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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…
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By Wesley Sebacher, CFP® For many professionals, compensation becomes increasingly more sophisticated. And without the proper planning, it’s easy for anyone to misunderstand the tax implications and what actions to take with their equity compensation.…
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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…
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[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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The charity event helped raise over $70,000 The mission of Noelle’s Light is to deliver financial support to distressed families that are receiving treatment & care following a life-threatening fetal diagnosis. Their efforts are dedicated…
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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…
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Many successful business owners are successful because they think about things differently than most people. Others may recognize your personal brilliance and say to themselves, “I wish I could understand how she does it.” This…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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[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…
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Diane Compardo & Mark Conrad Named to Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors List in 2023.
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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…
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How to Keep Your Sensitive Information Safe from Cyber-Criminals Do you manage some or all of your finances online? It’s a common – and convenient – practice today, but protecting your online financial information is…
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Written by Elaine Floyd, CFP® If there is one key differentiator between baby boomers and their parents, it is the higher incidence of divorce. Americans over 50 are twice as likely to be divorced compared…
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The number of job openings decreased to 9.6 million on the last business day of March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the month, the number of hires and total separations were…
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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…
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By Michael Torney, CFP, J.D., LL.M. Paying taxes when receiving stock grants instead of waiting for shares to vest could help you save thousands of dollars. Corporate executives often receive restricted stock or stock options as…
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THE SMALLER-CAPS LAG AND 1Q2023 GDP DISAPPOINTS It was another mixed week for equity markets, as the large-cap S&P 500, mega-cap DJIA and tech-laden NASDAQ all finished the final week of April in the green…
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Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer Although only early April, violent Spring storms have already worked their way across much of the Midwest, disrupting flights and wreaking havoc in small communities. In a similar fashion, the…
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Quarterly Letter “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked.”– Warren Buffett Every few years a financial crisis arises that brings to mind this famous Warren Buffett quote. The trigger…