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  • The Four Essential Steps for 401(k) Investments

    The Four Essential Steps for 401(k) Investments

    December 3, 2024

    In this issue:

    • Leaving your company: things to consider for your company 401(k) account
    • The Four Essential Steps for 401(k) Investments
    • How to Determine the Amount to Contribute to Maximize Your Company Match
    • Thrift Savings Plan: The Largest Public Sector Workers’ Retirement Savings Plan
    • Market overview: Enjoy the season but don’t be complacent


  • Roth 401(K): A Retirement Savings Option You Shouldn’t Ignore

    Roth 401(K): A Retirement Savings Option You Shouldn’t Ignore

    November 26, 2024

    In this issue:

    • Retirees’ credit card debt increased!
    • Roth 401(K): A Retirement Savings Option You Shouldn’t Ignore
    • Traditional 401(k) vs. Roth 401(k) Calculator
    • Top 15 employers with the highest employer match rate per employee
    • Market overview: Year-end stock rally?


  • A 6% Default Retirement Savings Rate Is Becoming the Standard—But Is It Enough?

    A 6% Default Retirement Savings Rate Is Becoming the Standard—But Is It Enough?

    November 19, 2024

    In this issue:

    • A 6% default retirement savings rate Is becoming the standard—but Is It enough?
    • Bonds for the long-term: why a 60% stock/40% bond portfolio?
    • Retirement calculator: why a 12% to 15% savings rate
    • Top 15 employers with the highest employer match per employee
    • Market overview: renewed inflation threats


  • How to Maximize Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings Beyond the $69,000 ($70,000 for 2025) IRS Limit

    How to Maximize Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings Beyond the $69,000 ($70,000 for 2025) IRS Limit

    November 15, 2024

    For individuals with multiple income streams, such as physicians, small business owners, startup founders, entrepreneurs, and consultants in tech or other fields, it’s possible to exceed the IRS’s annual limit for tax-deferred retirement savings ($69,000 for 2024 and $70,000 for 2025).


  • Stocks for The Long Term: Why They Outperform Bonds

    Stocks for The Long Term: Why They Outperform Bonds

    November 12, 2024

    In this issue:

    • Retirement savings: what Morningstar retirement model reveals 
    • Stocks for the long-term: why they outperform bonds
    • Investment arithmetic: investment calculator
    • The billion-dollar employer contribution club
    • Market overview: post-election stock rally, inflation …


  • When to Retire Matters—A Lot!

    When to Retire Matters—A Lot!

    November 5, 2024

    Retiring at the peak of a bull market or right after a bear market can significantly impact your retirement finances.


  • How to Become a 401(k) Millionaire?

    How to Become a 401(k) Millionaire?

    October 29, 2024

    Save & invest consistently, dollar-cost average your way to be a 401k millionaire. 


  • Introducing the Save More, Grow Wise Newsletter

    Introducing the Save More, Grow Wise Newsletter

    October 22, 2024

    Introducing Save More, Invest Wise Newsletter that focuses on retirement savings, retirement investments, etirement planning, personal finance topics such as debts and spending, and tools. 


  • January 18, 2022: Steady And Consistency Win In The Long Term

    January 18, 2022: Steady And Consistency Win In The Long Term

    January 19, 2022

    Sticking to a good investing strategy for a long period of time (20 years or longer) is the only way to reap benefits from the strategy 


  • January 3, 2022: The Year In Rear View: Portfolio And Asset Class Review

    January 3, 2022: The Year In Rear View: Portfolio And Asset Class Review

    January 4, 2022

    We review our main portfolios in 2021.. 


  • December 13, 2021: Present And Future

    December 13, 2021: Present And Future

    December 14, 2021

    We review asset trends and discuss future returns. 


  • November 22, 2021: The ‘Best’ Balanced Fund Revisited

    November 22, 2021: The ‘Best’ Balanced Fund Revisited

    November 23, 2021

    The T.Rowe Price Capital Allocation fund is again performing. However, we show that there are several ways to construct a portfolio to outperform it, both in terms of returns and risk . 


  • November 15, 2021: Q&A On MyPlanIQ Strategies And Portfolios

    November 15, 2021: Q&A On MyPlanIQ Strategies And Portfolios

    November 16, 2021

    This newsletter clarifies several FAQs on our model portfolios and strategies. . 


  • November 8, 2021: Major Asset Returns In The Past Twenty Years

    November 8, 2021: Major Asset Returns In The Past Twenty Years

    November 9, 2021

    We look at major asset returns for the past 20 plus years and discussed their potential risk and returns. 


  • November 1, 2021: Latest Momentum Factor ETFs Review

    November 1, 2021: Latest Momentum Factor ETFs Review

    November 2, 2021

    We review latest stock factor ETFs and point out they are very similar in terms of their indexing methodoloty. 


  • October 25, 2021: A Long Term Theme Or Trend Doesn’t Necessarily Yield Good Returns

    October 25, 2021: A Long Term Theme Or Trend Doesn’t Necessarily Yield Good Returns

    October 26, 2021

    We discuss recent hot topic: theme based investing and conclude that a mega trend doesn’t equate a good long term return. 


  • October 18, 2021: Dimensional Fund Advisors DFA ETFs

    October 18, 2021: Dimensional Fund Advisors DFA ETFs

    October 19, 2021

    We look at Dimensional Fund Advisors recently convereted ETFs and compare them with Vanguard. 


  • October 11, 2021: MyPlanIQ Ultra Short Term Bond Portfolio vs. Other Funds

    October 11, 2021: MyPlanIQ Ultra Short Term Bond Portfolio vs. Other Funds

    October 12, 2021

    We compare our ultra short term ETF portfolios with several famous bond funds. Specifically, we look at DoubleLine’s bond funds. 


  • October 4, 2021: Asset Trends, Market Internals And Inflation Implication

    October 4, 2021: Asset Trends, Market Internals And Inflation Implication

    October 5, 2021

    We review asset and market internals and discuss the possible secular interest rate change and its implication. 


  • September 27, 2021: Newsletter Collection Update

    September 27, 2021: Newsletter Collection Update

    September 28, 2021

    Regular newsletter collection update  


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