I'm Robert Brokamp, this week, I speak with financial planning expert David Blanchett about his research into how to turn a portfolio into retirement paycheck and why many retirees could spend more than they do. But first, let's dig into what happened last week in money, starting with the ongoing federal government shutdown. One consequence is that many economic numbers won't be released, including the previous week's jobs report, and if the shutdown continues, the inflation figures for September, the cost ...

百万富翁的财富来源 - 多数百万富翁并非通过继承或高薪成为富翁，而是通过多种途径积累财富[2] - 百万富翁的职业分布广泛，教师、会计师、工程师、经理和律师是最常见的职业，仅15%担任副总裁或C级高管等高级领导职务[4] - 许多百万富翁拥有工资外的额外收入来源，如副业、创收房地产或其他产生被动收入的资产[5] 财富积累的核心策略 - 投资是积累财富的关键策略，80%的受访百万富翁参与公司401(k)计划，75%在工作计划外进行额外投资[6] - 创业能显著提高收入潜力，创业者平均年薪为102,448美元，而全职员工2025年第二季度周薪中位数为1,196美元，折合年薪约60,000美元[7] - 房地产是受欢迎的财富构建工具，包括购买自住房产积累资产、持有租赁物业获取收入或投资REITs和房地产基金[8] 个人财务管理方法 - 百万富翁优先进行储蓄和投资，将其视为必须支付的账单，并设置自动转账至退休、经纪和储蓄账户[10] - 利用专家建议是常见做法，百万富翁会向财务顾问或会计师寻求税务策略、退休规划等专业意见[9] - 尽早开始储蓄和投资可充分利用复利效应，20岁起每月存200美元，假设7%年回报率，到70岁可成为百万富翁[13][14] 有效的投资与储蓄技巧 - 自动化储蓄是最简单的优先支付自身方式，可通过工资自动扣除或银行/经纪平台设置定期转账[15] - 分散投资是主流方法，包括持续投资于股票、债券、ETF、房地产等多元化的投资组合[16] - 充分利用税收优惠账户，如401(k)和IRA可降低当期应税收入，使资金能更多用于未来储蓄[17][18] 债务管理与收入优化 - 偿还高息消费债务是重要环节，高利率债务会侵蚀月度预算，应优先偿还并考虑债务合并以降低利率[20] - 提高储蓄率需结合开源节流，通过削减开支、取消订阅、限制可支配支出与争取加薪、换工作或开展副业来增加收入[21] - 获取公司匹配供款是加速财富积累的机会，雇主对退休账户的匹配供款相当于免费资金，应优先获取[19]

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued the final regulations for retirement “catch-up” contributions, outlining the application of the SECURE 2.0 Act provisions. New SECURE 2.0 Rules Impact High-Income Workers The finalized rules, released this week, detail the implementation of the Roth catch-up requirement, which will affect certain higher-income workers. “Catch-up” contributions allow employees aged 50 and older to contribute additional funds to workplace reti ...