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The College Planning Lifecycle – Stage 1: The Early Years
As a new parent, you have a lot on your plate. You have an entirely new set of demands...

Roadmap For Heirs
Download the Roadmap for Heirs We first published this Roadmap for Heirs Navigator in...

Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Life Insurance
In the dynamic world of financial planning, the traditional stronghold of life insurance...

Understanding and Maximizing Equity Compensation Plans
An employee equity or stock compensation plan offers noncash benefits through restricted...

The Vital Importance of IRAs
We have published this Navigator at this same time each of the past several years in...

The Back-Door Roth IRA
Roth IRAs can be highly useful retirement savings vehicles for investors.. While it is...

Navigating Term Life Insurance vs. Whole Life Insurance
If you're wondering, "Do I need life insurance?" you're not alone. Life insurance can...

The Crucial Importance of Bank Deposit and Securities Insurance
https://youtu.be/dSDvzls9JlgFor America’s financial system to function properly, savers...

Strategies for Mitigating Estate Taxes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGanov4_RJA&t=7sWhile estate taxes impact only a...

A Retirement Planning Guide for High Net Worth Individuals
Regardless of your age, maximizing the benefit of your 401(k) and other retirement...

401(k) Traditional vs Roth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11G3P6cboPo&t=11s 401(k) plans have grown in...

How Often Should You Update Your Will?
A will is a legal document outlining how a person's assets and property will be...

Betting the House: U.S. Housing Market
In the summer of 2005, alarm bells were ringing around our office regarding the state of...

Do I Need a Trust? Benefits of Trusts for Life Event Financing
Trusts are an increasingly popular estate-planning tool that allows one party (the...

Life Insurance: A Risk Mitigation Tool That Should Not be Considered an Investment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UkWl7aD4Iw&t=16s Life insurance can be a highly...

Your Guide to Modern Estate Planning
We live in a world where change rules. Whether it’s the nature of the economy or the...

Long-Term Care Insurance: Pitfalls and Advantages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJEjQ-OQ3Vo&t=777sThe cost of long-term care has...

What We Believe You Should Look for in a Wealth Management Firm
Financial advisors can plan every aspect of your economic life. Here's what we believe...

Working Longer, A Solution to The Retirement Income Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9AkX5Gt5Uc&t=30sThe purpose of this navigator is...

SECURE Act 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1M6ypE-D_g&t=29s The SECURE Act, which stands for...

I Bonds Can Play an Important, Albeit Small Role in your Portfolio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwSBTY7udg&t=2sI Bonds are a low risk fixed income...

A Primer for Social Security
The purpose of this Navigator is to explain the basics of Social Security benefits, to...

Considering the Financial Implication of Retiring and Moving to Another State
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, baby boomers have been...

Is Prepaying Your Mortgage A Good Financial Decision?
If you’re one of the many homeowners who make monthly mortgage payments, you may have...

Your Guide to Choosing a Wealth Management Firm
Choosing a wealth management firm can come with many unknowns. Some advisors perform...

Personal Finance Strategies to Combat Inflation
Personal Finance Strategies to Combat Inflation Inflation has risen significantly...

3 Tips to Improve Financial Literacy as You Approach Retirement
3 Tips to Improve Financial Literacy as You Approach Retirement Retirement is a prospect...

Giving Strategies for the Charitably-Minded Investor
Investors who also wish to be donors likely have more options for making tax-efficient...

Keeping Up with the Joneses
The phrase “keeping up with the Joneses” is frequently used to describe the phenomenon...

A Guide to Virtual Financial Advising and Robo-Advisors
What You Need to Know About Virtual Financial Advising and Robo-Advisors The COVID-19...

The SECURE Act Part 2: Inherited IRAs
If you are the owner or the recent inheritor of a large IRA, the SECURE Act is likely to...

Your Guide to Saving by Age
“Are we doing enough?” That’s the question we field most often about retirement...

Preparing for Retirement? Follow These 3 Steps
How to prepare financially for retirement is a question many people wrestle with...

The Critical Task of Selecting a Trustee
Trustees have a fiduciary duty to your trust, and they are responsible for finding high...

Buy Outright, Finance, or Lease? Considerations for Your Vehicle
Low interest rates combined with massive changes in travel behavior during the COVID-19...

FSA or HSA: Choosing a Medical Savings Account
Photo by Andy Dean Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs)...

Secure Choice or 401(k)? 4 Key Questions to Consider
Illinois business owners deciding which retirement plan to choose should consider the...

Navigating the Challenges of Giving and Receiving Wealth
Although Millennials are usurping them in other areas, Baby Boomers still have a firm...

Women and the Wealth Gap
In personal finance, women face a different set of challenges than men. Some of these...

The Financial Implications of Divorce: Asset Protection for High Net Worth Individuals
Asset protection isn’t just a safeguard in case of divorce; it’s a set of actions you...

3 Ways to Set Your 401(k) Up for Success Early in Life
Setting aside money for retirement might not seem pressing during the early stages of...

Making the Most of Your Mortgage
For many Americans, their home is their single largest investment, usually representing...

Prudence in a Time of Panic: Nine Personal Finance Strategies for Today’s Uncertain World
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant economic event since World War II, and the...

The CARES Act: An Overview
This is the third article in a three-part series on the CARES Act, a $2 trillion...

The CARES Act: Relief for Individuals and Families
This is the second article in a three-part series on the CARES Act, a $2 trillion...

The CARES Act: Relief for Small Business Owners
This is the first article in a three-part series on the CARES Act, a $2 trillion...

How to Prepare for the Challenges of Sudden Wealth
Sudden wealth changes your circumstances, and it can be difficult to manage that influx...

How Much Money Do You Need for Retirement?
High net worth retirement planning requires a different approach to goal-setting. Here...

Wealth Management 101: What It Is and Why It Matters
For high net worth individuals, financial planning comes with different concerns than...

The SECURE Act
Photo by sucessphoto The SECURE Act, which was signed into law at the beginning of the...

Qualified Retirement Plans: Big Benefits for Small Businesses
Qualified retirement plans are powerful savings tools that can help small business...

The Costs of Long-Term Care
Photo by nata777_7 Those preparing for retirement today should also seek to...

Five Tax-Saving Strategies for the Trump Era
Photo by cabania Minimizing taxes is important in building and protecting wealth over...

The Navigator – Identity Theft & Data Breach: What Do I Do?
Photo by weerapat1003 As identity theft and data breaches become ever-more-common...

Why You Should Consider A Password Manager
Photo by SasinParaksa Password managers are digital vaults that help create and store...

Focusing on the Controllable
Photo by mybaitshop All of us have various concerns in our lives that command our time...

Maximizing Tax Savings with Donor-Advised Funds
Photo by cabania Not only do donor-advised funds allow you to easily make charitable...

The Basics of Estate Planning
Photo by woodsy Estate planning matters; you want to ensure that, after your...

Fiduciary Duty
Photo by magele-picture To achieve their financial goals, clients must be able to trust...

Behavioral Finance 101
Photo by sveta Behavioral finance combines psychology and economics to explain how...

Custodial Services
Photo by Andrey Popov In our financial advisory role, we seek to work with clients to...

Managing the Growing Cost of Education
Photo by pogonici The costs associated with college education in the United States have...

A Social Security Primer
Photo by larryhw. The purpose of this Navigator is to explain the basics of Social...

Life Insurance: A Risk Mitigation Tool that Should Not be Considered an Investment
Photo by tashatuvango Life insurance can be a highly effective risk management tool that...

Personal Liability Protection: Umbrella Insurance for High Net Worth Individuals
Photo by barameefotolia. For many individuals, an Umbrella insurance policy is an...