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Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer Chris Kamykowski CFA®, CFP® | Head of Investment Strategy & Research David Wickenhauser CFA®, CFP®,MBA | Investment Strategist The first quarter was not the auspicious start to 2022 that…
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Tim Side | Research Analyst Introduction Recent market events have created a significant amount of uncertainty in global markets. A year that began with concerns over tighter monetary policy amidst rampant inflation has now been…
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Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer This episode of the Moneta Moneywise Podcast is a robust and packed discussion on topics that are gripping markets today as Moneta’s CIO Aoifinn Devitt shares a conversation with…
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Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® | Head of Investment Strategy and Research Rich McDonald, MBA | Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Management The first quarter of 2022 provided plenty of fodder for the markets to contend…
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Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® | Head of Investment Strategy and Research As the Russia/Ukraine situation took a tragic turn overnight, governments are jostling to respond to the most blatant act…
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Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® | Head of Investment Strategy and Research In mid-January, a headline in the Wall Street Journal screamed that “Omicron (had) killed certitude.” The opinion-writer was right;…
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By Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer Highlights The fourth quarter saw new highs in US equity markets as markets continued to display the stubborn resilience that has characterized much of the post-COVID rally. Volatility…
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At Compardo, Wienstroer, Conrad & Janes, we understand the importance of having a dedicated team of highly qualified professionals and pride ourselves in selecting top tier talent to support our clients’ evolving needs. In that…
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By Moneta Advisor Lauren Hunt Review your withholdings If you discover that you withheld too much or too little the previous year and you expect your circumstances to be similar for the current year, you…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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By Sean Follis, Moneta Advisor Life insurance can be a critical component of your financial plan. This article will explore how to measure the amount of life insurance you need along with the different types…
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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…
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By Lauren Hunt, Moneta Advisor With year-end quickly approaching, taxpayers still have a few months left to plan ahead with strategies that could provide meaningful tax savings. Increase your 401(k) contributions For the 2021 tax…
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Barron’s is the latest high-profile news publication to recognize Diane Compardo, CFP®, CPA, PFS, AWMA®, and Founding Partner of Compardo, Wienstroer, Conrad & Janes (CWCJ) at Moneta, as a top financial advisor in the U.S. For the…
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High-income and high-net worth individuals should expect a dramatic change in the tax and estate planning landscape.
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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…
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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…
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By Anna McDonald and Benjamin Trujillo, JD, LLM – Senior Advisor On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed the third (and likely final) challenge to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Plaintiffs in the…
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By Anna McDonald The path around my grandma’s garden was always bathed in a kettle of midwestern sunlight. The garden sat between rolling hills in a valley filled with bright sun and very few trees.…
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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…
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By Lindsay Taylor, Moneta Senior Advisor With the transfer of power complete, many individuals have begun to worry about the estate tax implications of a Democratic majority-led government. While this provides a great opportunity to…
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By Ryan Martin and Lauren Hunt Substantially Equal Periodic Payment Plans… that is a “mouthful” of a strategy, but the details of such planning don’t have to be complicated. Tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs provide…