August 2024 started with a swift drawdown in markets. As with many such corrections, a major contributor was leverage.
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All said, a return to a more normal economic cycle away from the likelihood of stagflation, alongside a wave of innovation and technological advance, offers a good backdrop in the medium to long term.
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Integrated Wealth Service offers a modern approach to financial planning, formally connecting services that support financial growth and security, to processes that address the many and varied ways financial decision-making impacts other core contributors to our quality of life such as – relationships, sense of purpose, and sense of control.
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Understanding the basics of your financial picture is well within your grasp and is an important part of navigating toward empowerment during the divorce process. Over the years, we have found that woman often have natural talent for many of the foundational elements of good financial stewardship.
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A disquieting apprehension about inflation has drifted into the public consciousness. The headlines say that inflation is better. Why don’t we feel that way?
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Donor-advised funds can be valuable tools for individuals and families looking to streamline their charitable giving, maximize tax benefits, and engage in strategic philanthropy.
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By formally connecting services that support financial growth and security, to processes that address the many and varied ways financial decision-making impacts other core contributors to our quality of life such as – relationships, sense of purpose, and sense of control - Integrated Wealth Service raises the bar for wealth advising.
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Cash flow and investment planning around employee stock options can be tricky, and its not just the tax treatment that can trip plan participants up. Define a strategy that speaks to investment exposure, risk concentrations, cash flow management, and tax planning.
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Financial Planning. Investment Strategy. Private Wealth Services. How to tell if you need any of it, and really answer the question, what am I paying for?
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The path of inflation and its amplitude will have important implications for both risk management and financial planning in the years ahead.
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Senior Wealth Advisors at LEVATUS have years of experience crafting both investment strategies and financial plans that incorporate the benefits and complexities of Employee Stock Options. Here they share their top insights with you.
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The temptation to just hold your breath and wait for divorce to be over is powerful. The alternative, grab control of your finances as a first step in finding your power, and then use that power to accelerate into your next chapter. Financial organization is the first step.
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Our annual big picture perspective on long-term investment growth and where to find it. Private client access.
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In the current market environment, the interrelationship between the economy and asset markets has rarely been more complex or more precariously balanced.
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The financial piece of divorce can be as complex as the emotional journey. With that said, the financial piece can also be a surprising source of strength, a place where control can be both visible and explicit. Grabbing control on the financial side of divorce early, has the capacity to create much broader positive momentum over time.
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In our new series, The Market Is Not Going Up! What Can I Do?, we will highlight some of the ways we are helping our clients to take control in a down market. The first topic we will feature is Covered Call Writing. This is a strategy that is useful under many market conditions, but particularly when volatility is high.
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Our thoughts on this extreme volatility and the medium term implications for strategy, positioning and financial flexibility.
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While the current geopolitical questions around Ukraine and Russia are complex, the central investment impact may be more straightforward. Susan Dahl and Keith Savard sit down with Senior Client Advisors to answer questions about the impact of current events on private client investment strategy.
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Our annual big picture perspective on long-term investment growth and where to find it. Private client access.
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Leadership behaviors commonly found in women – inclusiveness, pragmatism, openness, teambuilding – are skills that can be particularly important for entrepreneurs, advisors, leaders and change makers.
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