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The Roth IRA/401k is great. But, unfortunately most people are in a lower tax bracket in their retirement years.

re: Employer 401k vs Roth 401K

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/15/26 at 7:18 am to
An S-Corp flows to the owners. Meaning she can take a reduced salary but any profits are still passed down to the owners whether they want them or not. If her salary is $80k but the company makes $2 million that is passed down to the owners and they’re taxed on it.

re: Is this the next dotcom bubble?

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/14/26 at 10:22 pm to
I understand your side but just disagree. Which is actually great, imagine a debate with disagreement yet both sides respect each other..assuming you’re that way.

AI is similar to the internet in the 90s in that it’s not going away and everyone needs to learn how to use it. However, the companies will over build, technology will change and demand will dissipate. It’s not a question of will it happen but when. Technology will change the AI consumption and we won’t need all these data centers being built.

Just wait and watch.

re: Is this the next dotcom bubble?

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/14/26 at 8:59 pm to
Think about this…the memory companies trading at 8x earnings (PE) actually are not cheap. Think Micron, trading at a low PE. But that’s because the market knows they’re at peak earnings. You buy the memory companies when they’re at high PE’s not low. Those memory companies along with many others will have major pullbacks of 30-50%+. Look at their recent gains, it will happen. The S&P is up over 10% since early April.

Again, this doesn’t many bearish or oh my gosh run for cash and gold…it just means we’re overbought and will definitely have a large correction. However, we could rally another 20%+ before that happens.

So as others have said, figure out YOUR allocation and what works for you and stick with it.

re: Is this the next dotcom bubble?

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/14/26 at 8:53 pm to
Correct. His post was way off.

re: Cheese dip

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/11/26 at 8:22 pm to
Use cream cheese for something different. I actually like it better. And add ground beef and breakfast sausage.
Most Ed Jones advisors put you in their proprietary funds so you can’t ACAT/transfer the funds to other firms. You’re forced to call and liquidate and pay capital gains tax if in a taxable account. Ed Jones may be the worst firm to deal with because of this.

re: Best HYSA currently?

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/7/26 at 11:54 am to
You’re not missing a lot and both are extremely safe. However, they shouldn’t be compared for rate purposes. Savings accounts are guaranteed not to lose value with their FDIC insurance. Money markets are an investment product and have no guarantee. Take a look at the phrase “breaking the buck.” While it’s rare and money market funds are safe they still are not equivalent to savings accounts.

re: Best HYSA currently?

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/5/26 at 5:54 pm to
You can’t compare high yield savings accounts and money market. They’re different risk spectrums.

re: Pavia>Rattler

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/3/26 at 9:11 pm to
I’d say he hasn’t proven his talent is better but I would suspect it’s even and his measurables are better. But his decision making obviously sucks. So I’d still stick with Rattler.

re: Pavia>Rattler

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 5/3/26 at 6:36 pm to
On talent…nope!!!
Because his “advisor” sells him insurance.
And your “CFP” was appointed with Prudential already so he showed you them. Did you ask him for comparable quotes from others?
“Trip on their junk” just like Northwestern Mutual.
Self “insurance” is not real. You can’t self insure. You can self pay which is fine if that works best for you. However, self insuring can’t happen. You don’t get the leverage that happens with insurance.
Where do you live that there’s a run on sardines. Yeah, it’s become somewhat trendy because of the health advantages but I can still walk into any grocery store and find them.

re: Checking account for a child

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 4/11/26 at 9:58 am to
Capital One Savings is what I would recommend, not checking. Checking is good when she’s a little older and needs it when she’s out with friends, has a job etc.

re: Life Insurance Payout

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 4/10/26 at 6:50 am to
First, what is a “whole term” life insurance policy? Second, he won’t have any estate tax issues unless the government suddenly changes the law from $15 million+ per individual to something much lower.

re: Baruch College

Posted by TX_Tiger23 on 4/10/26 at 6:46 am to
If he sticks with finance tell him to take as much accounting as possible. An accounting degree can transition to finance fairly easily but a finance degree can’t jump into an accounting position. I have a finance degree. Also, begin networking and following people in positions he wants on LinkedIn.