Jonathan - a long-time reader, and first-time commenter. I especially enjoyed this article - an article where you pivoted from being a journalist to being an advisor. You took a position and explained why. Of course, it is my choice to agree with you or not, but that is not the point. The concise, direct, first-person writing style serves you and your readers well, in my opinion. You have built a career and reputation from which we can weigh the merits of your position. An important ingredient for success in life is choosing carefully whom we take advice from - in matters big and small. The next topic that I believe deserves a similar treatment to this column is managing [financial] complexity, especially in retirement. I am planning to retire in the next year, and as I tune my portfolio for that transition I am weighing what I, or my assignees, can reasonably be expected to manage ten or twenty years into the future. Thanks again - Joe P
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Jonathan - a long-time reader, and first-time commenter. I especially enjoyed this article - an article where you pivoted from being a journalist to being an advisor. You took a position and explained why. Of course, it is my choice to agree with you or not, but that is not the point. The concise, direct, first-person writing style serves you and your readers well, in my opinion. You have built a career and reputation from which we can weigh the merits of your position. An important ingredient for success in life is choosing carefully whom we take advice from - in matters big and small. The next topic that I believe deserves a similar treatment to this column is managing [financial] complexity, especially in retirement. I am planning to retire in the next year, and as I tune my portfolio for that transition I am weighing what I, or my assignees, can reasonably be expected to manage ten or twenty years into the future. Thanks again - Joe P
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