Hi folks. I'm new to the community and kindly requesting a portfolio review. Thanks for any help/insight. Happy to clarify further if needed.
Emergency funds: Six months of expenses
Debt: Two mortgages ($200k @ 3.375%, $240k @ 5.625%)
Tax Filing Status: Single
Tax Rate: 35% Federal, 0% State
State of Residence: WA
Age: 41
Desired Asset allocation: 80-90% stocks / 10-20% bonds
Desired International allocation: 40% of stocks
Approximate size of your total portfolio: $1.2M
Current retirement assets
Please note: I don't have a specific retirement date in mind. Ideally it'd be ~2032, but is very much kid-dependent.
Real Estate - 10.1%
Home 1 - 8.7%
Home 2 - 1.4%
Taxable - 25.1%
1.68% cash (for investing – does not include emergency funds)
1.97% Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIAX) (0.07% ER) (Vanguard brokerage)
7.34% US Direct Indexing (managed by Wealthfront)
5.24% Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) (managed by Wealthfront)
3.98% Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) (managed by Wealthfront)
2.10% Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) (managed by Wealthfront)
1.26% Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF (VTEB) (managed by Wealthfront)
1.05% Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) (managed by Wealthfront)
0.20% META
0.10% AXSM
0.05% PHRRF
0.02% CMPS
0.02% CYBN
0.02% ATAI
0.02% NUMIF
Flexible Spending Account at Fidelity - 0.27%
401k at Fidelity
33.2% Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund (VTIVX) (0.08% ER)
Company match: 50% on first 4% (i.e., 2%)
Roth IRA at Vanguard
11.3% Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund (VFORX) (0.08% ER)
Traditional IRA at Vanguard
20.1% Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund (VFORX) (0.08% ER)
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Note: Total percentage of all the above accounts together (not each account individually) should equal 100%.
Contributions
New annual Contributions
$23k 401k (pre-tax)
$39k 401k (after tax)
company match: 50% on first 4% [i.e., 2%])
$0 Roth IRA
$7k Traditional IRA
$50K taxable
Available funds
Funds available in 401(k)
Unsure; set to Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund (VTIVX) (0.08% ER)
Questions:
1. How are my overall allocations/tax efficiency? Anything I should immediately address?
2. I would like to transfer/convert all of my VBIAX and Wealthfront holdings to a combination of VTI/VSUX/bonds in a brokerage account at Vanguard. How would I do this in a way that minimizes fees/taxes/etc.? Is it better to leave those funds where they are and start contributing any future funds to VTI/VSUX/bonds?
3. What stock/bond ratio is advisable? I've read conflicting information about current age, years until retirement, that investing in bonds may not be desirable with substantial mortgages, etc.
4. Assuming I should invest in bonds, what bond fund is appropriate for my portfolio (e.g., MUB/VTEB/BND/BNDX)?
5. Wealthfront has managed tax-loss harvesting for me. How should I manage this after leaving them?
Thank you kindly!
Emergency funds: Six months of expenses
Debt: Two mortgages ($200k @ 3.375%, $240k @ 5.625%)
Tax Filing Status: Single
Tax Rate: 35% Federal, 0% State
State of Residence: WA
Age: 41
Desired Asset allocation: 80-90% stocks / 10-20% bonds
Desired International allocation: 40% of stocks
Approximate size of your total portfolio: $1.2M
Current retirement assets
Please note: I don't have a specific retirement date in mind. Ideally it'd be ~2032, but is very much kid-dependent.
Real Estate - 10.1%
Home 1 - 8.7%
Home 2 - 1.4%
Taxable - 25.1%
1.68% cash (for investing – does not include emergency funds)
1.97% Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBIAX) (0.07% ER) (Vanguard brokerage)
7.34% US Direct Indexing (managed by Wealthfront)
5.24% Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) (managed by Wealthfront)
3.98% Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) (managed by Wealthfront)
2.10% Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) (managed by Wealthfront)
1.26% Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF (VTEB) (managed by Wealthfront)
1.05% Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) (managed by Wealthfront)
0.20% META
0.10% AXSM
0.05% PHRRF
0.02% CMPS
0.02% CYBN
0.02% ATAI
0.02% NUMIF
Flexible Spending Account at Fidelity - 0.27%
401k at Fidelity
33.2% Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund (VTIVX) (0.08% ER)
Company match: 50% on first 4% (i.e., 2%)
Roth IRA at Vanguard
11.3% Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund (VFORX) (0.08% ER)
Traditional IRA at Vanguard
20.1% Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund (VFORX) (0.08% ER)
_______________________________________________________________
Note: Total percentage of all the above accounts together (not each account individually) should equal 100%.
Contributions
New annual Contributions
$23k 401k (pre-tax)
$39k 401k (after tax)
company match: 50% on first 4% [i.e., 2%])
$0 Roth IRA
$7k Traditional IRA
$50K taxable
Available funds
Funds available in 401(k)
Unsure; set to Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund (VTIVX) (0.08% ER)
Questions:
1. How are my overall allocations/tax efficiency? Anything I should immediately address?
2. I would like to transfer/convert all of my VBIAX and Wealthfront holdings to a combination of VTI/VSUX/bonds in a brokerage account at Vanguard. How would I do this in a way that minimizes fees/taxes/etc.? Is it better to leave those funds where they are and start contributing any future funds to VTI/VSUX/bonds?
3. What stock/bond ratio is advisable? I've read conflicting information about current age, years until retirement, that investing in bonds may not be desirable with substantial mortgages, etc.
4. Assuming I should invest in bonds, what bond fund is appropriate for my portfolio (e.g., MUB/VTEB/BND/BNDX)?
5. Wealthfront has managed tax-loss harvesting for me. How should I manage this after leaving them?
Thank you kindly!
Statistics: Posted by dayfornight — Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:51 pm — Replies 6 — Views 611