This past Tuesday I made my monthly contribution to my Roth IRA. Unfortunately as the summer of non-employment draws nigh, I am forced to put more of my money into my emergency/summer fund to make sure that we can afford to pay the rent all summer while I am low on teaching work. So the end result is that I was only able to make a $200 contribution to my IRA this month. It is a little anti-climactic after several good months of stashing away $400/month, but finances, like life, certainly have their ups and downs. So here is a summary of my current Roth IRA investments:
- SPDRs S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY): 2.478 shares @ $150.48/share = $372.89
- iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM): 5.403 shares @ $81.93/share = $442.67
- iShares Euro-Asia Index ETF (EFA): 5.5603 shares @ $79.66/share = $442.93
- Powershares High Yield Dividend ETF (PEY): 27.6168 shares @ $16.06/share = $443.53
- Money Market Fund: $0.69
1 Comment:
Nice blog. Congratulations on making the decision to be financially responsible, I'm enjoying watching your insights.
I just discovered Roth IRA's this year, so I worked frantically to max out LAST YEARS contributions before the April deadline and now am hoping to get a bonus or something this year that I can use for this year's contribution.
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Good luck on your goals.
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