Nationwide Financial

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Pushing off planning not only limits the options you may have from a planning perspective, but it could also leave you in the position where you are limiting your true walk away number. In my experience, for many firms, current valuation multiples are likely the highest they have seen in the past 15 years. Obtain a Valuation.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JANUARY 2, 2024

The four-week moving average, which better illustrates jobless claim trends, was little changed, coming in at 212,000; this was the lowest number since late October. 5 Continuing jobless claims, which measures the number of individuals collecting unemployment benefits, was flat from the previous week at 1.88

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2023

People often talk about "the economy" as a single entity whose parts move in unison, with a small number of key indicators (such as GDP, the unemployment rate, and inflation) moving reliably in relation to each other.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JUNE 2, 2022

Quite simply, a down round is when a company raises money at a lower valuation per share relative to earlier financing rounds. A simple example: a startup raises a Series B at a $30M post-money valuation and a Series C at a $20M post-money valuation. With rates rising, unrealistic valuations are getting cut.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JANUARY 8, 2024

Giving an incorrect account number can delay your refund even further. Last week’s riddle: Victor is assigned to paint suite numbers on doors at an office building with 100 suites, which will be numbered from 1 to 100. How many times will he have to paint the number 8? Missing signatures can delay your return. What is it?

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Founders, board members, and employees of startups that get acquired can experience tax consequences as a result of a liquidity event. When your shares are converted, this may be a taxable event. It’s imperative to plan for the tax implications so you can be prepared to pay what you owe the IRS. Particularly relevant in 2020.)

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Brown Advisory

JANUARY 18, 2024

The question for investors today is whether this optimistic scenario is largely priced into valuations. Additionally, the elevated valuation multiple is founded on an expectation of 11-12% EPS growth in 2024, at a time when near-term earnings expectations have been substantially lowered. At year-end, the S&P 500 Index traded at 19.5x

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 7, 2023

.” – Desmond Tutu Add Social Security Numbers Of Your Dependents On Your Return On your tax return, add the Social Security Numbers for your children and other dependents. Otherwise, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might deny any dependent credits you might be due, including the Child Tax Credit.

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Trade Brains

JANUARY 16, 2024

We will then check out its numbers to see how it has been scaling its revenue & profits. These listed companies trade at a median valuation of 66.8x A black swan event such as Covid could potentially wipe out orders for the Company. The issue will close on 23rd January and be listed on the exchange on 29th January 2024.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nvidia’s market cap rose by $277 billion on the news, pushing it to a $2 trillion valuation. Take a debit or credit card number over the phone. A strong Q4 corporate report and long-term message from Nvidia Corp. pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new closing highs on Thursday.

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 9, 2023

If you hold shares of Reddit as part of your equity compensation, here’s how you can start planning ahead for a liquidity event. Reddit has its sights set on a $15 billion valuation for its IPO , but achieving that goal may prove challenging. However, Fidelity later reduced the valuation to $6.6 How does Reddit make money?

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

OCTOBER 2, 2023

However, beneath the headline number, consumer spending was cut to a 0.8 Answer: She bought house numbers. As her street address starts with the number 122, she purchased two carved “2s” and one carved “1.” Continuing claims declined by 12,000. annualized growth rate–unchanged from the previous estimate.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Cost-saving tax planning can be much more difficult to implement after your company is well-established and has reached the stage where an IPO, merger, or acquisition becomes a likely event. This type of stock option is only taxed upon the sale of the stock, and the valuation requirements are less stringent. More on this below.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2022 Year-End Planning Letter: Reflections and Perspectives ajackson Mon, 11/28/2022 - 11:10 The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection, and for us it is a chance to sit with clients, review progress, discuss the events shaping the investment landscape, and revisit goals for both the near term and the long term.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection, and for us it is a chance to sit with clients, review progress, discuss the events shaping the investment landscape, and revisit goals for both the near term and the long term. Valuations. 2022 Year-End Planning Letter: Reflections and Perspectives.

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The Irrelevant Investor

JANUARY 5, 2021

In his latest piece, Waiting For The Last Dance , he writes: "I believe this event will be recorded as one of the great bubbles of financial history, right along with the South Sea bubble, 1929, and 2000." Investor enthusiasm, coupled with high valuations, has preceded all major market bubbles. Jeremy Grantham is going for it.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Last week’s riddle: What 3 numbers can you add together and get the same result as when you multiply them? All 3 numbers are whole and positive, and none are double-digit.) Answer: 1, 2, and 3. The man runs north, and the bear runs west. Suddenly, the man aimed his gun south and shot the bear. What color was the bear?

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Equity markets have been largely successful over the past decade at shrugging off several global economic and geopolitical events, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend doesn’t take into account operating fundamentals of a business; simply that a rising discount rate may especially penalize the valuation of higher multiple businesses.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Tip adapted from Cleveland Clinic 7 What 3 numbers can you add together and get the same result as when you multiply them? Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.

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Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As a result, gifting low-basis assets during a client’s lifetime has become relatively tax-inefficient in a growing number of scenarios, when compared to retaining those assets within one’s estate. There are other ways to generate valuation discounts through indirect gifting strategies. But don’t look a gift strategy in the mouth!

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Diamond Consultants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A variation involves platform firms that offer “drag along” rights to an RIA should the platform have a liquidity event. This gives advisors the option of selling at a much higher valuation than the median 8.99x multiple RIAs achieved in 2021, according to Advisor Growth Strategies’ latest The RIA Deal Room survey.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

4,5 Finally, the government’s monthly employment report showed the number of nonfarm payroll gains continued to decelerate in August, while June and July estimates were revised lower by 110,000. What is the smallest number of people that could appear in the photo? 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Factory Orders.

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Brown Advisory

JANUARY 1, 2023

Download it here > Dear Fellow Investors, If we had to sum up 2022 in one word it would be valuation. War, inflation, recession, deglobalisation, decoupling, strikes, crypto-crash and energy (crisis) all featured but for us the overriding focus for 2022 was valuation. which was greater than our -1.1% relative underperformance.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 28, 2023

If necessary, apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN): An EIN is used to identify a business structure outside a personal identification number. What is the smallest number of people that could appear in the photo? This information is not intended to substitute for specific individualized tax advice.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

APRIL 10, 2023

Stocks trended lower again after a lower-than-expected open-jobs number and a slowdown in private-sector hiring. One large, 12-week study found that a daily garlic supplement reduced the number of colds by 63% compared to a placebo. This information is not intended to substitute for specific individualized tax advice.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

MARCH 18, 2024

1,2 Following Tuesday, caution lingered as investors parsed the underlying data behind headline consumer inflation numbers. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A solid retail sales number, which reflected a strong consumer and supported the soft landing thesis, also boosted enthusiasm. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Their fear is bolstered by historical precedent: In the 1960s and 1970s, the “Nifty Fifty” ran up to extremely high valuations, and many performed quite poorly during the 1970s bear market. Investors also tend to naturally focus their valuation fears on big, rapidly growing stocks.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Their fear is bolstered by historical precedent: In the 1960s and 1970s, the “Nifty Fifty” ran up to extremely high valuations, and many performed quite poorly during the 1970s bear market. Investors also tend to naturally focus their valuation fears on big, rapidly growing stocks. Follow the Cash.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JULY 11, 2022

Employers added 372,000 jobs in June, a number that was above economists’ estimates of 250,000. Improve your mental fitness with games like: Sudoku – This strategy game requires you to find the correct order of numbers 1-9 in a 3×3 grid. There can only be one of each number in each row and column. What is it?

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN): An EIN is used to identify a business. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors. Most businesses need an EIN.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 1, 2019

to focus heavily on personal planning for a liquidity event that may not come to fruition (and won’t occur for several years if it does). We craft a process that involves a finite number of concise meetings over the projected growth cycle of the founder’s business. Phase-gate planning. Preparation for exit and beyond. Build / Grow.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 1, 2019

to focus heavily on personal planning for a liquidity event that may not come to fruition (and won’t occur for several years if it does). We craft a process that involves a finite number of concise meetings over the projected growth cycle of the founder’s business. Managing Assets, Preserving Time. Phase-gate planning. Build / Grow.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

They both won the same number of games, yet none of the games they played ended in a draw. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

1,2,3 Stocks March Higher A better-than-anticipated consumer inflation number on Tuesday sent bond yields sharply lower, igniting a powerful, exceptionally broad-based rally that saw 91% of all New York Stock Exchange volume advancing in price and a similarly substantial advance (85%) on the NASDAQ.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

APRIL 1, 2024

What are they? Last week’s riddle: Which positive whole number can you add 1.5 Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors. CNBC.com, March 25, 2024 3.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A cooling inflation number ignited a powerful rally on Thursday, sending stocks to strong gains for the week. Both numbers were below market expectations of 0.6% A look behind the numbers shows that October’s 7.7% Weekly Market Insights: Cooling Inflation Brings Market Gains. Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC.

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