Investing for Owner Operators
with all this stimulating talk of profits,I am wondering what you guys do or what you would do as far as investing for the future/retirement?
I have been reading alot lately about index funds and am leaning that way.But I am largely oblivious to financial planning,any thoughts,not on my stupidity but on investing 8) |
In todays environment it is very tough to invest.
Mutual funds are usually good, but unfortunately they usually have a large portion of financials in there. |
There's one overriding truism when it comes to investing for retirement; the sooner the better. Compounding makes time your biggest asset.
A myriad of studies have shown that a simple basket of diversified low-cost index funds and minimal activity, is your best bet. There are a ton of books that deal with different approaches to this strategy. If you just want to get a feel, try listening to Bob Brinker. He was on ABC Talk but Sirius yanked it. I think it might still be on XM. A good retirement plan is not any more complex than starting early, sticking to it, and minimizing risk. |
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the book I'm reading right now is The Smartest 401(k) Book you'll Ever Read http://www.amazon.com/Smartest-401k-...1690167&sr=8-1 |
Look into roth IRA's. In todays market. NO tax on distributions at retirement age. for no risk investing do a certificate IRA for around 5% return.
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25 years is still a long time. Remember, as someone who's self-employed, you have some vehicles that allow greater contributions than just a standard IRA. And once we get through this current mess, maybe we'll see some accelerated growth :lol:
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Money put in a Roth is after tax money.
IRA money is tax deductible, but not exempt from self employment tax. |
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1) What type of account to set up 2) How to invest in that account If you can't afford to set aside more than $5000/year right now, keep it simple and go with a regular or Roth IRA. Go to Vanguard or Fidelity, their website will walk you through the setup. In fact, those sites have a lot of good information on the subject. Even if all you did was open an IRA and plunk your $5000 into a total stock market index or a money market, that's a good start. You can always adjust as you learn more. HD's right. The great thing is that you can always move money from a standard IRA to a Roth later. So if you really need the deduction now, make the IRA contribution. Then maybe down the road you'll have a year where your taxable income is down for whatever reason and the tax ramifications make sense to convert all or part to a Roth (assuming the rules stay the same). |
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