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Featured · Retirement · 8 min read

The withdrawal order that can add years to your savings

Taxable first? IRA first? Roth last? The sequence you pull from accounts in your 60s can be worth six figures over a retirement. Marcus walks through the order — and the three exceptions everyone misses.

By Marcus Bell, CPA, CFP® · Updated January 2026

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Taxes · 6 min

Roth conversions in your 60s: the window before RMDs

The low-income years between retirement and age 73 are a gift. How to fill brackets without tripping IRMAA surcharges.

Priya Nair, CFA · Dec 2025

College · 5 min

529 vs. Roth for college: stop guessing, run this test

Three questions decide which account wins for your family — and the answer flips once aid enters the picture.

Sofia Lindqvist, CFP® · Nov 2025

Investing · 7 min

What rebalancing actually did for clients in 2025

Real numbers from real portfolios: how quarterly discipline added 0.4% while everyone else chased headlines.

Priya Nair, CFA · Oct 2025

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Estate · 6 min

Your trust is funded… right? The 20-minute audit

Half the trusts we review own nothing. A simple checklist to verify your documents work when needed.

Daniel Reyes, CFP® · Sep 2025

Equity comp · 9 min

RSUs, ISOs, ESPP: a Chicago tech worker’s playbook

When to sell, when to hold, and how to avoid the $40,000 AMT surprise one client nearly paid.

Sofia Lindqvist, CFP® · Aug 2025

Business · 7 min

Selling your business in 5 years? Start these 4 moves now

Exit value is built years before the sale. Clean books, key-person risk, and tax structure — in order.

Daniel Reyes, CFP® · Jul 2025