Last year I opened up a Roth IRA and A Roth 401K accounts. It is a delicate balance between RE, Stock Market, and Living Expenses. Especially as I prefer to buy and hold with cash purchases without the use of leveraging. My portfolio is lop sided in that I am heavy in RE. Last year I pumped up my Roth Accounts and earned 16.25% for the year. Much better than any property I currently own and much easier(lol).

Curious who else is doing this and with what company are you investing with? How you are balanced in your portfolio. I am 42 years old and consider my stock market investments to be my retirement money. I also love to work and realize that I will probably stay doing something even if I were to retire. So I do not think that I will require my stock market money. That being said I am 100% in stock index funds as I will have 30 years of growth...

My stock investments are primarily indexes. I'm heavy in the S&P 500. I have a few individual stocks like Amazon and Arbor Realty Trust. I've learned over the years that I'm not great at picking stocks. Indexes are tried and true, so I set it and forget it.