After growing to become the sixth largest fee-only Registered Investment Advisor in the country, Moneta opened its second-ever expansion office in Kansas City last fall. While large in scope with more than $27 billion AUM…
By Grant Edmunds, CFP® – Advisor By now, most investors have heard of China’s second-largest real estate firm, Evergrande Group, and the potential default that looms over China’s vital real estate sector. For decades many have brushed…
Starting in 2018, the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act limited the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction on individual taxpayers’ Schedule A – Itemized Deductions to a maximum amount of $10,000. Before 2018, individuals could deduct…
Compardo, Wienstroer, Conrad & Janes is excited to introduce our newest team member, Senior Tax Strategist Abby Donnellan, CPA. Abby brings almost a decade of experience in public accounting, specializing in a wide array of complex…
High-income and high-net worth individuals should expect a dramatic change in the tax and estate planning landscape.
ST. LOUIS – For the fourth year in a row Diane Compardo, CPA, CFP®, PFS, AWMA, has been named to the Forbes SHOOK annual Best-in-State Wealth Advisors rankings. The fourth annual Best-in-State Wealth Advisors is one…
By Anna McDonald It’s no exaggeration to say every family going on vacation at some point has had an “Oh no!” moment. Ours was a few years ago around 5:00 AM in the pouring down…
By Matt Schaller MBA, CFA, CFP®, advisor Over the last few weeks, the stock market seems fixated on what the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is doing. The recent market volatility is due to, in large…
By Benjamin Trujillo, JD, LLM – Senior Advisor and Lauren Randazzo, CPA – Advisor On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The bulk of the provisions within this $2.3 Trillion, 5,000 plus page…
By Benjamin Trujillo, JD, LLM – Senior Advisor and Lauren Randazzo, CPA – Advisor Lawmakers agreed on Monday, December 20, 2020 to the terms for additional economic stimulus after months of haggling. Congress reached an accord on…
By Benjamin Trujillo, JD, LLM – Senior Advisor and Lauren Randazzo, CPA – Advisor The IRS and the Treasury Department recently provided additional guidance which may result in higher taxes for Payroll Protection Program (PPP)…
By Benjamin Trujillo, Senior Advisor and Anna McDonald Elections inspire change, and if there is one thing we can expect from 2020, it is change. Nearly every aspect of life has been altered due to…
BY DIANE COMPARDO and MICHELLE BEATTIE Every part of the world has felt the impact of the coronavirus. While it has affected people in different ways, the health and economic shocks have proven to be…
By Kaleb S. Doyle, CPA, CFP® Commitment: It is an action which can bring up a great deal of pressure and emotion. For most people, the largest commitment they will make in their financial life…
“I believe the Constitution of the United States gives me every right and privilege to which every other citizen is entitled; for while the Constitution gives the States the right to regulate suffrage, it nowhere…
In a recent episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, host Michael Kitces was joined by Diane Compardo, managing partner and leader of the Compardo, Wienstroer, Conrad & Janes Team at Moneta, to discuss how…
Diane Compardo CFP®, CPA, PFS, AWMA, managing founding partner of Compardo, Wienstroer, Conrad & Janes at Moneta, has been consistently recognized at the national level by Forbes, Financial Times and, Barron’s as well as and…
By Benjamin Trujillo, Senior Advisor The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone. It has also created a unique atmosphere for estate planning. The unprecedented current economic environment provides a window of opportunity…