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01 · This Week's Move

The weekly money move

One concrete action to take before Friday — reallocate, refinance, or file — explained in three sentences flat.

02 · Tax Desk

Tax strategy spotlight

The deduction, deadline, or account trick that's actually relevant to your bracket this quarter.

03 · Under the Hood

Investing teardown

A fund, portfolio, or strategy taken apart line by line — fees, allocation, and whether it earns its keep.

04 · Mailbag

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From the archive

AUG 28, 2026

The Roth Conversion Window Most People Miss

Why the gap between two jobs is the single best week of the year to convert — and the tax math that proves it.

AUG 21, 2026

Your Emergency Fund Is Too Big (Here's Why)

Six months of expenses sitting in a 0.4% savings account is costing you more than a market downturn would.

AUG 14, 2026

Index Funds vs. ETFs: A Decision Tree

Same underlying holdings, different tax treatment. A flowchart for which wrapper actually fits your account type.

“I make a good salary and still felt behind. Two issues in, I moved my emergency fund into a real yield account and it paid for a year of subscriptions in interest alone.”

— Priya N., Product Manager, reader since Issue 12

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  1. Week 1

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  2. Week 2

    Max out the accounts in the right order

    401(k) match, HSA, Roth IRA, back to 401(k) — the sequence that saves the most in taxes.

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    Build a three-fund portfolio in one sitting

    Total market, international, bonds. No advisor call required, no ticker-picking anxiety.

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8:04 AM

The Roth conversion window closes in 11 days

Good morning — if your income landed between jobs this year, you have a narrow window to convert at a lower bracket than usual. Here's the math, and the exact form your custodian needs.

“The window shows up once, usually for six to eight weeks — and most people don't know it's open until it's closed.”
  • Calculate your effective bracket during the gap, not your usual one
  • Convert only up to the top of that lower bracket, not a dollar more
  • Pay the tax from cash on hand — never from the converted balance

Full walkthrough with the actual dollar brackets below.

Talk Thursday,
Marcus Webb

Issue 47

5 min read

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How is this different from other finance newsletters?
No affiliate-driven credit card rankings, no crypto hype. Every issue is written by a former financial planner and reviewed against current tax code. If a strategy only works for people with a family office, we don't run it.
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The tax strategy content is US-specific (401(k), Roth, HSA), but portfolio construction principles apply broadly. We flag US-only sections clearly.

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