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How to Manage a Family Member’s Fidelity or Vanguard Accounts
Financial institutions often don’t recognize your Power of Attorney. Follow this process to authorize access to your Fidelity and Vanguard accounts.
Roth Conversion with Social Security and Medicare IRMAA
A step-by-step walkthrough of how to use the Case Study Spreadsheet to estimate tax rates on Roth conversion with Social Security and Medicare IRMAA.
Two Types of Bond Ladders: When to Replace a Bond Fund or ETF
A bond ladder has advantages over a bond fund or ETF. The shorter the time span in which you will liquidate your bond holdings, the more valuable it is.
How to Buy Treasury Bills & Notes On the Secondary Market
Detailed steps and screenshots for how to buy Treasuries on the secondary market without a fee at Fidelity, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and Merrill Edge.
When to Stop Buying I Bonds or Cash Out and Buy TIPS
I Bonds are great for the short term but TIPS are better for the long term. Calculate whether the time has come to cash out your I Bond and switch to TIPS.
2022 2023 Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction, Capital Gains, etc.
The tax brackets, standard deduction, and the capital gains tax cutoff point for single and married filing jointly filing statuses will go up in 2023.