One Fund Does It All

One Fund Does It All

Apr 29, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: US Food & Engergy Inflation Charts, Empty Shelfs Coming? Part-time Contractors Rejoin on 401(k) Eligibility
  • One Fund Does It All: Savings & Investing in 401(k) Might Not Be That Intimidating
  • Tools & Tips: Retirement Spending Calculator
  • Market Overview
Lazy Portfolios Aren’t Lazy in Growing Wealth

Lazy Portfolios Aren’t Lazy in Growing Wealth

Apr 22, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Golden Rule and The Roth IRA Evangelist 
  • Lazy Portfolios Aren’t Lazy in Growing Wealth
  • Tools & Tips: Investment Arithmetic
  • Market Overview
Lazy Portfolios in Different Market Conditions

Lazy Portfolios in Different Market Conditions

Apr 17, 2025

Understanding how lazy portfolios perform under different circumstances and concepts like maximum drawdown , rolling returns , and asset allocatio can help you navigate through various market cycles.

Tax-Efficient Lazy Portfolios

Tax-Efficient Lazy Portfolios

Apr 17, 2025

Lazy portfolio tax strategy can help to enhance after-tax returns for taxable investment accounts. While tax-deferred accounts like IRAs or 401(k)s eliminate immediate tax concerns, taxable accounts require careful consideration of tax efficiency to maximize long-term wealth accumulation.

Lazy Portfolios for Retirement Investing

Lazy Portfolios for Retirement Investing

Apr 16, 2025

For retirement investors, lazy portfolios can serve as a good tool for their IRAs, 401(k) and taxable investment accounts. This article discusses how to utilize lazy portfolios for these retirement investing accounts.

IRAs as One of the Emergency Fund Sources

IRAs as One of the Emergency Fund Sources

Apr 15, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Back-and-forth Tariff Policies, Stock Market Swings, and Low Retirement Savings Rates
  • IRAs as One of the Emergency Fund Sources
  • The Gotcha in Maximum Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA Contribution Limits
  • Market Overview
Special Issue: Staying the Course Amid Market Turmoil

Special Issue: Staying the Course Amid Market Turmoil

Apr 8, 2025

In this special issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Market Turmoil, Majority of Americans Invest in Stocks, …
  • Staying the Course Amid Market Turmoil
  • Tools & Tips: Longest S&P 500 Losses (Drawdowns)
  • Market Overview
The ABCs of Roth Conversions: Backdoor, Mega Backdoor, and More

The ABCs of Roth Conversions: Backdoor, Mega Backdoor, and More

Apr 1, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Tariff Liberation Day, Beefing Up Emergency Savings, and Consumer Confidence at Its Lowest
  • Paying Off Debt or Funding Retirement? How to Decide When Every Dollar Counts
  • Paying off Debt or Investing Calculator
  • Market Overview
The Right Way to Withdraw from Your 401(k) Without Regret

The Right Way to Withdraw from Your 401(k) Without Regret

Mar 18, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: $1.5 Million’s Retirement Mileage Across Various States, Therapy Needed in Market Turmoil
  • The Right Way to Withdraw from Your 401(k) Without Regret
  • Credit Card Debt Consolidation Calculator
  • Market Overview
Maximize Your Cash Returns

Maximize Your Cash Returns

Mar 11, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Inflation Pressure and 401(k) as Rainy-Day Fund
  • Maximize Your Cash Returns
  • Good Funds: Capital Group ETFs
  • Market Overview
Roth IRA for Kids? SEP IRA for Rental Income?

Roth IRA for Kids? SEP IRA for Rental Income?

Mar 4, 2025

In this issue:

  • News & Tips You Can Use: 5 Tax Tips For Tax Filing Season
  • 6 Ways to Cope in Your Retirement Savings & Spending Under the Current DOGE, Tariff Regime 
  • Backdoor Roth IRA Pro-Rata Conversion Calculator
  • Market Overview
Dividend Income Investments: Benefits and Pitfalls

Dividend Income Investments: Benefits and Pitfalls

Jan 28, 2025

In this issue:

  • Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
  • Dividend Income Investments: Benefits and Pitfalls
  • Dividend Income Calculator for Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds
  • Market Overview
9 Lessons From Retirees’ Biggest Retirement Regrets

9 Lessons From Retirees’ Biggest Retirement Regrets

Jan 14, 2025

In this issue:

  • 9 Lessons From Retirees’ Biggest Retirement Regrets
  • Returns of MyPlanIQ Core Model Portfolios
  • Portfolio Simulator (Calculator)
  • Lazy Portfolios: Simple Templates for 401(k) and IRA Investments
  • Market Overview
Smart Rules of Thumb to Manage Your Personal Debts

Smart Rules of Thumb to Manage Your Personal Debts

Dec 17, 2024

In this issue:

  • Student Loan Payoff and 401(k) Match
  • Smart Rules of Thumb to Manage Your Personal Debts
  • Savings Goal Calculator: Payoff Debt and Save More
  • Most Popular Bond Funds in 401(k) Plans
  • Market Overview