The Mega Backdoor Roth: How to Shelter $60K+ a Year in 2026
Your 401(k) has a second, much higher contribution limit most men never use. Here's how the mega backdoor Roth turns that wasted space into tax-free money in 2026.
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Your 401(k) has a second, much higher contribution limit most men never use. Here's how the mega backdoor Roth turns that wasted space into tax-free money in 2026.
A bonus, an inheritance, a house sale. Lump-sum investing usually wins on paper, but dollar-cost averaging protects you from yourself. Here's how to decide.
The SECURE 2.0 rule lets you move unused 529 money into your kid's Roth IRA penalty-free. The $35,000 cap, the 15-year clock, and the mistakes that cost real money.
Most men build a taxable brokerage account without thinking about what goes in it. The wrong holdings cost you real money every April. Here's the framework that fixes it.
It's not the 401(k) or the Roth. The most tax-efficient account most men own is the one they treat as a debit card for ibuprofen. Here's the real play.
Your high-yield savings account looked great in 2023. In mid-2026 it's quietly lagging, and the alternative most men ignore is sitting one transfer away.
Series I savings bonds from the US Treasury are yielding 3.11% composite rate in 2026, with a 1.30% fixed component that hasn't been this high since 2007. Here's where they fit — and don't fit — in a real portfolio.
Monthly tracking invites you to react to market moves that don't matter. Quarterly is frequent enough to catch trends, infrequent enough to avoid bad behavior.