Inside Information

JANUARY 31, 2025

Ayasha Jones, partner and Director of Operations at BlueSky Wealth Advisors in New Bern, NC said that she and other ops professionals are inundated with new fintech options all the time, and the IT percentage of the operating budget is larger than it ever was. But a number of readers got back to me with a reality check.

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 8, 2025

Guests: Bill Keen, Founder and CEO, and Matt Wilson, Chief Investment Officer and President, of Keen Wealth Advisors , a billion-dollar-plus RIA in Overland Park, Kansas. It’s a title that speaks to his firm’s intentional, comprehensive planning process. And then pivoting over into, ‘Who does your taxes?

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Tobias Financial

JUNE 15, 2025

Retirement planning is deeply personal, and for single individuals, it comes with both unique opportunities and important considerations. Whether by choice or circumstance, retiring solo means you’re in full control of your financial decisions, but you also face distinct planning challenges that require thoughtful strategy.

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

How to find a fiduciary financial advisor Here are 5 ways to find a financial planner who will work in your best interests. If you’re working with a CPA for your taxes or have an estate planning attorney, consider asking them for a recommendation also.

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Tobias Financial

JUNE 1, 2025

Our Senior Wealth Advisor and Chief Investment Officer, Matthew Saneholtz, CFA, CFP, EA , was recently quoted in a Daily Upside article, breaking down the potential financial implications of this sweeping legislative proposal. Matthew highlights the increase in state and local tax deductions.

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Diamond Consultants

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A strategic buyer is a buyer, like an RIA or other established wealth management firm, that also runs a wealth management business, meaning they would presumably recognize significant cost and operational synergies from the transaction. Examples include Creative Planning, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and Beacon Pointe.

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International College of Financial Planning

JUNE 5, 2025

When I first stepped into the world of wealth management, we didn’t have fancy dashboards. Show them the returns, highlight the tax breaks, and if you could, offer a little peace of mind. These days, wealth is younger, faster, and more digital than ever – layered with complexities we didn’t even dream of back then.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 15, 2025

Table of Contents How Net Worth Is Changing in America The New Wealth Benchmarks How Net Worth Changes with Age Why Net Worth Is More Important Than Income Whats on the Average American Balance Sheet? Find Your Wealth Advisor at Harness How Net Worth Is Changing in America From 2016 to 2022, the median U.S.

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Midstream Marketing

JUNE 25, 2025

Google Ads can be one of the most effective lead-generation tools for financial advisors—if used wisely. High-Intent Audience When someone searches “retirement planning help” or “wealth advisor near me,” they’re actively looking. fiduciary advisor near Tampa”). fiduciary advisor near Tampa”).

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Darrow Wealth Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

A step-up in basis is a tax advantage for individuals who inherit stocks or other assets, like a home. Understanding step-up in basis at death If youve received an inheritance you may have questions about the tax treatment of certain assets. This increases the tax basis, which determines capital gains or losses when the asset is sold.

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FMG

MAY 19, 2025

Add keywords your audience might use, like Financial Advisor | Retirement Planning or “Wealth Management | Tax Planning.” I help teachers plan their future Book a call Gen Z Money Coach Helping students crush debt & grow wealth. Make it easy to remember and search.

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 9, 2025

As the first quarter of 2025 comes to a close, the team at Carson Wealth Pella has been hard at work helping to ensure our clients remain on track with their financial goals. From tax season preparations to professional development and a few well-deserved breaks, heres a look at what weve been up to.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 9, 2025

Add the explosion of plan formation with low margins, something large market providers painfully know, and the stakes get higher for the 40+ national record keepers and the other 50 regional, smaller players. Convergence of wealth, retirement and benefits at the workplace 3. Explosion of plan formation 4.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 21, 2024

Irrevocable trusts lie at the heart of a variety of estate planning strategies, as gifts to irrevocable trusts can allow for the transfer of assets outside of an owner’s estate for estate tax purposes with more structure than an outright gift. the assets' original owner).

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Wealth Management

JANUARY 29, 2025

The deal with Carlson Capital Management is Sequoias largest by number of employees and wealth advisors. It also allows the firm to offer internal tax planning and preparation services.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 5, 2024

Podcasts Michael Kitces talks divorce planning with Michelle Klisanich who is a Wealth Advisor for Financially Wise Divorce. youtube.com) Ted Seides talks with Jeff Assaf who is the founder and CIO of ICG Advisors. kitces.com) Taxes Following the RMD rules for inherited IRAs may not be optimal. forbes.com)

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Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Petersen, CPA, CFP ® , CP, Affluent Wealth Planning The holidays are upon us! That must mean it’s time to roll up my sleeves and get to work on year-end financial planning – with an emphasis on 2023 income tax. AGI impacts multiple other tax considerations.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JULY 30, 2024

For founders, employees, and executives with stock-based compensation, an 83(b) election can be a powerful tax planning tool. When you make an 83(b) election, you’re opting to pay tax on unvested shares now, instead of when the stock vests. In tax lingo, this is known as substantial risk of forfeiture.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 16, 2023

(standarddeviationspod.com) Michael Kitces talks with Lisa Brown who is a Partner and Wealth Advisor for CI Brightworth about finding your ideal clients. thinkadvisor.com) Taxes Some steps you can take to upgrade your tax-planning game. citywire.com) A CPA shortage is looming.

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Carson Wealth

MARCH 19, 2024

In our recent episodes, I’ve focused on your spending and how planning for and projecting your spending over time can be a fruitful experience to measure. Often analyzing where your hard-earned wealth is going is helpful for no other reason than for the purpose of asking yourself “does this expenditure bring me clarity and joy?”

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Darrow Wealth Management

JUNE 14, 2023

Depending on the nature of the windfall, planning opportunities and considerations will vary. For example, the tax laws and distribution terms for an inheritance is quite different to the tax and liquidity considerations during an IPO. In their situation, it meant they could sell all their shares tax free.

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Darrow Wealth Management

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Deciding how to allocate and invest the proceeds after the sale of your company is a big decision that requires careful planning. If you are expecting a sudden windfall , develop a plan to allocate the proceeds and reinvest in your future. Are you planning to retire? Create a formal financial plan.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Welcome back to the 308th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Matthew is the CEO of Equilibrium Wealth Advisors, an independent RIA based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that oversees more than $275 million in assets under management for 330 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Matthew Blocki.

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Tobias Financial

APRIL 11, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that our Wealth Advisors, Edzai Chimedza, CFP® and Franklin Gay , CFP®, EA will be leading two Financial Planning Seminars at Nova Southeastern University. These seminars, scheduled for Friday, April 12th and Friday, May 3rd at 11 a.m., will cater specifically to the students of the dental school.

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 29, 2023

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell is a full-service accounting and advisory firm in the Mid-Atlantic region in the Harness Wealth Advisor network. Below are some insights from Richard Morris, Executive Vice President and Director of Tax Services, and Alex Seleznev, Senior Investment Advisor and Chief Operating Officer of MBI, LLC.

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FMG

MAY 22, 2023

For our latest Financial Advisor Website Showcase, we are joined by James. M Comblo, CEO of FSC Wealth Advisors. It highlights plans and services that align with their specific needs, ensuring the viewer feels understood and empowered to achieve their objectives. Initially, I didn’t plan to become an advisor.

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FMG

JULY 14, 2022

For today’s Advisor Website Showcase, we are joined by Letizia Carlisto of Navis Wealth Advisors. Making use of FMG’s website engine, Navis Wealth Advisor took aim at creating a website themed around its logo – the compass. .” Let it reflect who you are as a company and where you plan to go.

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 19, 2024

Carson Wealth’s Thom Hall CFP®️, ChFC®️, CExP, CEPA Managing Director, Partner & Wealth Advisor and Rick Krebs CPA, CEPA discuss business exit planning and how to make an intelligent exit. Rick Krebs and BSales Group are not an affiliate of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, or CWM, LLC.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 30, 2024

Carson Wealth’s Thom Hall CFP®️, ChFC®️, CExP, CEPA Managing Director, Partner & Wealth Advisor and Rick Krebs CPA, CEPA discuss business exit planning and how to make an intelligent exit. Rick Krebs and BSales Group are not an affiliate of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, or CWM, LLC.

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Darrow Wealth Management

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Planning note: If you have vested incentive stock options, you’ll want to consider the pros and cons of exercising before the deal closes. When unexercised ISOs are cashed out at closing, it’s considered a cancellation of stock options for tax purposes, not a disqualifying disposition.

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 18, 2024

Carson Wealth’s Thom Hall CFP®️, ChFC®️, CExP, CEPA Managing Director, Partner & Wealth Advisor and Rick Krebs CPA, CEPA discuss business exit planning and how to make an intelligent exit. Rick Krebs and BSales Group are not an affiliate of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC, or CWM, LLC.

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Darrow Wealth Management

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sarah Grossman, Principal of BayState Business Brokers in Needham, MA, says this helps sellers “shape their timeline and any financial planning that needs to be completed prior to a sale.” He adds that without an advisor, sellers “Don’t know where to argue.”

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Tobias Financial

AUGUST 22, 2023

Our Wealth Advisor Catalina Franco-Cicero , MS, CFP®, CTS was recently quoted in Financial Planning, sharing her thoughts on paying off student loan debt. Navigating the tax implications and complexities surrounding student loan debt has become an integral part of financial planning.

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Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We recently connected with Michael Paley, Chief Operating Officer of Klingman & Associates , for a Q&A on how tax advisors can collaborate with wealth managers to better serve clients. Q: How can tax advisors align with the work of wealth advisors? Unlike an endowment, taxes really matter.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 9, 2024

Welcome to the 380th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Andrew is the Managing Partner of Geometric Wealth Advisors, an RIA based in Washington, D.C., Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Andrew Leonard.

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Tobias Financial

JULY 5, 2024

In a recent CNBC article, our Wealth Advisor, Catalina Franco-Cicero, MS, CFP®, CTS , was quoted on the topic of tax strategies during periods of unemployment. However, a period of lower income in 2024 could present valuable tax planning opportunities.

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Zoe Financial

APRIL 23, 2023

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