What Is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor & Why Does it Matter?

By Lee Sherbakoff, CPA/PFS™, CFP®, RICP® Finding a financial advisor to guide you through your financial journey is an important step to reaching your financial goals. In your research for the right advisor for you, you may have come across the term “fee-only.” This...

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Of Beanie Babies and Bitcoin

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!” -Puck, A Midsummer Night’s Dream As a young investment advisor, I got my first taste of what psychologist’s call, very appropriately, Fear Of Missing Out, (FOMO) with the Beanie Babies craze.  In 1995 a new and novel tool, the...

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The Big Wealth Transfer – October Monthly Insight

"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example." —Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman and who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to cooler...

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4 Ways to Avoid Capital Gains Tax

By Lee Sherbakoff, CFP/PFS, CFP, RICP  The reality is you owe taxes whenever you make money—or, in IRS terms, when you’ve realized gains. After selling an investment at a higher price than what you paid for it, capital gains tax is waiting right around the corner...

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Inflation Worries – August Monthly Insight

“With regard to interest rates, we continue to expect that it will be appropriate to maintain the current 0 to ¼ percent target range for the federal funds rate…” — July 28, 2021, Statement by Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Inflation...

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Does it Make Sense to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early?

By Lee Sherbakoff, CPA/PFS, CFP®, RICP® The American dream of owning a home—complete with a white picket fence—dies hard; after all, it’s that iconic symbol of financial independence. And with record-low inventory, low interest rates, and high demand, (1) the housing...

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June Monthly Insight – Transitory or Not?

“The American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.” — William E. Simon, American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury On Friday, we learned...

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May 2021 Monthly Insight – A Bumpy Ride

“A good summary of investing history is that stocks pay a fortune in the long run but seek punitive damages when you try to be paid sooner.” —Morgan Housel, partner at The Collaborative Fund and former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal By this...

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Now That You’ve Inherited Money, What Should You Do?

By Lee Sherbakoff, CPA/PFS, CFP®, RICP® You’re likely experiencing a range of emotions regarding your newly acquired inheritance. Losing a loved one is painful, but inheriting money can be a blessing. An inheritance can improve your financial situation and bring peace...

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April Monthly Insight – It’s the Economy…

“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.”- Nicholas M. Butler, American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Technically, the economy is still in a recession. The contraction started in March 2020 just after the...

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