Last week, as the media recounted the poor performance of major stock market indexes, my wife turned to me and asked, “How are we doing?” Implicit in her question: “What’s the effect of the recent decline on the dollars in our portfolio?” Or, in her words, “How much have we lost?” My answer: “I don’t …
OnTrajectory can help you both more accurately estimate your future taxes as well as help you minimize the taxes you\’ll pay in the future. We do this in 3 different ways. 1. Automatically Calculate Taxes Tax rates are defined within your Default Account (the top account in your account list), and you can define different tax rates for different periods of your life using age …
This is a different type of post. For the past year, a small and dedicated team in Ukraine has been helping with a portion of the development of OnTrajectory. These folks have been wonderful to work with – professional, skilled, a source of good ideas, and always willing to pitch in extra effort as needed. EVEN NOW, as explosions can be heard …
Lately, we’ve seen wide, uncomfortable swings in the stock market – which have only been exasperated by the recent warmongering between Russia and Ukraine. Back in January, the market’s overall value fluctuated 5% in a single day; and by January 27th folks’ portfolios had lost nearly 10% of their value since the beginning of the …
Tyson here! I was recently interviewed on this fantastic podcast, which goes far beyond \”military\” topics. Lacey and I discuss Mindfulness – both in how we get organized around money, but also what happens after we do… I recommend everyone have a listen, and if you\’re active duty or a veteran, you should subscribe as well.
Read about the impact of inflation and how you can use OnTrajectory to model its impacts in this post from our founder, Tyson, at PTMoney.com
OnTrajectory addresses 1 simple, central concern: Am I on course for economic independence – or will I financially crash and burn? Here’s how we do that: Enter your unique mix of Income, Expenses, and Accounts Define changes over time with Age Ranges Enter unique criteria, including Tax and Growth Rates Create Expense Groups for budget …
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Tyson here, the founder of OnTrajectory. First, all of us on the OT Team wish all of you in the OT Community a wonderful 2021 – we hope any deferred wishes from 2020 finally come true 😉 The rest of this post may not be for everybody, it\’s a bit long and deals with a …
Past & Future. That\’s the focus when creating a financial model. Tracking the past to validate assumptions: Am I really saving what I said I would? Am I really getting the gains on my investments that I expect? And of course, estimating the future – that\’s the meat and potatoes: What will I be able …
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It’s no secret many workers hate their jobs – so it’s no wonder the FIRE movement has gotten so much attention – even its own movie! However, two recent posts on Reddit’s Financial Independence forum highlight our job-hating emotions perfectly: \”The only reason I am interested in FIRE is I HATE my job\” describes one individual\’s …
