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This is Why We Plan
Plan with the ‘why’ in mind– this is my new mantra and if you’ve ever had a difficult time reaching one of your goals, maybe it should be yours too. So many times in our lives, we focus our energy on the process or the ‘how’ of planning–for instance, “how am I going to…
Dana Gailan earns his CFP(R)
Dana Gailan has received the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation. To earn this designation, an individual must meet education, examination, experience, and ethics standards established by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards (CFP Board). Find out more about the CFP marks here. Congratulations Dana on this great accomplishment!
Mistakes When Making Your Deferred Compensation Elections
You know the drill—every year the same difficult, complicated decisions about your Deferred Compensation must be made. How will you receive it? Over how many years? Averaged out or all at once? And once you make this decision, you are stuck with it. What we see most often is the decision being delayed until the…
3 Ways to Help Your Kids Buy a House
I feel like we have the best clients in the country. They are always looking for ways to help out their family. Many spent years saving for their kids’ college, helped plan and pay for a wedding and want to give them that last push into the adult financial world by helping them with a…
Mom – the original Fiduciary
We hope that all of the Mothers in your life had a relaxing Mother’s day full of love and gratitude. When you work inside a family business, Mother’s day has a special significance. Our mom not only helped raise us to be the people we are today, but helped shape the values that we use…
Joy at Top Independent Advisors Summit
Joy Stenehjem AMONG “BEST OF BEST” FINANCIAL ADVISORS ATTENDING BARRON’S TOP INDEPENDENT ADVISORS SUMMIT Exclusive Conference Hosts Elite Gathering of Nation’s Pre-eminent Financial Advisors and Industry Decision Makers Phoenix (March 19, 2014)—Joy Stenehjem attended the fifth-annual Barron’s Top Independent Advisors Summit, hosted by Barron’s magazine to promote best practices in the industry and the value…
Don’t Have a Will? What Happens Then?
In 2007, a study conducted by Harris Interactive for Martindale-Hubble showed that the majority of Americans do not have a will. Why is this? Some common excuses include cost, not enough time, and the idea you really don’t need one. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the…
2025 4th Quarter Investment Commentary