A deep dive on my financial planning process 🤿


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From the blog...

As a new, green investor climbs the rungs of investment education, it won’t be long before they encounter the 60/40 portfolio. 60% stocks, 40% bonds. Tried and true and old as time…or, at least, that’s how it’s presented to us.

But where did the 60/40 come from?

Why those percentages?

Why’s it good for retirement?

In a world where we can prescribe an asset allocation specifically for a unique family’s financial circumstances, why do we keep on discussing this 60/40 portfolio?

​The 60/40 Portfolio: Where’s It From and Why Do We Use It?​


On the podcast...

Episode 129 is all about the financial planning process.

  • What's the difference between a portfolio and a plan?
  • How would you build a financial plan from scratch?
  • How do you take the first steps to build a plan?
  • ...and how do you keep that momentum going?

​The Financial Planning Process, Step-by-Step | AMA #13​


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**Though I'd like to think Buffett and Munger are stark exceptions.


What Are *Your* Questions?

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Until Next Week

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Jesse

Jesse Cramer

Long-term investors face more complexity over time. I provide guidance and clarity. I'm Jesse Cramer, former aerospace engineer, now fiduciary financial planner, writer of The Best Interest and voice behind Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors. I'll help you create a structured plan for your financial life; one coherent system that you understand, that you can implement, and that works. Without a good system, your wealth quietly erodes. The conversations we avoid become the problems nobody planned for. You've done the hard part. Let's figure out the rest.

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