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QA9: What Is the Point of Financial Optimization?

We’re back to the digital mailbag to answer your questions!

For this week:

  • Hot Seat Questions: My favorite blogs, podcasts, articles, and books. Musings on my biggest financial mistakes and the advice I’d give my younger self.
  • How do my wife and I keep meaning and purpose in our lives without traditional careers?
  • To sell or not to sell a home that was purchased in 2021
  • How to sell investments and minimize taxes
  • The proper hierarchy of investment accounts
  • Roth vs Traditional 401(k): Which is better?
  • I-Bonds: Should we be buying more?
  • Saving strategies for a home down payment
  • Receiving inheritance in a foreign currency
  • Critical nuance on withdrawal strategies in a high inflation/poor market return environment
  • So much more!
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QA8: What If We Run Out of Water?

We’re back to the digital mailbag to answer your questions!

For this week:

  • Thoughts on the bear market
  • Getting invested with a Health Savings Account
  • Paying for education with retirement accounts
  • My philosophy on rest from climbing
  • How to develop financial mentorship in the climbing community
  • Travel and rescue insurance ideas
  • Determining a cost-effective approach to climbing destinations
  • Should I open an IRA if my employer doesn’t offer a 401(k) match?
  • How to not get wrecked moving from sport climbing or bouldering to trad climbing
  • The risks of owning property in an area that could be running out of water
  • Getting a home loan with inconsistent income history
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Part 2: The CC Family Investing Strategy

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Investing Strategy: Where Exactly is Our Money?

This is Part 2 in a series. Check out Part 1 for our investing strategy and asset allocation.

Now you have a sense of our investing strategy in terms of asset allocation, but that’s not helping you get started. Let’s take a look at some common investment “buckets” and how we are dividing out our investments.

It’s easy to get lost in the details, so let’s break it down to the basics right up front. No more paralysis by analysis. Below are our top five pillars of a sound investing strategy.

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