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Reclaiming Control Over the Uncontrollable
Many business owners support the lifestyles of their families, employees, and others they care about by means of running a…
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Episode 5: What do you want to BE in retirement?
Episode Transcript Show Notes Kyle: And welcome to another edition of Wit, Wisdom, and What Matters Most podcast with Moneta’s…
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Monthly Recap – January 2025
Monthly Observations “January Effect” Starts 2025 on Solid Foot Markets started the month on the weaker side as strong payrolls…
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Ask the CFP®: Do Annuities Make Sense in Your Financial Picture?
Hello, today I want to discuss annuities and their role in your financial plan. Annuities are contracts with insurance companies…
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Move Fast and Break Things
Andrew Kelsen – Chief Investment OfficerTim Side, CFA – Investment Strategist January represented a solid month for public markets in…
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Avoiding fights among your successors
Choosing a successor to run your business is one of the most challenging decisions that you’ll make as a business…
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Early Thoughts: What to Make of DeepSeek’s Disruption
by Andrew Kelsen, Chief Investment Officer Monday, January 27th, 2025…..a day that may prove to be a very consequential day…
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Ask the CFP®: What provisions of the 2017 TCJA will sunset in 2025?
Hi there! I’m Kyle Luetters, with this month’s Ask the CFP®. As we approach 2026, some big tax changes are…
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Admiral James Stavridis: Thoughts on Geopolitics and Leadership
Recently, Moneta was fortunate to host The Carlyle Group’s, Admiral James Stavridis, for a chat with our Chief Investment Officer,…
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The Key to Business Growth
The key to business growth often lies in the installation of value drivers. Value drivers are elements that can help…
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Fourth Quarter Investment Report
The year 2024 is now quickly in the rearview mirror as 2025 has already brought its fair share of events,…
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The $889,914 Question
A recent Supreme Court case, Connelly v. United States, made an important ruling related to succession planning for closely held…
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Episode 4: They’ll take me out in a wheelbarrow!
Episode Transcript Show Notes featuring Bruce Williams Kyle: Welcome to Wit, Wisdom, and What Matters Most, a podcast with Moneta’s Gast…
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Monthly Recap – December 2024
Monthly Observations Unseasonal End to a Solid Year The Trump 2.0 trade and growing expectations for a US “soft-landing” drove…
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The Business Owner’s Bucket List
Writing things down is an important part of achieving your goals, both while you’re running your business and after you…
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Moneta Closures for Upcoming Holidays
Please note that Moneta offices will close at 12:00 pm CST on Tuesday, December 24 and remain closed through December 25.…
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What are you doing after work?
Many business owners have a fuzzy idea of what life looks like after they’re done working. But fewer business owners…
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Episode 3: An Entrepreneur Asks, “Where do you see yourself…”
Episode Transcript Kyle: And welcome to another episode of Wit, Wisdom, and What Matters Most. It’s a podcast by Moneta’s…
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Monthly Recap – November 2024
Monthly Observations Election Certainty Provides Catalyst for US Market Surge The month began with a resounding victory for former President…
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Ask the CFP®: What Should I Do to Prepare Five Years Before I Plan to Retire?
Welcome to this month’s Ask the CFP® segment. Ask the CFP®: What should I do to prepare five years before…
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T is for Tariffs
That pesky thing known as the Federal Reserve dashed some cold water on the Trump rally last week, as Fed…
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One Week Later…
Tim Side, CFA – Investment Strategist Déjà vu? One week out from the election results and there is an oddly…
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Episode 2: My boss told me two words…
Episode Transcript In this episode, a woman who retired several years ago reveals the two words that were the sign…
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Monthly Recap – October 2024
Monthly Observations Final Quarter Starts on a Weak Footing Third quarter upward momentum in risk markets carried through for most…