Ray Dalio's investment strategy in plain English: Bridgewater's All Weather idea, the 30/40/15/7.5/7.5 retail allocation and how to build it with ETFs, the 2022 stress test, the ALLW ETF, the Holy Grail of uncorrelated return streams, and 7 lessons, plus which Dalio book to read first. Educational, not advice.
When RMDs start (73, or 75 if born 1960+), the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table, step-by-step 2026 RMD math with examples, which accounts can be combined, the deadlines, the 25%/10% penalty and waiver, QCDs ($111,000 in 2026) and inherited IRA 10-year rules.
The official 2026 and 2027 HSA contribution limits ($4,400 / $8,750, then $4,500 / $9,000, plus the $1,000 age-55 catch-up), HDHP rules, the new bronze, catastrophic and direct primary care rules, married-couple splits, Medicare timing, deadlines, excess-contribution fixes and paycheck math. General education, not tax advice.
The 2026 Roth IRA income limits by filing status, the $7,500 ($8,600 at 50+) contribution limit, how to calculate a reduced contribution, what counts as MAGI, how to fix an excess contribution, and how high earners still get into a Roth.
The official 2026 capital gains brackets by filing status (0%, 15%, 20%), how gains stack on your other income, 2026 short-term (ordinary) brackets, the 3.8% NIIT, new senior deductions, year-end harvesting, Florida and Washington rules, and where 2027 thresholds stand — education, not tax advice.
Own the world with three low-cost index funds: US total stock, international total stock and total bond. Tickers, sample allocations, taxable vs IRA vs 401(k) placement, and when a target-date fund is simpler.
Which months are best and worst for stocks? Sourced S&P seasonality averages, Sell in May / Halloween, September and October lore, the real Santa Claus rally definition, and what long-term US investors should do instead — education, not advice.
Age is a starting point, not an answer. See what the 110/120-minus-age rules, Vanguard's target-date glide path and nearly a century of stock/bond returns say about your mix in every decade, plus the six factors that should move your number.