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John Robinson | Mar 1, 2022

What to make of the prospect of soaring inflation, the war in Ukraine, and whatever else is keeping you awake at night.. .Part 1.

Portfolio Management and Investing
Retirement Saving
Retirement
Q. How should we react to the stock market's decline? - A. Far better to plan for declines before they happen than to react to them when they occur.
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John Robinson | Mar 1, 2022

This is Why Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Bond Funds

Portfolio Management & Investing
Retirement Saiving
Retirement Spending
The steady decline in interest rates over the last 40 years has produced an almost uninterrupted bull market in bonds. Unfortunately for investors, the gravy
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John Robinson | Jan 15, 2022

Do NOT Procrastinate Getting This Important Planning Document

Estate Planning
Comprehensive Financial Planning
A nightmare - Your 18-year old child has been in an accident and your access to information and ability to participate in medical decisions is restricted...
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John Robinson | Jan 14, 2022

Keeping FPH Clients from Becoming Their Parents

Comprehensive Financial Planning
At Financial Planning Hawaii we take maintaining client data security very seriously...Yet for all money and effort we expend.
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John Robinson | Jan 9, 2022

Big changes are coming to the FAFSA...and they are not all welcome.

College Saving
Comprehensive Financial Planning
Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the new FAFSA will have 2/3 fewer questions. What's not to love about simplification?
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John Robinson | Jan 9, 2022

7% Savings Bonds?! - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Portfolio Management and Investing
The U.S. Treasury is paying 7.12% annualized on Series I Savings Bonds for the six-month period ending in May 2022. So, what's the catch?
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John Robinson | Jan 9, 2022

Handy "Cheat Sheets" for 2022 Tax Planning

Tax Planning
IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans
2022 Tax Rule Changes - Mostly minor, but definitely one notable one for small business owners.
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John Robinson | Dec 10, 2021

Photo Essay: The Street Art of Kaka'ako

Art - Antiques and Collectibles
Hawaii
Kaka'ako does not show up in many Hawaii travel guides but it is one of the coolest places to hang out in Honolulu.
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John Robinson | Dec 10, 2021

Saying that the Bull Market in Bonds is Over is NOT Market-Timing

Portfolio Management and Investing
For most of the past 40 years, investors in intermediate and long-term bonds and bond mutual funds have profited as falling interest rates pushed the values of
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John Robinson | Nov 20, 2021

Hubris and Naivete from the Ivory Tower

Portfolio Management and Investing
Comprehensive Financial Planning
Economist Laurence Kotlikoff thinks most financial planners go about retirement income planning all wrong. Financial Planner John Robinson thinks Larry is the
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John Robinson | Aug 9, 2021

Negative Returns Ain't Much of a Living

Portfolio Management and Investing
What does a scene from an iconic Western have to do with investing in bond mutual funds and ETFs?
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John Robinson | Jun 8, 2021

When Being #1 is Not a Source of Pride

Hawaii
Tax Planning
Learn more about changes to Hawaii's tax laws and how it contributes to the states reputation as a high-tax state.
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