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I don't know what will work best for you, but I make my roth contributions at the start of the year until they are maxed out (going to SCHD and O at a 60/40 split) and then the rest of the year I contribute to VOO, VXUS, VTI, and VOOG in a taxable account. Once January rolls around I go back to roth funding.
I like having some international exposure from VXUS and I like having real estate through O. I try to limit tax drag on the dividends which is why schd stays in the roth.
Eventually I hope to retire early, live off the taxable account and do roth conversions on my retirement accounts until everything is moved to the roth. This way I can pick and choose when to realize capital gains and maximize the roth conversion amounts for whatever the tax brackets are at that time.
That should be enough where the schd / o combination spits out 4% in tax free dividends without touching the principal. Enough to cover the bills while the account continues to grow.
Everyone's plan is different, I'm not sure what would work best for you.

VOOG is the way. Get rid of those dead value stocks.

You’re not really defining aggressive as it relates to investing, it honestly sounds like you’re performance chasing. This is a dangerous trap for newer investors, being overly fixated on recent performance. Historically, value beats growth. The last 15 years of course, growth has been winning so it might feel like that’s the play, but by concentrating on growth via VOOG you are excluding the part of the market that has historically performed better.
You are very young and have many decades of investing to go. There is no telling what the future will bring, but oftentimes winners and losers rotate over time in the market so it’s a good idea to avoid being concentrated on just one part of it.

Explain how VOOG is more “aggressive” and why it is a good idea to overweight a factor that historically underperforms over the long term?
Can you answer this without mentioning performance over the past 15 years?

Hi guys after researching and everything I’ve decided I want to do 60% VOOG, 20% AVUV, 20% VXUS.
I am 22 so I have plenty of time for bad market drops which is why I want to be aggressive hence the voog.
I just am wondering if anybody has opinions on this or if I should just do a VOO/VTI and VXUS split instead.

Yes. If you are under 50 then go VOOG and QQQM 50/50. If you like semis go SOXX up to about 30% (40/30/30 VOOG, QQQM, SOXX)

What about VOOG?

Curious why I’m not seeing VOOG mentioned at all

At 28 you need to accumulate quickly. Go VOOG, QQQM, and maybe even SOXX.

**Considering adding Growth ETFs, VONG or VOOG to your mix. Either one would work to boost your returns over a pure VTI/VOO mix.**
**Here are the 10 year returns.**
* **VONG- Vnaguard 1000 Growth -378%**
* **VOOG - Vanguard S&P 500 Growth -368%**
* **VOO - 255%**
* **VTI - 241%**
https://preview.redd.it/o0l1fjd8kkhh1.jpeg?width=1849&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8af4d39aff23e4335229cc4226d856a8f63ab99

Doing 150$ a week split
40% VOOG
35% VEU
15% DTCR
10% SMH
anyone else have different auto invest or something similar? Age 28

Well 1st: VOO isn't higher cost than the Fidelity S&P fund in any way that matters, both are near-zero fee.
And 2nd: VOOG is the S&P 500 growth half, which is actually the most tech-heavy slice you can buy, the opposite of what you said you wanted. So you actually doubled down on tech with that pick.
3rd, for the last $500, the piece your IRA is missing is international. Something like VXUS (total international) adds the whole world outside the US and has zero tech-concentration overlap with what you hold.
Lastly, for January's $7500, the cleanest way to broaden your portfolio is to go heavier on a total-market or international fund and skip adding more growth. You already have SCHD for dividends and value, so pairing it with VXUS for international and a plain S&P or total-market fund (VOO or VTI, not VOOG) gives you a balanced three-fund setup that fixes the tech worry you started with

Ive been a sole proprietor / solo business guy all my life. I work 1.5 weeks a month, but theyre like 100 hour work weeks. That covers my mortgage, lifestyle, but wasn't leaving much for retirement.

I decided to work 2-3 additional weeks this year for $7500 to start my IRA.
I thumbed through a bunch of articles, videos and did some napkin math and I really don't like the idea of being so invested into technology. While it's got a huge potential to grow, so many of these companies are trading miles away from what their earnings show their tangible worth. Of course there is value in speculation, I personally see so many companies in the S&P right now being technology based and I want to invest right and safe the first time.

For my first $7500 I put $6000 into SCHD. It's got consistent growth, it pays a decent dividend and I have it set up to reinvest dividends.

I wanted to put the remaining amount into an S&P fund. I ultimately wanted to put it into a fidelity's fund, but the mutual fund is not accessible on my trading platform, robinhood. Instead I decided the best option available is the higher cost VOO with Vanguard. I ended up putting $1k into VOOG in lieu of putting $1500 in VOO and I now want to put my reminaing $500 into something not quite as safe as SCHD, but something not so bold as VOOG and i'm also looking for suggestions for my next $7500 in January to broaden my IRA.

VOOG ..."G" for gains.