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John Robinson | Dec 4, 2024

Who To Pick As Your Successor When There Is No One To Choose?

long-term care insurance
Estate Planning
J.R. explains why he is not a fan of trust companies and urges people to consider independent third-party trustees.
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John Robinson | Nov 30, 2024

2024 Year-End Tax and Investment Planning Considerations

Tax Planning
Portfolio Rebalancing
Roth IRA Conversions
Don't overlook the items on Financial Planning Hawaii's year-end tax planning checklist. It is also time to think about rebalancing.
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John Robinson | Nov 29, 2024

My Two Cents On: The Stock Market, Interest Rates, Fixed Income Investing (Avoid Bond Funds), and Disaster Hedging

Inflation
Crypto Currency
Interest Rates
Stock Market
J.R. Robinson offers his usual irreverant commentary on investment planning with a surprising twist at the end.
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John Robinson | Nov 24, 2024

Why You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act

Financial Planning
Every person who has an LLC, S-corp, C-corp, Irrevocable trust or other legal entity needs to know about the CTA...
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John Robinson | Nov 24, 2024

Local News Now

Hawaii
Life Insurance
Income Tax
Three news items for our Hawaii Clients - Hawaii Tax Cuts, Free HMSA Group Life, Bankoh not playing nicely.
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John Robinson | Nov 24, 2024

Financial Planning Hawaii News & Updates December 2024

long-term care insurance
Genworth
Lots of news to share - Featured in Barron's again, no texting please, making cash work harder, Emily F., new tech initiatives.
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John Robinson | Oct 5, 2024

Quite Possibly the Biggest Ad Fail Ever

Certified Financial Planner
CFP Board
The CFP Board's new ad campaign to recruit new members is seriously funny - and an epic fail.
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John Robinson | Sep 13, 2024

Will You Be Better or Worse Off When/If The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Sunsets?

Tax Planning
Tax Cuts
Roth IRA Conversions
Read about how your federal income tax may change when the TCJA sunsets on 12/31/2025.
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John Robinson | Sep 12, 2024

We Fix Bad TikTok Advice

Roth IRA Conversions
Tax Planning
Dave Ramsey
Artificial Intelligenc
TikTok Finfluencers Are Providing Comically Bad Backdoor Roth Conversion Guidance
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John Robinson | Sep 8, 2024

Why I am Planning to Drop my Insurance and Brokerage Licenses

fiduciary
Certified Financial Planner
Providing comprehensive, objective financial planning guidance requires me to be a fiduciary at all times. Brokerage and insurance licenses are antithetical to
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John Robinson | Sep 8, 2024

Dave Ramsey - The Good, the Bad, and the Bluster.

Personal Finance
Financial Planning
Social Security
A case study in cognitive dissonance. Dave Ramsey and Robert Kiyosaki are two self-anointed personal finance rock stars whose popularity is undiminished in
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John Robinson | Jul 18, 2024

Dreading an Upcoming Long Drive or Flight? Tune into Acquired and you will wish the trip was longer!

According to the Wall Street Journal, "the smartest people in the room" are all listening to this podcast.
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