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.

Caught in the Middle: Navigating the Challenges of the Sandwich Generation

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Associate Melanie Wells, CFP®, along with Associate Clay Norman, CFP®, to provide advice to an investor who is stuck in the middle of caring for her parents’ finances and supporting her children. They discuss what she needs to do to ensure her own financial house is in order.

Cognitive Decline Can Increase Difficulty in Managing Finances

Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Associates Melanie Wells, CFP®, and Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC®, to review a senior investor’s situation and how she can protect her money should she cognitively decline. Unfortunately, aging increases the risk of natural cognitive decline, dementia, or side effects from medications, putting seniors in a vulnerable position for financial abuse.

Our Three Cents: The Flow of Assets and Business Interest

Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, and K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA of Henssler Financial are joined by attorney Arun Gupta from Reeves Law P.C., to discuss how corporate documents and personal estate planning go hand in hand when it comes to business interests. While estate planning documents can be unpleasant to think about, both corporate documents and an estate plan are essential for the flow of assets when a business owner dies.