24 Y.O. Saving for Retirement Question
Hi everyone! So, as the title says, I’m 24, going on 25 this year, and expecting to start my full-time career in the next 6 months or so. I have a Roth IRA with not much in it (I started it while I was a broke undergraduate student), but I am looking toward the future.
Currently, about 7% of my portfolio is in SCHD, 30% in SWYOX (target date fund for 2065), and 63% in SWPPX.
I know, at my age, most people are going to say that overall long-term growth is better than things like dividend funds and so on, so I’m not really looking for a comment on that discussion. That said, I do like having some dividend income from SCHD that builds nicely, so I don’t mind keeping it in the 5% - 7% range for now.
My main question is about the target-date funds vs. the S&P index funds. I know target-date funds tend to be a tad more expensive in exchange for the convenience it brings as you get older and so on. I’m just looking for your guys’ opinion on something for someone my age:
Do I go more “all in” on one or the other? Do I keep both? What percentage of my portfolio for each fund would you guys recommend, and why?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to your feedback.