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- 4 days ago22 min
Navigating the High Stakes of Tech Stock Concentration
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — Most tech and biotech executives we know have too much of their net worth in one stock. They know they should do something about it, but they usually end up just closing the tab on their stock comp page. In this episode, Scott and Nick break down the framework for moving from a "home run" mindset to a "nest egg"...
- 2 weeks ago24 min
The Tab You Keep Closing (And Why You Need to Open It)
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — There's a tab a lot of tech professionals have open right now. It's from Fidelity or E-Trade, it shows how much company stock they're sitting on, and most of them close it without doing a thing. Because the moment you start thinking about selling, it gets complicated. In this episode, Scott and Nick break down w...
- Apr 17, 202612 min
How To Stress-Test Your Finances Against Single-Employer Risk
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — Your plan might be able to handle market volatility, but it might not handle your income disappearing. In this episode, Scott breaks down the uncomfortable blind spot facing many high earners—what happens if your paycheck stops sooner than expected. Using a real-world scenario of someone with nearly $3M saved an...
- Apr 2, 202615 min
Your Biggest Asset Might Be Your Biggest Tax Problem
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — You did everything right. You maxed your 401(k) for decades, watched the balance grow, and felt good about where you were headed. Then someone showed you a tax projection for retirement and it was a lot bigger than you expected. In this episode, Scott walks through why a large, traditional 401(k) balance can qui...
- Mar 5, 202626 min
Retire From the Wrong Job, Not From Work
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — Most people don’t actually want retirement, but they do want relief. Relief from the schedule. Relief from the pressure. Relief from feeling like they can’t step off the treadmill. But what if the question isn’t “When can I retire?” and it’s “What would I do if I knew I wasn’t trapped?” In this conversation, Sco...
- Feb 19, 202622 min
Rethinking Inheritance: Give It Now or Leave It Later?
There’s a common belief people have about money: you build it, you protect it, and whatever’s left gets passed on at the end. But what if the timing matters more than the total? As lifespans stretch into the 90s and portfolios grow beyond what many families will realistically spend, the question starts to change. Would a gift mean more when your kids are buying their first home, raising young children, or launching something meaningful? Would you rather see the impact while you’re here to exp...
- Feb 5, 202620 min
Deferred Compensation: Smart Planning or a Risky Bet?
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — Deferred compensation tends to enter the picture when work is going well and income has outgrown the basics. Cash flow feels stable, taxes start to sting, and suddenly there’s a new option on the table that promises flexibility later. Scott and Nick explore what sits underneath that promise. Deferred comp change...
- Jan 22, 202621 min
How to Stay Ahead of Taxes and Avoid Penalties
Curious about your retirement savings? Our How Much Do I Need To Retire? quiz gives you an idea of where you stand and a starting point to think about your long-term planning. — Taxes tend to fade into the background until something feels off, like a larger bill than expected, a penalty you didn’t see coming or a moment where you wonder whether you handled the year correctly or just got lucky. In this episode of Real Personal Finance, Scott and Nick talk about how the tax system actuall...
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