has talked about a cash position as a way to guard against SORR. He said that it could sit ...

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We don't have a dedicated emergency fund and see no need for one. To me an emergency fund is cash wasted away. Correction, our emergency fund is our bond portfolio followed by our equities portfolio. Big ERN has talked about a cash position as a way to guard against SORR. He said that it could sit ...

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ExitStageLeft wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:45 pm First off, awesome job having your financial life together at age 30. I was still spending like a drunken sailor at that age.

+1

I wish I had half your financial sense when I was 30.

Kintora

I think it is very difficult to estimate whether you will retire at a higher or lower marginal tax rate given how much can change before you retire. I would recommend you contribute to your 401k as pre-tax/traditional, at least up to the employer match, and also contribute to Roth IRA. If you can, m...

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The phrase "high quality strategies" alone would have me running for the hills.

VTI or VTI/VXUS with some fixed income if appropriate for your relative's situation and goals.

Kintora

Here is my 2 cents from someone relatively new to DIY investing, so take it for whatever that is worth. For equities, I invest in VTSAX and VTIAX. VTIAX is 20% of my equities allocation. I am comfortable with being overweight US for the following reasons. 1. Jack Bogle stated international is not ne...

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having it withheld also avoids FICA taxes on our contributions. That's why many people put it into the company HSA first, and move it to their choice of HSA thereafter. I contribute with after tax dollars to a Fidelity HSA. Do the FICA taxes I pay on that money at least bump up my SS in the future?...

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having it withheld also avoids FICA taxes on our contributions. That's why many people put it into the company HSA first, and move it to their choice of HSA thereafter. I contribute with after tax dollars to a Fidelity HSA. Do the FICA taxes I pay on that money at least bump up my SS in the future?...

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My son's roommate, after graduating from college and 15 months on a software developer job, just quitted his job, calming it is too much stressful. He plans to find an easy job at McDonald's. If he does this, he will be coasting for quite some time. The worst job I ever had as a teenager. Whenever ...

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I personally would do the following. 1. Contribute to 401k up to employer match. 2. Contribute what is needed to max HSA. 3. Max Roth IRA. 4. Max 401k. Traditional vs. Roth for 401k and IRA will depend on your personal situation and analysis of which you consider optimal. Recommend you read the link...

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Kevin Spacey Coast FIRE...

https://youtu.be/TJh5wdvdfVE

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I heard about "Barista FIRE" for the first time yesterday. I personally would not Coast FIRE, but I do like the idea of possibly going part-time in a low stress job after I have reached my FI number (which for me is 33.33 times expenses or 3% withdrawal rate). I hope to achieve this in abo...

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Well, leave it to the excellent minds on this forum to guide me in a hopefully better direction yet again. After reading all the replies so far, I think it would be best for me to switch back to traditional before-tax contributions to my 401k instead of Roth 401k (while still maxing my Roth IRA each...

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OP, here is my take on it. I am currently in the 22% tax bracket. In retirement, I may be in the 12% tax bracket. However, we do not know what tax brackets will look like in the future. The current 12% bracket could be 15-20%+ when I retire. Or not. We just don't know. I personally feel like they ar...

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From what I have read, the historical data has shown that it's better approximately 2/3 of the time to lump sum the entire amount up front as opposed to dollar cost averaging over time. That being said, there is an emotional factor as well. If you can't stand the thought of putting in $6k at once an...

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