The Long Game

For the last episode of this season, I did my first and hopefully last solo episode (with a sore throat). In this episode, I talked about: - the power of doing backdoor Roth contributions - how to properly do them - why you need all other IRA balances to be $0 at year end - how to accomplish that and having them be at $0 - the need for form 8606 If you want to read more about that, here is a great blog post I did on this topic before.

Financial planning is complex enough for US citizens. Yet many plan to move out of the US for retirement. So how do you best plan for that? In this weeks podcast with Jack Thomas, we talk about this and what to consider. As well as help talk through financial planning for people who are from abroad and working in the US now.

In this episode with Mark Cecchini, CFP® we talk about: - The various types of liquidity events - How to best plan for them - Tax planning based on type of equity - What equity to sell first - How to best take the emotion out of the decision

So many people say they cannot get a mortgage because they are a business owner and they aren't wrong. It is more complex... but doable. You just have to know the right people and the things you need to do to make yourself a better candidate. We walk through what that looks like in this episode with Carl.

The end of the year is the BEST time to be doing tax planning. But you may be wondering what you need to think about doing. In this episode with Ryan Dolan, we walk through 10+ tax planning moves you should be thinking about. We talk through both business owners and employees.

IN this episode with Daniel Crosby we talk about: - How the Jones's are not as rich or happy as you think - How time is scarcer than money - How a house is a place to live, not an investment - How market corrections are more common than your birthday, expect them - How if you are excited about an investment, it's probably a bad idea - Why infrequent splurges bring the greatest happiness You guys will love this one!

In this episode with Rubin J. Miller, CFA we talk: - what is going on with interest rates and how that effects the way you should create a portfolio - what makes a good portfolio - why the bond allocation should be different for everyone - why allocation to just US stocks might not be the best move - why I do not hold bolds - and so much more

In this episode with Mitchell Baldridge CPA we deviate from the financial topics and talk: - Building a business - Lessons we each have learned - Why we both like working on multiple things at a time - Business lessons on solving problems, growing, etc. You will really enjoy this change of pace.

In this episode with Adam Nash, we talk: His journey and all the major companies he has been apart of an ran (Linkedin, dropbox, Acorns, Wealthfront, and now Daffy) The benefits of donating to charity What a donor advised fund is How to best use donor advised funds Some real life examples And then we go through his new company helping make this easier, Daffy You can check out more about Adam and Daffy below: Twitter: (@DaffyGiving) LinkedIn Facebook YouTube Adam’s Twitter (@adamnash) Adam’s LinkedIn

In this episode with Cody Garrett, CFP we talk: - the difference between Roth and traditional - why all Roth all the time is not often the right move - the pro's and con's of each - real life example - the power of Roth conversions - and much more!