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The end of the year is prime time to reflect on whether you've met your financial goals. Some examples include repaying debt, saving for college, or building an emergency fund. Giving your finances a year-end checkup can help get you back on track.

Statistics show that nearly 33% of Americans have faced some identity theft attempts in their lives, and experts estimate there is a new case of identity theft every 22 seconds. As financial professionals, one of our primary goals is to help our clients create a financial strategy and protect their wealth. In today’s digital age, identity theft threatens your finances, so it’s crucial to understand the risks and take proactive measures.¹

This blog aims to equip you with practical strategies for protecting your personal and financial information with the goal of maintaining your financial well-being.

Legacy preparation can play a key role in any financial strategy. Legacy management lets you consider what happens to everything you’ve accumulated—and may continue to accumulate—throughout your lifetime. But far too often, we’ve seen this as something that gets overlooked. In a 2024 survey, Caring.com found that less than one-third of Americans had wills.

With Labor Day behind us, we're in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election race. As we follow the news and parse the most recent polls, some may ask, "How might what happens on November 5 impact my finances?”

A four-year college degree is expensive. How expensive? While the numbers vary depending on whether you attend a public or private university, or in-state or out-of-state institution, the data is sobering.

If you are a small business owner — or plan to be one — you should be aware of a new reporting requirement.

Sir John Templeton once said, “The four most expensive words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.'” Normally, we would agree. But the phrase “This time it’s different” may apply to what's happened in financial markets in recent years.

A few years ago, there were ads from financial services companies asking, “What’s your number?” The number was the money you needed to retire comfortably. This was an effective way for financial services companies to get people thinking about retirement planning and encouraging them to strive toward a specific monetary goal.

There isn’t a week that goes by when you don’t read about some data breach, and tens of thousands of people becoming victims of identity theft. Safeguarding your personal and financial information starts with understanding cybersecurity risks, knowing what to look for, and doing everything you can to help protect your personal identity.

At the end of 2025, portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are set to expire. Many changes will come with the sunsetting of many rules, including the possibility that federal estate and gift tax exemption levels will revert to pre-TCJA levels.