Modern Vision Planning

This couple wanted to spend more time with their children. A flexible FIRE strategy was the answer. Brendan Pon and his family left Canada in search of financial freedom. They moved to Japan in 2025 after briefly living in Thailand. Pon and his wife pursued the FIRE strategy because they wanted to spend time with their children.

Five Things the Hormuz Crisis Taught Us About the Global Economy Abundant reserves, alternative supplies and the AI boom helped mitigate the economic harm.

What Overemployment Reveals About the Modern Workforce — and What Leaders Should Do About It Employees holding multiple jobs may seem like a compliance issue on the surface, but the real story is what the trend reveals about trust, retention and the future of work.

Why Consumers Don’t Buy Life Annuities and What Can Be Done About It An all-star team of retirement experts explains why life annuities are so valuable for older adults, yet so disliked by consumers. And they suggest what to do about it.

For a Select Few, IPOs Are Winners. Good Luck to Everyone Else. Buyers who get the offer price historically have seen the biggest returns, and SpaceX isn’t likely to be different.

I love my mortgage rate. I hate my house. In 2021, the author and her husband secured a low mortgage rate when they moved to Kentucky to be near their family. Five years later, they feel stuck in a humdrum house they don't love because of its affordability. They realize we're fortunate to have a home, but can't help wanting more from the pl...

How Your Income Stacks Up Against the Top 10% of American Earners You need at least $210,000 in annual income or at least $1.8 million in net worth to be in the top 10% of U.S. households. A 35-year-old needs around $372,000 of net worth to rank in the top 10% of their peers, while someone in their 50s needs over $1.9 million.

The doomer-to-boomer boomerang whiplash Silicon Valley's new message: AI may not be the job apocalypse we said it'd be

How Executives Can Take Control of Their Leadership Brand Before the Market Defines It for Them Executives are already being interpreted by investors, employees and the market whether they participate in that narrative or not—making intentional leadership branding a critical lever for influence, trust and long-term business impact.

More Dads Are Scaling Back at the Office for Kids and Housework College-educated men lead the way among dads sacrificing hours at work for time at home.