Recent posts
The six latest articles, across Portfolio and Musings.
Q3 2026: letting it go
Reducing risk, letting go of a laggard, and a first US Treasury purchase. Income held up while the holdings changed.
I’m nearly done with work. Not quite done with SRS.
Why I’m still contributing to SRS as early retirement approaches, and considering a shift from income investments towards long-term growth.
Dinner with retired friends, and other signs of things to come
A dinner conversation left me wondering how much space work occupies, even in my sleep, and how long it might take to feel retired.
Why I keep coming back to fixed coupon notes
Why I buy fixed coupon notes during market dips, how I choose the ETF exposures, and the trade-offs I accept for retirement income.
A blog, a spreadsheet, and a possible exit
An experiment with AI became a retirement blog. Putting my finances together gave me more confidence to leave work—and a few things to think about.
My retirement goal: order the fish
What a comfortable retirement looks like to me, and how I’m building a portfolio to pay for it.
Q2 2026: insurance picked up the tab
Annual insurance payouts lifted retirement income in Q2. A look at what changed from Q1 and why a stronger quarter doesn’t mean moving the goalposts.
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