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Helping Clients Grasp Abstract Retirement Income Strategies With Historical Market Visualization

Nerd's Eye View

HiMaVs leverage the brain's natural preference for narrative and visual information by showing how a retirement income plan – such as a risk-based or guardrails-based strategy – would have fared during actual historical periods like the Great Depression, Stagflation of the 1970s, or the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

The Big Picture

It is about the art of using imperfect information to make probabilistic assessments about an inherently unknowable future. Economic Innumeracy : Some individuals experience math anxiety, but it only takes a bit of insight to navigate the many ways numbers can mislead us. Investing is simple but hard, and therein lies our challenge.

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"We're Living In 'End Times' When You Can't Retire On $1 Million"

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

What is the math for a 4-5% withdrawal rate? Do the math on your having just a 40% allocation which I would say is a little less than normal. The information, analysis and opinions expressed herein reflect our judgment and opinions as of the date of writing and are subject to change at any time without notice.

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Research links: forgoing opportunities

Abnormal Returns

on.ft.com) Doing the math on private equity performance. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) How Warren Buffett's performance can inform us about sustainable rates of return. IRRs The many problems with private equity IRRs. valueandopportunity.com) Research Even the best performing stocks go through gut-wrenching drawdowns.

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

I took a lot of math classes. I couldn’t give up math in computer science. I continue to see opportunities in private markets, in part because you have imperfect information, you can actually add value to your portfolio if you really have the channels and expertise. But for me, this was not an option. at Wellesley.

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What Triggers an IRS Audit?

Harness Wealth

Some of the most common red flags include: Not reporting all of your income The IRS operates on a system of information matching. Math errors and typos Minor mathematical errors and typos can disrupt the IRS’s automated processing systems and can result in discrepancies that can flag your return for manual review.

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Filing Taxes with Multiple Income Streams: RSUs, K-1s, Freelance, and More [Updated for 2025]

Harness Wealth

Rather than paying corporate income tax, these businesses “pass through” their profits, losses, deductions, and credits to individual owners or partners, who then report the information on their personal tax returns. This article should not be considered tax or legal advice and is provided for informational purposes only.

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