Mutual Funds for Individual Retirement Accounts (& Other Long Term Goals) Financial Planning for Women, May 2013 Dr. Jean Lown, FCHD Dept., USU Advanced Family Finance Students: Erica Abbott Chelsie Jenkins
Dec 31, 2015
Mutual Funds forIndividual Retirement Accounts
(& Other Long Term Goals)
Financial Planning for Women, May 2013Dr. Jean Lown, FCHD Dept., USU
Advanced Family Finance Students:Erica Abbott
Chelsie Jenkins
Today’s take away messages
• You can invest with small $ amounts• Even small $ grow to BIG $$$ with time• It’s easy to get started• Delaying is CO$TLY!• Your financial security is in your hands-
◦Shift to “retirement self-reliance” (CFP Elizabeth Jetton)
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Start Now!
•Today is the first day of the rest of your life•Regret has no place in planning for the future!
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Individual Retirement Account Tax-advantaged investing
◦Account growth is not taxed while it is growing
◦When withdrawn $ may or may not be taxed depending on whether it is a Traditional or Roth
Must have earned income (or spouse with earned income)◦Contribute up to $5,500/year ◦+ extra $1,000 for age 50+
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Roth IRA
Contributions are not deductible$ grows tax-free$ not taxed when withdrawn in retirement ◦after age 59 ½
Traditional IRA offers upfront tax deduction but Roth is better option
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Why Stocks for the Long Run?
Higher risk (volatility) = higher potential returns
Historic average annual rates of return◦ Stocks: 8-9% (but can be VERY volatile)◦ Bonds: 4-5%◦ Cash equivalents: 3%
Inflation averages 3.1%/year◦ So cash gets you nowhere after taxes◦ CDs are no way to invest for long term goals
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Questions?
• For much more detail on IRAs: FPW website: www.usu.edu/fpw click on: “past presentations” ◦ IRAs March 2006 ◦ IRAs convert to Roth Nov. 2009
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What is a Mutual Fund? A company pools money from many investors to buy a variety of securities (stocks, bonds, etc.)◦Each investor owns a pro-rata share of
diverse portfolio ◦Easy to match your investment
objective◦Easy to purchase/sell shares
Professional management
Mutual Fund is the cookie jar…
What is your favorite cookie?
Chocolate chip? ◦ Stocks
Peanut butter? ◦ Bonds
Oatmeal raisin?◦ Stocks & bonds
Other flavors…
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Investopedia MF video(1 min. 21 sec.) http://www.investopedia.com/video/play/introduction-mutual-funds#axzz1n39ftDKp
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Advantages of Diversification
• Diversification◦ Across asset classes (stocks, bonds, cash)◦ Within asset classes (US & international
securities; small, medium & large companies)
• Never know which asset category will perform best in future• Callan Table:
http://www.callan.com/research/download/?file=periodic%2ffree%2f548.pdf
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Mutual Fund Fees ALL funds charge management fees
(expense ratios)◦ % of fund assets (~.10% - 2.0%)◦ Subtracted from fund assets before gains are
distributed to investors Compare Expense Ratios (%)
◦ Lower is better!
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Load vs. No-Load
Load funds charge commissions ◦~5% of every dollar you invest, every time
you invest Financial salespersons sell load funds No-load (no commission) funds
◦Sold directly to investor (avoid middleman) web sites 800 phone number mail
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Index vs. Actively Managed Funds
Index Simply follows selected index (i.e., S&P 500,
DJIA) Buy & hold Low management fees Low turnover
Actively Managed Higher management fees Higher turnover = higher trading costs Heavily advertised for beating its index… in
a selected year
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Focus on the Future
“Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.”
Very difficult to beat “the market” in any 1 year & even harder to do consistently
The only thing you know about the future is the expense ratio.
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Initial/Subsequent Investment
Most funds require a minimum opening deposit of $1,000-$3,000
Lower subsequent investments once in the door
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Expenses
Funds charge investors fees & expenses A high cost fund must outperform a low-
cost fund to generate the same returns Even small differences in fees can
translate into large differences in returns FINRA Fund Analyzer
◦ http://apps.finra.org/fundanalyzer/1/fa.aspx
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Fund Expense Example Invest $10,000 8% annual return before expenses annual fund expenses of 1.5% after 20 years: $ But if fund expenses = 0.5% then you would have $ 18% more $!
• Buy and hold all the securities (or representative sample) that comprise the chosen index• Follow ups and downs of selected index
◦ Can be very volatile
• Very low expense ratios due to low management costs• Common indexes:
◦ S&P 500◦ Dow Jones Wilshire Total US stock index◦ Various international stock or bond indexes
Index Funds
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Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund (SWTSX)
Objective – Track the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market index◦ Very diversified among US companies◦ Expect high volatility!
$100 Initial investment /$1 subsequent 0.09% expense ratio (ultra low!) http
://www.schwab.com/public/schwab_oldpublicsite/research_strategies/mutual_funds/summary/schwab/at_a_glance.html?&ticker_sym_nm=SWTSX&schwabplan1=&type=
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Target Date Retirement Funds
Diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds & cash
“Fund of funds” ◦ Composed of multiple funds from same ‘family’
Target date: year investor plans to retire◦ 5 year increments: 2025, 2030, 2035, etc.
Assets are automatically re-allocated• Allocation gradually changes from aggressive to
conservative as retirement nears
Vanguard Target Retirement MFs
• Diversified among 3+ index MFs:◦ US stocks: total stock market index fund◦ International stocks: total international stock ◦ Bonds: total bond market index fund◦ Additional funds as retirement nears
• $1,000 minimum initial; $100 subsequent*• 0.18% expense ratio• https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/vanguard/TargetRetire
mentList
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automatic investments: waives $20 annual fee <$10,000 & min. subsequent investment
• Vanguard Total Stock Market Index• Vanguard Total International Stock Index• Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index
Underlying Funds
• Expense ratio is 0.18%• $20 annual account service fee if balance is less than $10,000◦Fee waived with automatic monthly
deposit
Expense Ratio & Fees
• $1,000 minimum initial deposit• $100 minimum subsequent
◦ BUT… no minimum subsequent amount with automatic plan
Minimum Initial & Subsequent Investments
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Advantages Based on sound investment principles◦Asset allocation◦Diversification◦Automatic rebalancing◦Become more conservative as
retirement nears Little account maintenance required◦Set up automatic deposits
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Questions on Target Date Funds?
• 4 min. video• https://
personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/vanguard/TargetRetirementList
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Vanguard Star (VGSTX)
• Fund of Funds: 11 actively managed funds• Broad diversification • Stable asset allocation: 60% stocks/ 40%
bonds• $1,000 minimum initial; $100 subsequent• 0.34% expense ratio• https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snap
shot?FundId=0056&FundIntExt=INT
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How to Choose? If you can afford $1,000 & like TDR fund:
◦ Vanguard Target Retirement Fund To start with low minimum ($100):
◦ Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund For broadest diversification:
◦ Vanguard Star See previous May FPW presentations for
more fund recommendations: http://www.usu.edu/fpw/schedule/powerpoints.htm
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Don’t Wait. Start Today!
Consider a Mother’s Day Gift◦Give mom an IRA for Mother’s Day! Lasts longer than flowers Less fattening than chocolate
◦If mom is not earning but Dad is, she is eligible for a spousal IRA
The Tale of Twins
• Starting at age 27 Laura invested $5,000/yr. @ 8% for only 10 years• Starting at age 37 Jane invested
$5,000/yr. @ 8% for 20 years• Age 67:
◦ Laura has $778,000 (invested $50,000)◦ Jane has $494,000 (invested $100,000)◦ Difference = $234,000!
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Upcoming FPW
• June 13: Preparing to buy your first home◦ Preliminary steps to get your finances in order
• July 11: 529 college savings • August: on vacation• Sept. 11: Social Security- when to claim
◦ Financial planner Suzanne Dalebout
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