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Notes on planning, written for the decision in front of you.

Short, specific pieces on the questions our clients actually ask — not general market commentary.

Tax Strategy

When a Roth conversion actually pays off

The math depends on your bracket today versus your bracket in retirement — and most people guess wrong on both.

7 min read · Planning Notes
Investing

Why we don't chase last year's top fund

A look at how performance-chasing quietly erodes returns, and what a rules-based rebalance does instead.

6 min read · Planning Notes
Estate Planning

The beneficiary form beats the will

Retirement accounts and life insurance pass by designation, not by your will. Here's what to check first.

5 min read · Planning Notes
Equity Compensation

RSUs, ISOs, and the exercise date that matters

A practical walkthrough of how vesting and exercise timing change your actual take-home outcome.

8 min read · Planning Notes
Family Wealth

Talking to adult children about the plan

What to share, when, and how to avoid the two most common mistakes families make in that first conversation.

6 min read · Planning Notes
Retirement

The withdrawal order that saves you a bracket

Taxable, tax-deferred, or Roth first — the sequence changes your lifetime tax bill more than people expect.

7 min read · Planning Notes

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