Resources

# Resources

Guides, strategies, and calculators, and where to go next.

## Start here

Insights

### [Wealth Habits Insights](https://insights.wealthhabits.com/)

Notes on taxes, equity compensation, and financial planning, published on our Beehiiv newsletter site.

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Newsletter

### [Subscribe to the newsletter](https://wealthhabits.com/newsletter)

Get new Insights posts sent to your inbox when there is something worth reading.

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## In-Depth Guides

Entire sites we built around one topic, with plain-English answers you can search.

Retirement

### [RetirementFAQs.com](https://retirementfaqs.com/)

Plain-English answers to hundreds of retirement questions: Social Security, Medicare, withdrawals, and the taxes around them.

retirementfaqs.com Visit the site →

Equity comp

### [EquityCompensation.com](https://equitycompensation.com/)

Deep-dive guides to ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, and ESPPs, plus a federal tax estimator built for equity compensation.

equitycompensation.com Visit the site →

## Plan for retirement

Prepare for the move from earning a paycheck to spending from savings.

Retirement

### [Retirement readiness starts with a spending plan](https://wealthhabits.com/resources/retirement-readiness/)

Gather the spending, income, health coverage, and investment facts needed to compare retirement dates.

Read the readiness checklist →

Retirement

### [Turn the wealth you’ve built into retirement income](https://wealthhabits.com/resources/retirement-income-plan/)

Explore how benefits, investments and other income can work together to fund retirement.

Explore retirement income →

## Wealth Strategies

Specific moves and rule changes, explained with the numbers.

Investing

### [Model portfolios: matching risk to time horizon](https://wealthhabits.com/resources/model-portfolios)

Seven educational model portfolios built from low-cost funds. What each one holds, how the mix shifts with your time horizon, and what each costs.

August 2026 Explore the models →

Strategy

### [Trump Accounts: what parents need to know](https://wealthhabits.com/resources/trump-accounts)

The $1,000 federal seed, who qualifies, the $5,000 cap, the tax catch, and how it compares to 529s and Roth IRAs.

July 2026 Read the guide →

Coming soon

### More strategies on the way

- Equity compensation: a plain-English guide
- How the fee-only model works
- Cross-border wealth: what to plan for first

## Calculators

Interactive tools that run on your numbers, not averages.

Calculator

### [Westchester County Home Purchase Calculator](https://wealthhabits.com/home-purchase-calculator-westchester/)

Monthly payment, itemized cash needed at close under Westchester rules, and a rent-vs-buy view. Email yourself any scenario and reopen it with one click.

Open the calculator →

Calculator

### [NYC Home Purchase Calculator](https://wealthhabits.com/home-purchase-calculator-nyc/)

NYC's tiered mansion tax on the full price, the mortgage recording tax by loan size, and co-op vs. condo closing costs — with a warning when your price sits just above a tax tier.

Open the calculator →

Calculator

### [Massachusetts Home Purchase Calculator](https://wealthhabits.com/home-purchase-calculator-massachusetts/)

No mansion tax, no mortgage recording tax — what Massachusetts closings actually cost, including the Vineyard and Nantucket Land Bank fee and its first-time-buyer exemption.

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Calculator

### [Roth Conversion Calculator](https://wealthhabits.com/roth-conversion-calculator/)

A multi-year conversion planner: fills your target bracket each year, projects both paths to age 95 with RMDs, Social Security taxation, and Medicare surcharges, and shows when converting pulls ahead.

Open the calculator →

Calculator

### [Federal Tax Estimator](https://equitycompensation.com/tools/federal-tax-estimator)

Estimate your federal taxes with equity compensation in the picture: RSU vesting, option exercises, and the AMT.

Open the estimator →

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