Retirement Income
Build the Team Before You Need It
The worst time to assemble a coordinated team is in the middle of a crisis. The best time is now, while everything is calm. The finale of Both Ends of the Table.
Retirement Income
When the Problem Isn't Growth, It's Coordination
Once you have enough, the biggest threat to your money is no longer a bad return. It is the gaps between advisors who never talk to each other. Part three of Both Ends of the Table.
inheritance planning
The Inheritance You Can See Coming
Most people are blindsided by an inheritance. A lucky few can see it coming, and that window before it arrives is where nearly all the planning value lives. Part two of Both Ends of the Table.
inheritance planning
The Hardest Part of Passing On Wealth Isn't the Money
America is in the middle of the largest wealth transfer in history, and the families who keep it are not the ones with the best investments. They are the ones who brought their children to the table early. The first in our Both Ends of the Table series.
inheritance planning
You Just Inherited. Now What? (Start by Doing Nothing.)
The biggest mistake people make with an inheritance is moving too fast. Here is the calm, in-order list, and why the kind of money you inherited changes everything. The finale of Passing It On.
inheritance planning
The Conversation No Family Wants to Have First
Most families wait, each side hoping the other brings it up. Here is how to actually start the talk about your parents' plans, from the side that has to go first. Part two of Passing It On.