ScaredyCatGuide to Investing - The 1% is Killing Your Retirement
I want to be clear about something - there is a 1% that is hurting millions of Americans financially year after year. It's something I feel is important enough to share again.
I wrote about this 10 months ago when steemit was 1/8th the size it is now. Hopefully this info can help many more given the large community we now have.
This 1% is....
Cutting into the retirement savings of people by upwards of 25% and shaving years off how long they can live on that money.
Worst part – people can easily avoid this 1% killer
The 1% is Investment Fees!
Whether it’s mutual funds, 401(k) programs or even index funds. Millions of people are paying 1% more in fees than they should be. For the same service they would get either way!
The bottom line - paying 2% fees to have money invested in mutual funds or the like is leaving money on the table. You must re-evalute that and move your money into funds that will only cost you 1% in fees.
Let’s take a quick look at what a 1% difference will make over the course of someone’s working years.
Look at the following scenario:
- Starting 10k investment
- Invest additional 10k each year for 30 years
- Average annually return of 8% (essentially market returns)
Fund 1 = 1% fees
Fund 2 = 2% fees
See the difference?
The person in fund 2 gave up $177,424 (an additional 25% return lost to fees)
The higher fees hurt your investments by taking more money out of your investing pool, but they also negate the returns you would have made on those additional dollars too!
It’s a double whammy to your financial success!
If you want to run scenarios to see how much different percentages will impact your returns - the SEC Fund Calculator can be found at: https://www.sec.gov/investor/tools/mfcc/holding-period.htm
Don’t let the 1% kill your financial future
Best Regards,
Disclaimer - The content in this post is for informational purposes only. Consult your financial professional when making investment changes.
Very good advice put out there plain and simple. People often think about how much a difference 1% can make in the long run (me included). Thanks for the reminder!
Yup - a small amount can certainly add up!
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There's always a cost entrusting your wealth to others - sometimes much more than a few percentage points. Much better to educate yourself and take responsibility for your own financial future. Great post.
Could not have said it any better!
awesome info
Thanks buddy!
scaredy do you know how many people are currently in steemit or know who or where to find out? Took my money out of mutual funds and made my mattress higher.
No need for a boxspring lol. There are plenty of places to grab the data, but probably easier to look at @elyaque daily report showing that and alot of other good info. We are over 240k users...crazy we had 35k last summer.
Here his report for today: https://steemit.com/steemit/@elyaque/daily-steem-report-july-5th-steem-1-77usd-862-new-accounts
Thank you Thank you... checked @simonjay but hard to read the grafts, even when I blow them up. Looked like they gained 100,000 in about 5months, WOW...
Absolutely. Great post. Gotta compound that 1-2% over decades to see the true impact. Furthermore, you can get near zero fees depending on your employer's offerings! Pic from one of my own fund's prospectus:
Heck yeah - these days NO ONE should be paying 2% in fees when you get things for sub 1%
Wait, so are you saying do not invest in a 401k? What investments do you recommend?
401k, mutual funds, etc. are fine. Just check what fees they are charging.
Thank you crypto, yes? Perhaps, just maybe for a bit of time, we can bypass conventional investing and wave our hand by to the 1%, if not just for a while. If I am missing your point, sorry.
By the way, I have thought about shipping. I'll keep you posted
Yes - crypto is a great way to avoid almost all fees! It's a percentage of my investment portfolio, be it a small one but it will grow as I gain more steem. :-)
And sounds good!
I see you got minnow support below. Say what? You're a whale from my vantage point. LOL
First - a whale, I wish. Second, I think it's hazard pay from being here when we were treated like coal mine workers lol. And last, I hook minnows up in discord every night :-)
Dave, if you are not part of the PAL room in discord, check it out and get yourself some minnow support too! https://discord.gg/Y5Rcz
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Nice post!! People should invest wisely when they investing for retirement.