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Employee Spotlight: Aisha Bair

In SLC Spring 2019, Team Spotlights by Scott Dougan

Aisha Bair Director of Client Services Aisha came from a small mountainous town called Bend, Oregon. She went to SUU for Business Management and is working on her degree. She and her husband, Andrew, have a daughter named Maya. They love to bake and cook as a family. Aisha enjoys teaching Maya how to sing and play piano as well …

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2019 Spring Newsletter: Salt Lake City

In Newsletters: Salt Lake City Office by Scott Dougan

ELEVATED INSIDER Spring is in the air. Flowers are blooming, trees are budding, birds are chirping….and someone just yelled, “Play ball!” It’s baseball season – my favorite time of year. And I’m lucky enough to have a son who loves the game as much as I do. I’m coaching his Pee Wee baseball team again this year and we’re having …

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Back to the Basics: Revisiting an Enduring Strategy

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Back to the Basics, SLC Spring 2019, Spring 2019 by Scott Dougan

In a recent email from a very well-known firm in our industry, the subject line stated, ‘[this person] Shares A New Retirement Strategy.’ Always eager to add a new tool to the toolbox, I read further. What the article was sharing was a strategy that isn’t ‘New’, but it’s one that we’ve been using since the day Elevated Retirement Group’s …

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Briefcase Study: Those Pesky Remaining Debts

In Articles, Articles: Kansas City Office, Briefcase Studies, SLC Spring 2019, Spring 2019, Tax Planning by Scott Dougan

Before retirement, most people would like to pay off any remaining debts, so they can feel good going into that next phase of life all tidied-up. That makes a lot of sense, both financially and psychologically. In a recent meeting, we not only discussed this but put a plan together that was well received by the family, so we thought …