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John Robinson | Oct 24, 2026

Hey Retired Hawaii Public Employees: Are You Missing Out on Thousands of Dollars in Medicare Premium Reimbursements?

Medicare
Financial Planning
A Little-Known EUTF Benefit Could Save Retirees and Their Spouses Thousands Each Year
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John Robinson | Oct 18, 2026

The Fading Allure of NUA

Tax Planning
Stock Market
Lower income tax rates may make net unrealized appreciation less appealing than in generations past, but it is still worth keeping in mind.
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John Robinson | Oct 11, 2026

Not Bond Laddering . DYNAMIC Bond Laddering!

bond investing
laddered portfolios
Portfolio Management & Investing
This article explains how we manage fixed income portfolios very differently from other financial planners and investment advisers.
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JR Robinson Hawaii's Nest Egg Guru
John Robinson | Oct 4, 2026

Bond Market Wisdom from Hawaii’s Nest Egg Guru

bond investing
interest rates
Where to shop for yield, dynamic laddering, how NOT to invest in bonds, painful mortgage math
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HI529 - Logo for Hawaii's College Savings Plan
John Robinson | Sep 13, 2026

Should Local Residents Use HI 529 - Hawaii's College Savings Plan?

529 Plan
Education Planning
Tax Planning
A deep-dive reivew of Hawaii's 529 Plan finds much to like, but...
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Must Read
John Robinson | Sep 2, 2026

Must Reads

Comprehensive Financial Planning
19 timely articles. Topics include Polymarkets, Rent better than Owning?, SS at 62?, the Debasement Trade and more.
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Hawaii Retirement Plan Aloha Shirt Rubber Slippers
John Robinson | Sep 1, 2026

Hawaii Adds Another Small Business Owner Mandate

Retirement Planning
IRAs & Retirement Accounts
This op-ed piece articulates how Hawaii's efforts to expand retirement plan access to employees may have the opposite effect.
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John Robinson | Sep 1, 2026

Five Surprisingly Progressive Rules Hawaii Residents Should Know

Estate Planning
Insurance & Annuities
Tax Planning
Hawaii is not known for being a tax- or business-friendly state, but it does have a handful of remarkably progressive rules.
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CRSP Center for Research in Securities Pricing
John Robinson | Aug 31, 2026

Vanguard’s New Morningstar ETFs – Is CRSP Toast?

What Morningstar's Acquisition of CRSP means for Vanguard Funds and ETFs that Track CRSP Indexes.
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John Robinson | Aug 31, 2026

The Myth of Active Management

Index Funds
Mutual Funds
ETFs
The Myth of the supremacy of active portfoliio management is alive and well in 2026.
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John Robinson | Jun 14, 2026

Is Bitcoin a Legitimate Asset Class

Cryptocurrency
Gold
In this December 2024 post, the author explains the roles bitcoin may play in consumer portfolios.
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John Robinson | Jun 12, 2026

Tax Rate Arbitrage

Roth Conversion
Roth IRA
Tax Planning
A strategy for defusing an inherited IRA tax bomb.
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