Retirement Planning with Fexingo: 401k, IRA, and Saving for Your Future

Episode 4 of Retirement Planning with Fexingo digs into Roth IRA conversions — a powerful but often misunderstood strategy. Lucas and Luna break down a real-life case: a 58-year-old engineer with $600,000 in a traditional 401(k) who converts $50,000 per year over five years, paying taxes now to lock in tax-free growth. They explain the five-year rule, the pro-rata rule, and why 2026's lower tax br...

Target-date funds are the default choice in most 401k plans, but they carry hidden risks that many investors don't realize. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the specific glide-path assumptions behind a popular 2050 fund, explaining why someone with a high risk tolerance or a pension might be overpaying for exposure they don't need. They discuss a concrete example: a 35-year-old engineer...

In this episode of Retirement Planning with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack a quiet problem: the majority of 401k participants are not maximizing their employer match. They break down the numbers using Vanguard's 2025 data showing that the average American leaves $1,336 per year in free money. Lucas explains how auto-escalation features, like those at Microsoft and Bank of America, have boosted par...

In the first episode of Retirement Planning with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the single biggest silent killer of retirement savings: investment fees. Using a concrete example of a 25-year-old earning $50,000 with a 1% expense ratio versus a 0.03% index fund, Lucas shows how that tiny-sounding difference can eat $230,000 over 40 years. Luna pushes back on whether chasing the lowest fee always ma...