ELEVATED INSIDER The days are getting shorter. The leaves are changing and falling. The mornings are crisp and cool. We’ve made it to Autumn of 2020. And I imagine it has been no easy feat for most of you. To say this year has been full of surprises would be an understatement. Each time I think, “Oh, it couldn’t get …
A thorough review of your financial situation should always include tax planning. Paying only your fair share of taxes – and no more – is one of our goals as advisors to the families we serve. Here we seek to highlight tax reduction opportunities and strategies for you to consider in your planning. This special report summarizes some of the …
It’s time to discuss the elephant in the room, the upcoming election. I’m regularly hearing concerns during meetings about the upcoming election and its possible effects on the stock market. While I wish I could just tune out politics entirely, I suppose we can spend an article on elections and then get back to our regular programming soon enough. Here …
Join Scott Dougan, Sean Lee, and Mike Sorrentino for a webinar recap of the first half of 2020 and a look at what the second half may have in store. Join us as we help put today’s market action into perspective. We have recorded a webinar to allow you to listen at your leisure. IN OUR 2020 HALF TIME REPORT, …
Considering the stimulus spending going on, tax rates this low aren’t likely to last, so take advantage now. Back in 2018, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) went into effect, did your financial adviser encourage the idea of changing how you save for retirement? If you took action, you likely established a strategy to withdraw some or even …
There’s one thing I can report that I’m NOT hearing from newer retires: that it’s awful. That’s right. Not a single time have I heard someone say they’re loathing their ability to be a person of the retired class. Instead, newer retirees share stories of travel, time spent with family, projects they’ve considered getting around to doing on the house, …
Back in May, our goal was to get back to conducting in-person meetings here at the office starting June 1st. At the time, Salt Lake County was entering the Yellow phase of the pandemic and the restrictions were starting to ease a bit. Fast forward to mid-July and we are seeing case counts on the rise, discussions of closing certain …
Carpenters and bakers know the pain, but have simply embraced it. “Because we’ve always done it this way” means we should keep doing it this way, or so the story goes. In the 1970s there was a movement to eradicate this pain, but it just didn’t stick. The metric system, they said, just wasn’t going to provide enough benefits to …
If a Tree Falls In the Woods, and Other Election Year Thoughts During a recent meeting, and then at another meeting, and another…the question came up: “With an election coming up, what should we be doing about our investments?” Here we are, in the midst of a presidential election season, and we’re all searching for answers. People are asking themselves, …
ELEVATED INSIDER As America does its best to see itself out of this pandemic, we’re all being reminded that so much of what we treasure is based on relationships. The very thing that makes this experience so trying is the ‘social distancing’ part of it. Of course, the risk of health issues and financial challenges can have tremendous impact on …
