A new President brings new priorities and a new fiscal plan to fund those priorities. Consequently, there has been much discussion this year of potential impacts to income and estate taxes. Despite a lot of conversation and preliminary proposals, we still lack clarity on what changes may ultimately...
Please join us in congratulating our Chief Investment Officer Joel Goodman, CFA and Senior Wealth Advisor and Director of Financial Planning Michael McLeod, CFP® on passing the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA) exam and earning their CTFA designation. Joel and Michael have been working...
I’ve had numerous clients leave family homes—from beach houses to picturesque farms—to their children as part of their estate plans. However, despite the best of intentions, this decision isn’t always in the best interests of the heirs. The reality is that inheriting a family home can be more of a...
We are excited to announce that Justin Kohler, CFP® has joined the TFG team as a Wealth Advisor. In his new position, Kohler serves as a client relationship manager, financial planner and investment advisor to individual clients and also provides support to senior advisors at the firm. Before...
As the economy reopens and we begin our post-pandemic lives, the world is starting to feel normal. However, many market prognosticators are calling for something that has not been present in America for a long time – a sustained period of above average inflation. Resurgent demand bolstered by mass...
The fiscal stimulus train in Washington has continued to move forward. To date, Congress has passed several stimulus plans totaling an eye-popping $5 trillion to help mitigate the negative financial impact of the pandemic on Americans from coast to coast.
While awaiting the recent birth of my first granddaughter, I spent a lot of time thinking about the best possible gift I could give her. Ultimately, I decided that the ideal present for my grandchild was to give her parents–my daughter and her husband–a professionally drafted estate plan.
According to Eric Schmidt, we create as much information in two days now as we did from the dawn of man through 2003. The digital revolution has been powered by cheaper and faster infrastructure, allowing for the creation and storage of more data. More isn’t always better, but this treasure trove...
For many Americans, building the financial assets to transition from daily work to retirement later in life stands apart as a top goal. The concept of retirement is deeply ingrained in today’s culture, but it’s actually a relatively new idea. In 1900, the average global life expectancy was just 31...
Over the past several weeks, significant volatility in the share price of video game retailer GameStop dominated news headlines. The shares began to soar at the end of January when investors united on social media platforms to drive the stock price higher (an outcome that was possible given the...