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A clearer view
of your capital.

Practical tools to organize the questions that matter before you make financial decisions.

Investment & Retirement Guide 2026

Understand your investment
and retirement options.

A 47-page guide by Brian Shaquille covering investment types, retirement accounts, risks and tax considerations, with a personal planning worksheet.

  • Investment options, risks, liquidity and comparison tools.
  • Retirement accounts and 2026 rules and limits.
  • A personal planning worksheet and a glossary of key terms.

General education, not an individualized investment recommendation. No return or tax outcome is promised.

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Free PDF · 47 pages · by Brian Shaquille

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Planning examples

Different starting points.
A defined decision process.

Explore common planning questions and the frameworks used to examine them.

Planning example 01

The professional with concentrated equity

How can I bring structure to company stock and competing savings goals?

Explore the planning approach

Planning focus: connect company equity, upcoming cash needs and savings goals in one account map.

The framework

Map each account, identify overlapping exposures, define liquidity thresholds and document a quarterly review process.

What to evaluate

Concentration risk, restrictions, taxes, timing and the possibility of loss. A framework can support decisions; it cannot promise a return.

Planning example 02

The founder with uneven cash flow

Is a structured mandate worth the investment for my business?

Explore the planning approach

Planning focus: understand a business’s cash cycle, define reserves and compare the scope of a fixed-fee mandate.

The framework

Clarify the fixed fee and deliverables, map operating cash cycles, separate working liquidity from reserves and model different business conditions.

What to evaluate

Cash runway, customer concentration, debt obligations and the assumptions behind growth plans. Changes in profit or margins depend on execution and market conditions.

Planning example 03

The property owner balancing liquidity

How do I know a financial framework will fit my situation?

Explore the planning approach

Planning focus: connect property commitments, financing and accessible reserves before considering a change.

The framework

Connect property obligations, financing terms, self-directed accounts and reserves in one blueprint, then establish decision thresholds.

What to evaluate

Vacancy, maintenance, financing costs and illiquidity. The client reviews the research and independently decides whether to act.

Working with Brian

Understand the reasoning.
Keep control of the decision.

Clear explanations

Discuss the risks, opportunities and assumptions behind each framework, with room to ask questions.

Defined scope & fees

Review what is included, the timeline and the fixed price before starting an engagement.

Independent client control

Receive research and operational frameworks. Your accounts remain directly held and independently executed by you.

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