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Wealth Management and Financial Advisors
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Thoughts on Transferring Wealth to the Next Generation
Lately, clients have been asking if we wouldn’t mind having a conversation with their kids about planning for future wealth transfer, as well as helping their children learn how to save and become financially independent. The decision as to whether to talk to your children and when is very personal, so there is no right…
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How to Navigate Between Private Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds
There are more tools now available to help you plan your charitable giving. The two most popular vehicles are private foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs). While they are both designed to accomplish the same goal, namely of getting funds to charitable causes you care most about, they each come with a different set of pros…
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The December Rout
BLOOMBERG, DECEMBER 26, 2018, 10:23 AM INVESTORS SCRAMBLE TO PULL CASH OUT OF MUTUAL FUNDS Investors withdrew $56.2 billion from mutual funds during the week that ended Dec. 19, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. The mutual fund market hasn’t experienced a one-week outflow so large since October 2008. REMEMBER THESE HEADLINES DURING…
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Demystifying common investing behaviors among Asian-Americans
Asian-Americans generally value education, are good at savings and legacy planning, and have a collective mindset to include extended family and multiple generations. When it comes to investing, Asian-Americans make the same behavioral mistakes, with the same emotional biases, as any other ethnic groups. However, it is always a great learning opportunity to recognize and…
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Protecting Elderly Family Members – What Can You Do?
Fact: We are all getting older. Unfortunately, there are many ways that the elderly can be targeted and taken advantage of financially. We are seeing increases in fake phone calls and emails and IRS fraud as scammers and the technology used becomes more and more sophisticated. There are some steps you can take to help…