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The years before retirement are not just about picking a retirement date. They are when affluent families should coordinate income, taxes, Social Security, healthcare, investment risk, and estate planning before the window narrows.

The Financial Decisions That Matter Most in the Five Years Before Retirement The five years before retirement are when Social Security, Roth conversions, pension choices, healthcare, taxes, and portfolio structure start to connect. Here is what to prioritize.

QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
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Against a backdrop of easing geopolitical risks and strong earnings growth, markets rallied strongly across the board. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq turned in their strongest quarters since the second quarter of 2020. Throughout the quarter, the U.S. and Iran moved slowly toward the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to potentially end the war in the Middle East. As a result, the benchmark U.S. crude price declined more than 30 percent.

Quick Hits
1. Beyond the Headlines: Market Rally Gains Liftoff
2. Fixed Income Update: Bond Investors Relieved by Progress in the Middle East
3. Geopolitical and Economic Update: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Becomes the Key
4. Looking Ahead: Crosscurrents Worth Monitoring

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A $2M–$5M retirement portfolio can create real freedom, but it also creates planning complexity. Here are the quiet mistakes that can reduce after-tax income, increase risk, and make retirement harder than it needs to be.

The Quiet Mistakes We See in $2 Million–$5 Million Retirement Portfolios At \$2M–\$5M, retirement mistakes are often quiet: too much cash, poor tax structure, large IRA exposure, concentrated stock, no income plan, and weak estate coordination.