Darrow Wealth Management

Darrow Wealth Management Asset Management & Financial Planning. Specialty in Sudden Wealth Events. Wealth management = asset management + financial planning). Fee Only. Fiduciary.

Registered Investment Advisor. While we maintain a diverse client base, we specialize in working with individuals experiencing a sudden wealth event from stock options, sale of a business, or an inheritance. Learn more about working with a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional at our website. Offices in Boston, MA and Needham, MA. Working with investors across the United States. https://darrowwealthmanagement.com/contact/

The 4% rule says retirees can withdraw 4% of their initial retirement assets annually, plus inflation, for 30 years with...
06/16/2026

The 4% rule says retirees can withdraw 4% of their initial retirement assets annually, plus inflation, for 30 years without running out of money. But in practice, the 4% rule has some major flaws: it ignores after-tax income, today's longevity, market volatility, and changing income streams.

Should you trust the 4% rule for retirement withdrawals? Before calculating your retirement plan on the 4% rule, consider the limitations.

Most entrepreneurs are so focused on the GROSS sale price they overlook what they'll actually NET after taxes when selli...
06/02/2026

Most entrepreneurs are so focused on the GROSS sale price they overlook what they'll actually NET after taxes when selling their business. Here are the key tax implications every business owner needs to understand pre-exit.

Maximize after-tax proceeds when selling your business through deal structuring, proactive tax and liquidity planning, and the right advisory team.

Where should you put extra cash after a 401(k)? There are 3 main options: a brokerage account, IRA, or Roth IRA. TLDR: a...
05/29/2026

Where should you put extra cash after a 401(k)? There are 3 main options: a brokerage account, IRA, or Roth IRA. TLDR: a taxable account is usually the best option for high earners.

Where to put money after maxing out a 401(k): brokerage account, traditional or Roth IRA. For high earners, a brokerage account is typically the best option.

"How much do I need to retire?"It's one of the most common questions we hear — and the honest answer is: it depends on h...
05/11/2026

"How much do I need to retire?"

It's one of the most common questions we hear — and the honest answer is: it depends on how much you plan to spend.

This article focuses on how much you might need to retire at 60. There's no single magic number, but we’ll walk you through the math — including Monte Carlo simulations across hypothetical portfolios between $2M to $15M to illustrate what different asset levels might support in annual spending.

Retiring at 60 isn't wildly early, but it does come with some unique challenges: you're still 2 years away from Social Security eligibility, 5 years from Medicare, and hopefully, decades away from the end of your retirement. For a healthy 60-year-old couple, there's a 74% chance at least one of them lives to 90.

Here are some key factors that contribute to determining how much is enough:

✅ Spending assumptions (which matter more than savings targets)
✅ Sequence-of-returns risk
✅ Bridging the healthcare gap before Medicare at 65
✅ Assets in taxable accounts for early retirement flexibility
✅ Monte Carlo risk simulations for a more realistic picture than straight-line calculators

Read the full breakdown here:

How much money do you need to retire at 60? Spending is the main driver determining whether a comfortable early retirement is attainable.

With companies like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic expected to go public, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for IP...
04/28/2026

With companies like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic expected to go public, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for IPOs — and for employees with stock options and equity on the line. 📈

One thing we always tell clients: you only get one shot at this. The planning you do (or don't do) around a liquidity event can meaningfully affect how much of your equity becomes lasting wealth.

Our Kristin McKenna, CFP® put together a pre-IPO financial planning checklist for Forbes that covers what employees should be thinking about before their company goes public:

💡 Understanding your equity type and what it means for taxes

⌛ Exercise timing and AMT exposure

💲 Cash flow planning for the costs of exercising and timing of tax payments

🔒 Lock-up period strategy

📊 Start building a diversification plan before the window opens

🤝 Assembling your advisory team early

✅ Read the full checklist:

Pre-IPO employees can use this checklist to organize equity, plan exercises and taxes, evaluate tender offers, diversify concentrated stock and prepare for an IPO.

What is direct indexing — and why are high-net-worth investors using it to generate tax alpha? It comes down to harvesti...
03/31/2026

What is direct indexing — and why are high-net-worth investors using it to generate tax alpha? It comes down to harvesting losses at the individual stock level. Kristin McKenna explains the mechanics and ideal conditions for this strategy.

The S&P 500's performance often diverges from that of its constituents. Direct indexing takes advantage of this by harvesting losses stocks with losses.

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