Today marks the first anniversary of my brother’s death. Dave died on June 17th, 2021 – the day before his 46th birthday. He lived with his family in San Ramon and in the 5 years before his death culminating with the pandemic lock-downs, my “inner circle” had largely collapsed to him and one other guy.

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This is a really important distinction to know about. Whether you notice the storytelling or not… it is happening all the time. The more you notice it, the less you suffer. An Acute Personal Example For those of you who are relatively new to this blog or newsletter, my brother died last year – the

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Last week we introduced two different definitions of risk. Loss of principal Uncertainty about lifetime consumption This week I want to place those definitions into the context of a lifetime financial plan to help with the understanding that, while investment bankers and analysts define the risk of a particular investment in terms of the loss

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We have spent the last three weeks highlighting the three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term financial plan, especially your retirement-income success. They are (with links): Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save Equity Allocation: The percentage of your portfolio you place in equities Withdrawal Rate: The percentage

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The last couple weeks we’ve been highlighting the only three percentages that matter. These are the three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term financial plan, especially your retirement-income success: Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save Equity Allocation: The percentage of your portfolio you place in equities Withdrawal

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From last week’s Mindful Money Weekly, you remember that there are three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term investment success. These are the three financial levers each of us can pull to alter our long-term financial outcomes for better or worse: Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save.

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There are three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term investment success. These are the three financial trade-offs you make that will alter your long-term financial outcomes: Savings Rate: The percentage of your income that you save Equity Allocation: The percentage of your portfolio you place in equities Withdrawal Rate: The

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Over the last two weeks, we have placed the choice between using passive tools vs. active tools into the greater context of our lives. As a quick review: Active investing requires far more effort – either on the part of the investor, or on the part of another (creating an expense to the investor). Active

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Rocky, thanks for humoring me and joining me on the whole “Wealth is having a moment in our culture” riff. I think we have to be careful not to demonize people with money. ABOUT ROCKY LALVANI & RICHER SOUL Wealth Coach Rocky Lalvani, MBA, Enrolled Agent IRS, helps people who have financial success utilize their

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