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What you need to know about the secure act 2.0

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) 2.0 Act builds on the previously passed SECURE Act of 2019 and contains 92 new provisions promoting retirement savings, offering more retirement account flexibility and incentivizes businesses as it relates to offering retirement plans.

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Financial Planning, Charitable Giving, Taxes Mark Schweiss Financial Planning, Charitable Giving, Taxes Mark Schweiss

Thanks-for-Giving – A Guide to using Donor Advised Funds to lower your tax bill under the new tax law

As we approach the holidays, it is a time for giving. The month of December has been named ‘National Giving Month’. Under the new tax law enacted in 2018, your charitable contributions may no longer be helping lower your taxes. By using a Donor Advised Fund, however, you may once again be able to get a tax benefit for your donations.

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Don’t Leave Money on The Table During Open Enrollment

November is the biggest month for benefits elections. While it’s easy to simply gloss over the choices your company offers, we encourage you take a deeper look. You might just save thousands in insurance premiums, be able to lower your tax bill or better protect yourself or your family. Below are our suggestions for the most valuable or often overlooked components in electing your benefits this year.

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What's Your Guilty Pleasure?

C’mon admit it – you have a guilty pleasure.   You don’t need to be embarrassed; we all have them.  There is nothing wrong with having them.  In fact, as long as they are within reason, we encourage them as life is about relationships and experiences and sometimes a guilty pleasure is just what the doctor ordered.

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5 Signs You're Working with an 'Asset Gatherer', Not a Financial Planner

I’m going to let you in on a secret in the money management world. Most advisors’ income is solely dependent on the dollars inside the investment accounts under their watch, which means they are laser focused on growing their ‘assets under management’

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Why You Shouldn’t Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

Whether or not to accelerate mortgage payoff is a question that crosses most homeowner’s mind at some point. It’s especially top of mind this time of year as you gather the documents to file your taxes and see how much you paid in interest last year on your mortgage. As I discussed this with a client recently, I thought it might be interesting to share my thoughts with you as well.

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Why Cash(Flow) is King and How You Can Master It

Whether you make $40,000 or $400,000/year, prudently managing your cashflow is the single most important financial thing you can do. You know you should live within your means, but why is it so difficult? Learn how we help our clients finally gain control of their income/spending, while saving them time and stress along the way. 

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Financial Planning, Insurance, Investing, Insights Andrew Mohrmann Financial Planning, Insurance, Investing, Insights Andrew Mohrmann

Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Whole Life Insurance

When you graduated from college, do you remember when old 'friends' who had gotten jobs with insurance companies began trying to set up lunch to 'catch up' with you all of the sudden?

 

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The 4 Biggest Financial Challenges Facing Young Doctors

As a physician, your sole focus in your twenties (and likely into your thirties) was learning your craft--undergrad, med school, internships, fellowships, post docs, etc. You’ve given up countless hours with your nose in books and days on end at the hospital to become a physician. Now that you’re an attending doctor (or close to it), you’re hoping that the hard work will pay off for you financially. Unfortunately, though, many physicians fall prey to traps that will hinder them from flourishing financially once their income finally rises.

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