Access to Private Equity Here are some key takeaways: 1. Private equity involves ownership of companies not publicly traded on stock exchanges, while private credit refers to non-bank lending to businesses that need funding. 2. BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink suggests...
Should I Convert Everything To a Roth IRA Now? Highlights: 1. The idea of a "100% Roth retirement portfolio" as a "holy grail" lacks nuance; all-or-nothing approaches are rarely optimal for retirement planning. 2. Both pre-tax and Roth accounts have different...
Buffett To Retire as CEO On May 3, 2025, Warren Buffett announced (at the end of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting) he would be stepping down as CEO of the organization. Tom, Tim and Brendan spent some time this week discussing some topics of note about Buffett...
April Market Mayhem: Stay or Go? Takeaways: - If day-to-day market swings are rattling you, making you rethink retirement, or considering going back to work, you simply have too much money in the stock market. - Proper allocation of "money at risk" versus "money not...
State Income Taxes - should we move? Thinking about moving to lower your state income taxes, or eliminate them? Do the math before you start packing. Take-aways: 1. State income taxes should NOT be the primary decision-making point when considering moving in...
4 Tax Terms For Retirees Key Takeaways from Tax Terms for Retirees 1. There are four important tax terms for retirees to understand: gross income, modified adjusted gross income (MAGI), taxable income, and total tax due. 2. Gross income is the top number on a tax...
Key Takeaways from 2 Myths About Social Security: - No concrete changes have been made to Social Security yet. It's not prudent to alter claiming strategies based on speculation about potential future cuts. - The decision to claim Social Security is a "one-way door."...
Are Safer Investments Worth The Risk Right Now? Key Take-aways: 1. Real yield (inflation-adjusted yield) is your yield minus the inflation rate, which historically averages between 1% and 2% for risk-free assets 2. The S&P 500 from 1928 to 2023 averaged 9.8% per...
Stress-Test Your Plan Key Take-aways: - Stress-test your plan is a good way to see if you can ride through rough markets - "Capital Market" outlooks from firms like Vanguard are NOT market timing tools. But they're often misinterpreted as such - These outlooks can...
The New Rainy Day Fund: Your 401k Key Take-aways: 4.8% of 401k account holders took hardship withdrawals in 2024, up from 3.6% in 2023 and pre-pandemic average of about 2% Auto-enrollment in 401k plans has increased, which may contribute to the rise in withdrawals as...
