Back in December, I posted my financial goals for 2008. I thought it my be interesting to see how I’ve done, seven months into the year. The chart below details my retirement and education savings contribution goals. Account Amount Progress My 403b $15,500 $9,041 My Wife’s Pension $2,000 $1,166 Daughter’s ESA $2,000 $0 Son’s ESA (’07,’08) $4,000 $0 My Roth…
Category: Retirement
A Fully-Funded Roth IRA At Age 18 Could Net You 3.5 Million Dollars
This post is part of the Money Blog Network monthly project – Finances at Graduation Dear High School Graduate: I’ll keep this short and sweet. One day, you’ll probably want to retire. But, in order to do so, you are going to need money – and lots of it. Do yourself a huge favor. Open up a Roth IRA and…
Our Current Asset Allocation
Inspired by a recent article by Nickel, over at Five Cent Nickel, about his current asset allocation, I thought it might be a good time to take a look at our current asset allocation. Between us, my wife and I have five retirement accounts – two Roth IRAs, my 403(b), a SEP-IRA, and my wife’s pension. The calculations in this…