This whitepaper is designed to help you understand the current environment and conduct a financial “wellness check” as we enter 2026.
Wealth Strategies
2025 Gift Tax Exclusions
As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to review one of the simplest and most effective estate planning tools available: the Annual Gift Tax Exclusion. What Is the Annual Gift Tax Exclusion? The Annual Gift Tax Exclusion allows you to give up to $19,000 per...
Building Your Own Path: Next Generation Wealth Planning
Discover how the next generation can build independent wealth, align financial goals with values, and create a lasting family legacy.
Maximizing College Savings with 529 Plans
To address concerns around leftover funds and to expand upon the potential avenues for funding and utilizing 529 plans efficiently, we have compiled this report to delve into potentially optimal strategies for high-net-worth investors to leverage 529 plans effectively.
2025 Suggested Reading List, by our Wealth Strategy Team
Summer is the perfect time to grow your knowledge, along with your wealth. Our Wealth Strategy Team has compiled a summer reading list to inform and inspire your financial journey. Discover what’s on our bookshelf this season today.
The Keys to the Castle – Buying a Home
Embarking upon the process of buying a home can be both a daunting task and an exciting one. During the home-buying process, most people focus primarily, or at least initially, on how much “house” they can afford.
Financial Models vs. Reality: Is Your Wealth Strategy Built to Last?
You’ve spent years earning and growing your wealth, but will your wealth strategy stand the test of time? Financial models guide crucial investment decisions—from portfolio allocation to long-term planning—yet they’re only as reliable as the assumptions and expertise behind them. Like any roadmap, a financial model provides direction but mindlessly following it without adaptation can lead you right off a cliff when conditions change.
Home is Where the Domicile Is
Because state tax laws vary widely, individuals often seek to reduce their tax burden by changing their domicile to a more tax-friendly state. This requires a careful balancing act of physical presence, legal documentation and a clear intent to make a new state one’s permanent home.
Insurance Before & After Disasters: A Strategic Approach
By thoughtfully mapping an all-encompassing approach, you can minimize your financial risk and ensure a smoother path to rebuilding your life and your financial health.
California Wildfire Disaster Relief
As part of a coordinated effort with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Internal Revenue Service announced Saturday, January 11, 2025, tax relief for individuals and businesses in southern California impacted by the wildfires and wind.