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Planning notes for long-term investors

Short, fee-only perspectives on the decisions that actually move a plan forward.

MAR 2025

The Roth Conversion Window Most People Miss

The years between retirement and required withdrawals are often the cheapest time to convert. Waiting past 73 usually costs more in lifetime tax than it saves.

JAN 2025

Why We Rebalance on Bands, Not Dates

A calendar rebalance ignores what the market actually did. Threshold-based rebalancing trades less, harvests more losses, and keeps risk where you set it.

NOV 2024

Social Security: The Case for Waiting Until 70

Claiming early feels safer, but for most married couples the survivor-benefit math favors the higher earner delaying as long as possible.