Financial planning insights for real life.
Notes on money, transitions, retirement, taxes, estate planning, and the emotional side of wealth.
Umbrella Insurance: The Coverage That Protects Everything You've Built (for a Dollar a Day)
You've spent years building income, savings, a home, a life. Umbrella insurance is one of the least expensive ways to protect all of it from a single lawsuit, and it's often the coverage high earners are missing. Here's how it works, how much you need, and why it costs less than you'd guess.
Retiring in Michigan: The Complete Financial Checklist
Retiring in Michigan comes with some real advantages, and a handful of deadlines and decisions that are easy to miss until they cost you. This is the financial checklist we walk clients through: the taxes, the property, the healthcare timing, the income plan, and the estate pieces, in one place.
Why You Still Feel Broke When The Numbers Say You're Fine
Some of the most financially successful women we work with still feel one bad month away from losing everything. The fear usually traces back to what money meant decades ago, long before they had any say in it. Here's what that pattern is, why it's not a character flaw, and how it can change.
RSUs Just Vested. Now What? How to Decide When to Sell
Your RSUs vested, the shares are sitting in your account, and holding feels easier than deciding. We walk through how to think about selling versus holding vested RSUs, the tax reality most people miss, and why doing nothing is its own decision.
Retirement Taxes in Michigan: What Nobody Tells You Until It's Too Late
Your tax bill doesn't disappear when you retire in Michigan. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and where the real planning opportunities are.
The Emotional Stages of Retirement: What to Expect Financially and Personally
Retirement is often framed as a financial finish line. For many high earners, it’s far more complex. Learn the emotional stages of retirement, the identity shifts many people don’t expect, and how to prepare both financially and personally.
Tax Planning for High Earners: What Actually Moves the Needle
Most tax advice for high earners is either overwhelming or built around gimmicks. The moves that lower your bill are usually tied to decisions you're already making: how you save, how you handle equity comp, and when you recognize income. Here's what's worth your attention in 2026, with the real numbers.
How to Talk About a Prenup With Your Partner
You've built something. A career, a portfolio, maybe a business. Now you're thinking about marriage — and quietly wondering how to protect what you've worked for without making it weird. Here's how to have that conversation in a way that actually brings you closer.
What to Do With an Inheritance: A Guide to Honoring the Past and Planning Your Future
Receiving an inheritance can feel overwhelming. This guide walks through how to approach inherited money thoughtfully, from taxes and investments to long-term planning decisions.