Level Up System

ROTH IRA

Tax-free growth engine — allocation, fund rationale, and rebalance history for the Roth IRA specifically. Combined FIRE tracking and cross-account growth live on the Financial Overview page.

Update your numbers

Saves to your browser and persists between visits.

Target allocation %

Saved

2026 contribution pace

Target Roth IRA allocation

Recommended at age 33

Standard FIRE-adjusted model

Your actual allocation

Moderate — FIRE-focused

Your 5 funds — quick reference

Monthly Roth contribution — how to split

FXAIX · FSMAX: set up automatic investment in Fidelity (Accounts → Automatic Investments). SCHD · AVUV · BND (ETFs): buy manually each month using Fidelity's fractional/dollar-based trading, or set a calendar reminder on payday.

Account change history

A running record of every Roth IRA rebalance — what changed, the actual before/after split, and the reasoning behind it. Newest first.

Qualified dividends

Long-term capital gains rate

0%

Under $49,450

15%

$49K–$545K

20%

Above $545K

Requirements: US or qualified foreign corporation · held 60+ days around ex-div date · not excluded (REIT, money market)

Your rate at $100K–$175K income: 15%
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Ordinary dividends

Taxed as regular income

22%

$46K–$103K

24%

$103K–$197K

Always ordinary: bond interest, REITs, money market funds, non-treaty foreign companies

Inside your Roth IRA — all dividend types are 0% tax, permanently.

What to look for — typical ranges & red flags by fund type

General guidelines, not hard rules — context always matters. Use these to sanity-check a fund before you buy it, or to periodically re-check what you already hold.

Getting started

Click Check-in in the top right, fill in your current numbers, and click Save + update dashboard. Do this whenever your Roth balance changes meaningfully. Your numbers are saved in your browser and will be here next time — no login needed.

What each check-in field means

FieldWhat to enterWhere to find it
Roth IRA balanceCurrent total value of your Roth IRAFidelity → Roth IRA → Total value
Your ageUsed to compute the "recommended at your age" comparison pie
Roth monthly contributionHow much you're depositing into the Roth each monthYour automatic investment or manual contribution amount
Roth expected returnAssumed average annual market return, used elsewhere for combined projectionsDefault 7% (conservative real return)
Fund allocation %Your target percentage for each of the 5 funds — should sum to 100%Set intentionally, not pulled from Fidelity

When to update

TriggerWhat to update
Monthly (payday)Roth IRA balance — takes under a minute
Annually (January)Your age
Whenever you rebalanceTell Claude what changed and why — it gets added as a new entry on the History tab

Key terms glossary

TermPlain English definition
Expense ratioAnnual fund fee as % of balance. 0.02% = $2/yr on every $10,000 invested
Qualified dividendDividend taxed at the lower long-term capital gains rate (15%) rather than the ordinary income rate (22–24%) — moot inside a Roth, where all dividends are 0% anyway
Tracking errorHow far an index fund's actual return strays from the index it's supposed to copy — low is good for a passive fund
CAGRCompound Annual Growth Rate — annualized return including compounding
Foreign tax creditA credit for foreign tax withheld on international dividends — only claimable in taxable accounts, which is why VXUS now lives in the Brokerage account instead of here