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What “We’ll Make You Whole” Needs to Mean

Jul 22, 2026

A recruiter is offering you a 40% comp bump to jump to a competitor. Sounds great, until you look at...

Pressure Testing Dynasty Trusts

Jul 16, 2026

We recently received a question about whether irrevocable dynasty trust made sense for a family, with the goal of using...

Evaluating a Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund: Strategy, Costs, and Risks

Jul 16, 2026

A listener asked a straightforward question: he was considering an arbitrage fund in the Bitcoin space and wanted to know...

Should Your Aging Parent Wait to Gift, or Give Now While They Can Enjoy It?

Jul 9, 2026

A listener wrote in about her 88 year old mother, sharp as ever, who has about $6 million in a...

The Deferred Comp Election You Shouldn’t Set and Forget

Jul 8, 2026

A listener wrote in with a situation I see often. His company’s deferred comp election window opens every November, and...

When Your Business Partner Wants Different Things: A Realistic Guide to a Minority Buyout

Jul 2, 2026

A listener recently wrote in with a situation I see more often than most business owners expect. He built a...

Planning Retirement When Your Income Has an Expiration Date

Jul 2, 2026

Most retirement planning tools are built around a gradual wind-down. You earn, you save, and someday you start drawing down....

Why Bonds and Gold Still Belong in Your Portfolio

Jun 30, 2026

I hear this more and more in client meetings: “Why am I holding bonds when equities keep outperforming?” Sometimes gold...

The S&P 500 Is Not as Diversified as You Think

Jun 23, 2026

When people tell me they’re diversified because they own an index fund, I understand the logic. You’re spreading money across...

When One Spouse Runs Everything: Building a Plan Before You Need It

Jun 19, 2026

A listener wrote in recently with a question that is much more common than I expected. She has managed every...

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