Retirement vs. House Down Payment: Are You Getting the Timing Wrong? - 599

Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with an experienced professional: https://bit.ly/YMYWassessC How do you buy a house as a young person, without wrecking your long-term retirement plan? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 599, as Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball for 35-year-old Gord in New York City. He's got $300,000 saved, and a home purchase is coming soon thanks to a new relationship. Should he liquidate his brokerage account and pull the trigger? Carrie Bradshaw in California is 33 and wants to buy a roughly $1.5M home. When should she move the down payment money out of the market, and can she avoid derailing early retirement? Finally, Archie and Veronica in Missouri are 41 and 34, pulling in $600,000 a year and saving close to $200,000 of it. Are they saving too much? Should they pay off their mortgage or keep investing? Free Financial Resources in This Episode: https://bit.ly/ymyw-599 (full show notes & episode transcript) Financial Blueprint (free, self-guided): https://bit.ly/YMYWblueprintC 10 Big Retirement Regrets to Avoid (Before It's Too Late) - YMYW TV: https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/episodes/10-big-retirement-regrets-to-avoid-before-its-too-late/?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ymyw-tv&utm_content=ymyw-pod-ep599-description-tv-s10e15 REQUEST your Retirement Spitball Analysis: https://bit.ly/YMYWaskC DOWNLOAD more free guides: https://bit.ly/YMYWguidesC READ financial blogs: https://bit.ly/YMYWblogC WATCH educational videos: https://bit.ly/YMYWvidsC SUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter: https://bit.ly/YMYWnewsletterC Connect With Us: Subscribe on YouTube and join the conversation in the comments: https://bit.ly/YMYW-YT Subscribe or follow YMYW in your favorite podcast app: https://lnk.to/ymyw Leave your honest reviews and ratings in Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-money-your-wealth/id312900254 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast 01:02 - I’m 35 in NYC. Do I Cash Out My ETFs to Buy a House? (Gord, NYC) 15:21 - How Much of My $900K Goes to the Down Payment? ("Carrie Bradshaw", CA) 24:12 - We Make $600K With a $1.1M Mortgage. Pay It Off or Keep Investing? ("Archie & Veronica", MO) 35:55 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast