The Dry Powder Principle
The Dry Powder Principle is not defensive in spirit. It is disciplined in design. It allows you to pursue long-term growth while protecting your near-term lifestyle. And most importantly, it ensures that when volatility inevitably returns, you are not reacting.
How to Buy Your Next Home Without a Mortgage
Sometimes good planning is not about doing something flashy. It is about avoiding the mistakes that quietly erode wealth over time.
What Indiana Jones Taught Me About Early Roth Withdrawals and Roth 401(k) vs Roth IRA Rules
Financial planning is part art, part science, part archaeology. Sometimes you’re dusting off IRS rules buried under 20 years of assumptions. Other times, you’re sprinting out of a collapsing temple with a bag of tax-free dollars in your hands.
Estate Planning Basics We Hope You’ll Never Need (But Will Be Glad You Have)
Don’t assume you only need a Last Will & Testament once you’re “old.” Anything can happen at any time. Even a bare-bones plan is better than leaving your family completely unprepared, especially if there are minor beneficiaries in play.
LLC & Small Business Owners: What FinCEN’s New Reporting Requirement Means For You
As of January 1, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a U.S. Department of the Treasury bureau, began requiring a sizable portion of U.S. companies to report clarifying information about the individuals who own or control the business.
Six Lessons Learned On The Happiest Retirees Podcast
It’s been six months since we launched the Happiest Retirees podcast. As the title might suggest, the mission was to find the world’s happiest retirees and ask them how they got so happy. The hope was that if we extracted the answers from the people who had them, we might be able to help others follow suit.
Women + Money: Finding Your Way to Financial Confidence
Over the past few months, my colleague Adria DeMeo and I have had the opportunity to speak at a couple of women’s events. We presented on “Women and Money: A Changing Landscape.”
The Peach State Tax Update…(In Case You Missed It)
To say that my wife Amanda loves the musical Hamilton would be an understatement. I remember how excited she was when we went to see it live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre six years ago. My favorite part, aside from seeing how enraptured Amanda was throughout the entire performance, was the first song of the second act, Thomas Jefferson’s, “What’d I Miss.”
Maximizing Your Social Security With Mary Beth Franklin: Part One
Social Security is an absolutely crucial element of many retirement plans across the United States. Understandably, people want to know how to maximize their earnings, but wading through the dense rules and regulations can be overwhelming. I wanted to cut through the red tape and get some straight answers, so I brought in a ringer.
