In the News: Retirement distributions: taking the tax sting out of RMDs
As seen in the Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that delaying any retirement plan withdrawals until you absolutely must can create undesirable tax consequences.
Retirement Distributions—Taking the Tax Sting out of RMDs
Research Analyst Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, and a Financial Planner discuss how investors need to plan for required minimum distributions to minimize the tax implications and income related adjustments to Medicare.
In the News: Pieces of the college planning puzzle
As seen in the Marietta Daily Journal: Bil Lako, CFP®, explains its best to save early and often for your children’s education. He looks at some of the most popular ways to save.
Pieces of the College Planning Puzzle
Senior Associate, Melanie Wells, CFP®, joins Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, to discuss the many options for parents who are saving for their children’s college education.
In the News: All Your Eggs in One Basket: Concentrated Stock Positions
As seen in the Marietta Daily Journal: Bil Lako, CFP®, highlights the problems investors have with a concentrated stock position and provides possible solutions to reduce the concentration.
All Your Eggs in One Basket: Concentrated Stock Positions
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Senior Financial Planner, Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, to discuss the issues investors can have when they have a concentrated position in one stock.
In the News: Fixed-income: preserve principal not maximize returns
As seen in the Marietta Daily Journal: Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that 9.1% inflation is not normal nor will it likely be like this long term, and it will ultimately benefit companies’ revenue streams. Therefore, stocks are one of the best hedges against inflation.
Fixed-Income: Preserve Principal not Maximize Returns
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®, and Senior Financial Planner Clay Norman, CFP®, to explore a fixed-income strategy given the high inflation and rising interest rate environment.
In the News: With high inflation and volatility, do annuities make sense?
As seen in the Marietta Daily Journal: Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that while annuities are gaining traction as interest rates continue to rise, insurers do not have access to anything different than what is readily available in the market for all investors.
With High Inflation and Volatility, Do Annuities Make Sense?
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, and Senior Financial Planner Josh Weidie, CWS® are joined by Director of Insurance Planning Jim Crone, CFS®, CLU®, who explains how and where annuities work best and that there is nothing an insurance company can invest in that isn’t already available in the marketplace.