Selling a business isn’t something that should be done on a whim or even within a few months. In fact, most experts recommend starting your exit planning three to five years before…
How much do I need to retire?
I’ve been asked this question more times than I can count by people across all levels of wealth and experience. From business owners contemplating an exit strategy to corporate professionals grinding through another year to 20-somethings just entering the workforce. It’s a simple enough question that everyone asks at some point in their career.
When it comes to supporting family members financially, clients often consider two primary options: gifting money outright or making a loan. Both approaches carry tax implications, so understanding the distinction…
There’s nothing easy about divorce. It can feel as though your entire life changes overnight, and for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, the financial implications can be just as overwhelming as the emotional ones. One of the most overlooked yet critical aspects of this transition is estate planning.
I recently worked with a client, we’ll call her Laura, who had just finalized a divorce after 27 years of marriage. She had always been involved in the family’s finances, but for the first time, she was solely responsible for her own estate. Her first question to me was, “Where do I even begin?”
I love to read. The books I am drawn to make me feel like an anthropologist from another planet studying the peculiarities of humans – how did they get to…
Wealth management is about more than simply choosing the right investments. It’s about optimizing assets, minimizing risks, and ensuring long-term legacy planning. Much like with one’s own health, it’s important…
My wife and I recently got back from a week in Disney World with our two daughters. It was the first time there for the three of them and my…
Every year, we encourage our clients enrolled in a Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription plan to take a few minutes to verify that their existing plan remains the best option for them. For the 2025 plan year, there’s a little more urgency, as some big changes are occurring that have never been a factor before.
Starting in 2025, Medicare is setting a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs for those with Part D drug plans. From brokers I have spoken with, this has caused a lot of turmoil in this market as some providers are changing what drugs will be covered under their formularies, co-pays, deductibles, and coverage of brand versus generic. If you were happy with your Part D drug plan in 2024, it could be a different story in 2025.
Over the last several years, some significant tax law changes have occurred starting with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Going into effect in 2018, the TCJA marked the single largest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s.