Retirement Insights
Jessica Wunder Ranked as a 2026 Best-in-State Wealth Advisor
Jessica Wunder, a McLean Principal, was recently ranked on the 2026 Top Woman Wealth Advisor Best-In-State in Virginia list. The annual list was published by Forbes and Shook Research on February 4, 2026. The Forbes ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors and Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an…
Making Confident Retirement Decisions When There Is No “Right” Answer
One of the most unsettling moments in retirement planning is realizing there is no single right answer. You can run the numbers, follow the rules, and read the research, yet still find yourself facing multiple reasonable paths forward. Different advisors may offer confident but conflicting recommendations. Articles may point in opposite directions. Each approach may…
Why Not All Retirement Spending Is Equal
One of the most important, and most overlooked, steps in retirement planning is separating essential expenses from discretionary ones. On the surface, this sounds obvious. Of course, you know what you have to pay and what would be nice to pay. But when people actually sit down to build a retirement plan, this line often…
Retirement Is Personal by Design
We all interpret the world through the lens of our own beliefs and preferences. Take fireworks. If you love them, they feel festive, joyful, and meaningful. If you hate them, they feel loud, disruptive, and stressful. Same event. Completely different experience. Retirement works the same way. Two people can retire with the same savings balance,…
2025 – Q4 Quarterly Market Review
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios and features a quarterly topic. Download Quarterly…
Preparing for Tax Season
Tax season is one of the few moments each year when financial decisions made months ago finally come into focus. Income choices, investment activity, retirement moves, and life events all surface at once. For many households, this is also when small misalignments quietly reveal themselves, often after the window to fix them has closed. Approached…
Trump Accounts: A New Tool for Children’s Savings
Saving for children often starts with a single question: college or not? But life rarely follows a single path, and many families prefer flexibility over locking dollars into one future use too early. Beginning in 2026, Trump Accounts add a new option to the mix. While the name attracts attention, the more important discussion is…
A New Year Check-In: Three Questions Worth Revisiting in Retirement
The start of a new year has a way of creating noise. Predictions multiply, headlines compete for attention, and everyone seems eager to declare what the next twelve months will bring. For those in retirement, that noise can feel especially disconnected from reality. By this stage in life, most people know that the future rarely…
McLean Ranked as a “2025 Best RIA to Work for” by Financial Planning Magazine
On December 11, 2025, McLean was ranked #7 on the “2025 Best RIAs to Work For” list compiled by Financial Planning magazine and Best Companies Group. This nationwide awards program is designed to identify registered investment advisors, or RIAs, that provide positive workplace environments and offer excellent benefits, as rated by their employees. Workplaces vary widely in…
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