Interval Funds: Accessible Alternatives for Today’s Investors

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Managing Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®, and Research Analyst Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, look at a situation where an adviser is recommending some alternative investments to a couple of investors. The investors are concerned about the increased risk and if they are the right fit for this strategy.

Making the Most of Inherited IRAs for Spousal Beneficiaries

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Senior Financial Planner Adam Stadalius, CFP®, cover an investor’s options when he inherits his wife’s IRA. With three young children to care for while adjusting to life as a single parent, this investor must to consider when to access the money, taxes, and plans for his family’s future.

Securing Your Legacy: Understanding Beneficiary Designations for 401(k)s and IRAs

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Client Relationship Manager Justin Wagner, AIF®, and Estate Planning Attorney Arun Gupta to discuss an investor who has named his children as beneficiaries of his 401(k); however, the investor just married, which could change the distribution of his 401(k) should something happen to him.

Key Estate Planning Considerations for Unmarried Couples

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate Melanie Wells, CFP®, and Associate Giuliana Barbagelata, CFP®, to discuss some of the important considerations unmarried couples need to consider when estate planning. The process starts with financial planning, including how assets are titled, beneficiary designations, and determining if assets should be placed in a trust.

The Secure 2.0 Act: Empowering Student Loan Borrowers and Retirement Savings

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, and Senior Associate Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC®, to discuss how the Secure Act 2.0 included provisions that could help a couple’s situation with resuming student loan payments and money remaining in a 529 plan.

From Joint Ownership to Installment Sale: How an Investor Overcame Tax Hurdles

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Tax Manager Jessie Thomas, CPA, and Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, to discuss an investor who wants to sell her late mother’s house in an installment sale to control capital gains. The experts look at the benefits of such an arrangement and how this would affect her financial plan.