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What Are Estimated Taxes? How Do They Work? What Should You Do About Them?

A few weeks ago, I was talking with a client about his 2023 taxes. About the fact that he hadn’t paid estimated taxes in 2023. And that a probably big,
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Did Your Child Earn Money Last Year? You Can Open a Roth IRA for Them.

This is the story of how I filed my 14-year-old daughter’s taxes, and then opened, funded, and invested a Roth IRA for her, for tax year 2023. Piecing this process
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I Work with Early to Mid Career Clients. Why Did I Get a Retirement Professional Designation?

If you look at our website—and please do! I quite like it—you’ll see that we ask “Are you a woman in your early to mid career in tech?” That’s the
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Maybe You Can’t Retire Yet, But Can You Stop Worrying About Earning as Much?

Some of our clients go through an IPO and come out the other end financially independent. Thirty-five years old, with $10M in the bank? Check. (Technically, not the bank, but
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You Have Millions of Dollars. Perhaps You *Can* Invest in Fancy Investments, But You Needn’t.

We work with plenty of clients who, at an enviably young age, already have a portfolio worth millions of dollars. (Thank you, IPOs.)
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Magical (“Magical”) Personal Finance Tactics

Are you tempted to believe that there are magical solutions to your financial problems?
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What Are Estimated Taxes? How Do They Work? What Should You Do About Them?

March 27, 2024
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Did Your Child Earn Money Last Year? You Can Open a Roth IRA for Them.

March 13, 2024
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I Work with Early to Mid Career Clients. Why Did I Get a Retirement Professional Designation?

February 28, 2024
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Maybe You Can’t Retire Yet, But Can You Stop Worrying About Earning as Much?

February 14, 2024
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You Have Millions of Dollars. Perhaps You *Can* Invest in Fancy Investments, But You Needn’t.

January 31, 2024
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Magical (“Magical”) Personal Finance Tactics

January 10, 2024
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What Should You Do with Your Giant Pile of Company Stock?

December 13, 2023
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What Are You Excited About?

November 29, 2023
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Having Children with Your Unmarried Partner: How to Protect Yourself and Your Children

November 8, 2023
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Live Off a Combination of Investment Income and Job Income, and Put Less Pressure on Both.

October 25, 2023

Do You Feel Cared For?

October 11, 2023

Managing Finances in a Couple When One of You Has Way More Wealth

September 27, 2023
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Roth Conversions Can Save You A Lot in Taxes Over Your Life. What’s the Best Way to Do Them?

September 13, 2023
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Living Off Your IPO Wealth Starting in Your 30s or 40s. Key Word? Flexibility.

August 30, 2023

How Much Should You Put in Your Child’s 529 College Account? What If It’s Too Much?

August 9, 2023