Strategic Wealth Partners was acquired by Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC ("Kovitz"), a registered investment adviser with the SEC on May 1, 2024. Strategic Wealth Partners is now a division of Kovitz and its registered investment adviser. Materials created prior to this date were created by Strategic Wealth Partners and are accurate as of the time of publishing.

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Investments
Why Tax Efficiency Matters

When evaluating an investment portfolio, most people tend to focus on the return it provides. This is certainly understandable, as it is fairly intuitive. “I put in $100; it’s now worth $110. Therefore, my return is 10%.” However, this leaves out a key part of the overall story – taxes.

Broadly speaking, from the standpoint of most investment and tax professionals, investments can generally be classified as either “tax-efficient” or “tax-inefficient.” I’ll loosely define these terms as follows:

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News
Kathy Klein Award Announcement

We are proud to announce that SWP’s Wealth Advisor, Kathy Klein, received the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Herbert J. Mueller 2024 Outstanding Professional Adviser of the Year award! She was honored…

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Financial Planning
Re-thinking Multi-Generational Wealth Management

I have many clients, both family and friends, who have entrusted me with protecting and prioritizing their family’s wealth. Truthfully, I think of all my clients as family and encourage them to think the same of me. It’s important to have that level of trust and communication to take the same care of their families as I do of my own.

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Financial Planning
Enhancing Employee Retention with Nonqualified Plans

One key to business stability and growth is retaining top talent in an organization. The shock of key employees leaving can reverberate through a company impairing morale while potentially missing key profit target achievement. One way that a company can incent key members to stay for the long haul is to reward them for successful goal achievement and their dedicated service over time with a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (NQDC).

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