The Family Budget: Financial Empowerment at Your Fingertips

Want to plan better for next year’s tax return? Learn about smart tax planning in our Winning in 2025: Tax Strategies for a Thriving Year webinar, now available for viewing on-demand.  

Like gardening or working out, tax planning is one of those activities where you get out what you put in. Plenty of us have a weight bench gathering dust in the garage that hasn’t gotten us into any better shape, or a plot in the backyard that just won’t grow anything because we never weed …

Each year it is important to review your plan to ensure you are taking advantage of all the tax breaks and incentives available to you. Annual inflation adjustments and new laws create opportunities to save for retirement or reduce your tax bill. To help you make the best decisions regardin …

Understanding Tax Liability in Investment Planning To optimize your portfolio’s performance, it’s crucial to consider tax liability alongside investment gains. What Is Tax Liability? Tax liability is simply the amount you owe in taxes to the government—federal, state, and local. It ma …

Every year brings changes in tax rules, and 2025 is no exception. Whether you are saving for retirement, running a business, or planning for your family’s future, these updates could affect your financial decisions throughout the year. While some changes simply adjust for inflation, o …

Understanding Tax Compliance and Risk Management Ultra-high-net-worth individuals face unique tax challenges, including high rates and ever-changing complex tax codes. If managed improperly or inefficiently, tax issues could significantly erode your family’s wealth and even lead to legal co …

When it comes to managing your wealth and pursuing your financial goals, clarity can be key. Enter bucketing, a powerful strategy that helps simplify your financial planning by categorizing your assets into three time-based buckets: today, tomorrow, and the future.

Understanding Market Volatility and Its Effects You’ve probably heard the stock market described as “volatile” in recent years. But what does this mean for your portfolio, and how can you continue to protect and grow your assets during these times? What Is Market Volatility? Volatility in t …

The good news is that American households have a total net worth of $85.2 trillion. The bad news is that most families are still behind where they were financially in 2007. In a recent survey, over half of Americans said they had less than $1,000 in their checking and savings accounts combi …

As an advisor, we get tasked with showing someone why they should pay us to give them advice. If clients can do it all themselves or hire a computer to invest, what is the true value of having a financial advisor? Is it really worth it?