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Financial Planning
Should You Hire You Spouse?

Hiring you spouse isn't necessarily the best financial decision for your personal or business finances. We did a deep dive on what to consider.

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Authoritarian Economies: A Historical View

A strong financial system offers everyone a chance to improve their standard of living—and it is an alluring campaign promise. Throughout history, the dream of economic prosperity for all has been used across the political spectrum. Regimes known for repression or draconian social laws have been no exception.

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Retirement
To Retire Or Not To Retire, That Is The Question — Isn’t It?

Deciding when to retire dictates the rest of your life.

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Wealth Management
Making the Most of Your Donation: Tax Mitigation, Legacy Planning, and More

Donations—whether through direct cash, trusts, or assets—stem from something more than money.

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Linking Trump’s Economic Policies to Your Portfolio

As a financial advisor, I consider policies, not politics. And with President Trump elected to his second term, it was important to dive into his stated economic policy directions.

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