Met with a financial adviser that actually talked to FI and retiring early... but am still thinking that I can be in charge of our finances to save some $$.
Here is the allocation I have decided to shoot for: (Husband and I are both 26)
5% REIT
20% Bonds
20% International Stocks
55% US Stocks (large & small)
Now I get to try to keep this allocation across two 401Ks (open already), two Roths (not opened yet, probably Vanguard), and a brokerage through Vanguard (not opened yet).
Obviously the 401K gets fixed first because it has the least options and I can fill in with the Roth and brokerage.
This is what 401K #1 currently looks like: (around $28,500)
29.97% Target 2050 Fund ER: 0.12% (made of Vanguard (US &Intl) stock 90% and bonds 10%)
17.28% Fixed Income Fund ER: 0.36% Managed
16.91% Domestic Bond Fund ER: 0.08%
11.97% SM/MID Cap EQ Index ER: 0.06%
8.07% S&P 500 Equity Index ER: 0.04%
7.92% Large Cap EQ Fund ER: 0.51% Managed
7.88% GD Stock ER: N/A
This was set up by me when I thought diversifying was picking different funds… face punch.
401K #2: (around $7K)
100% GD Stock (default setting…)
Only other non managed fund available is the International EQ Index fund with ER of 0.14%
REIT will have to go in the Roth(s). I would like to try to get the Roths and 401Ks to the right allocation and then add with the brokerage, I know they all need to be treated as one portfolio.
I am unsure if I should sell to get out of some of these and into what I want or just set my future allocation to not contribute to them. I could use the 2050 target fund exclusively but its not quite to the allocation I would like and its ER is higher than the other funds I could use to make up the 401K.
So I am thinking for the future contributions:
15% Domestic Bond Fund (ER 0.08%)
45% S&P 500 (ER 0.04%)
20% International Index (ER 0.14%)
20% SM/MID Cap EQ Index (ER 0.06%)
Any thoughts would be appreciated… even if its telling me that I am so off that I should go with that financial adviser.
PS I am checking here instead of other places on the internet because you all seem to be a very level headed group with no delusions of market timing.
THANK YOU!!!