[button link=”https://monetastl.com/cwcj/cwcj-insider/#signup” type=”big” color=”black”] Sign-up to receive these pieces in your inbox[/button] Advisor – Matt Schaller MBA, CFA, CFP® In our last CWCJ Insider, we discussed economic indicators in general, as well as consumer spending…
One of the biggest changes your business will inevitably experience is a transfer of responsibilities. Transferring important responsibilities to someone else can be exciting and nerve-wracking. Whether you’re transferring ownership to a family member, or…
Tim Side, CFA, Research Analyst Executive Summary Since 2005, the U.S. has seen productivity growth persistently below long-term historical averages. Using the 1990’s as a proxy, there is potential for generative artificial intelligence to boost…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer On this day, June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere, it is normal to think about cycles. The cycle from light into dark, the…
By Kim Mueller, Senior Advisor Spring means warmer weather, longer days and blooming flowers – and also a time for a thorough house cleaning after a cold winter. But it may also be the…
By Tasha Borglum, Partner The advisory fee conversation can be an uncomfortable one because, frankly, it can be pretty confusing. At Moneta, we strive to be extremely transparent and upfront about our fee structure which…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer While the US Fed paused for breath in this week’s rate decision, markets were a little more flustered. With a focus alternately on whether Jerome Powell was definitely committing…
As Moneta continues to expand and evolve its Family Office services, the firm is focused on adding talent and expertise to empower more sophisticated offerings. Moneta recently added Senior Family Office Advisor Heather Kline, who…
By Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Now that the debt ceiling storm has passed and pundits have moved on to breathless analysis of the growing Presidential primary field, there’s been time for regulators…
We love this question because the Medicare surcharge, also known as IRMAA, can be costly if someone isn’t aware of it. While IRMAA may sound like a nice lady that lives down the street from…
[button link=”https://monetastl.com/cwcj/cwcj-insider/#signup” type=”big” color=”black”] Sign-up to receive these pieces in your inbox[/button] Advisor – Matt Schaller MBA, CFA, CFP® Economic indicators are, in their most simple terms, a statistic or data point about economic activity. …
As a successful business owner, the people closest to you likely rely heavily on you. They may also have expectations regarding your wealth. Your plans for how you’ll disperse your wealth, and the expectations others…
By Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer It is still tech that is the apple of the stock market’s eye at present as the NASDAQ outperformed the S&P 500 and the Dow for the fourth week…
Aoifinn Devitt CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Charles O’Rourke, CFA – Fixed Income Analyst Money talks. For centuries, money and capital in general has been used as a lever to effect change, have influence and…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA®, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research Rich McDonald, MBA – Head of Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Back in January, we wrote about the extraordinary measures being undertaken by the…
To our clients and friends, How and how much parents should help their kids is a concern many of you express to us, especially as it becomes obvious that financial success comes with big parenting…
In this installment of Ask the CFP ®, our question is Why don’t wills avoid probate? We are frequently asked whether a will is subject to going through probate. There is a common misconception…
By Michael Torney, CFP, J.D., LL.M. Key executives at privately-owned or public companies may receive shares of stock in their employer. Sometimes the shares of stock are synthetic stock, otherwise known as “phantom stock”. This kind…
[button link=”https://monetastl.com/cwcj/cwcj-insider/#signup” type=”big” color=”black”] Sign-up to receive these pieces in your inbox[/button] Senior Advisor, Benjamin Trujillo J.D., LL.M. – Qualified Spousal Trusts (QSTs) are a type of estate planning tool in certain states, like Missouri…
Diane Compardo & Mark Conrad Named to Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors List in 2023.
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer It was a week that saw great pomp and fanfare across the Atlantic as the official coronation of King Charles III took place in the UK. On this side of…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer Yesterday was May 1, also known as International Worker’s Day, which was a timely reminder to note the workers that have been shoring up the still-resilient economy and are continuing…