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Financial Spring Cleaning: Small Steps for Big Impact
In a special feature this quarter, Lena McQuillen, CFP® (Vice President and Director of Financial Planning) and Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP® (Senior Vice President and Director of Estate Strategy) have joined forces and prepared a set of practical ways to refresh and organize your finances this season.
July 14, 2025
In his first 9:05 piece as CIO, Dave Harrison Smith, CFA, reflects on Bailard’s enduring philosophy and what lies ahead.
July 14, 2025
Our Director of Estate Strategy, Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP®, shares how a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) can offer peace of mind for family priorities, and open the door to charitable giving.
July 14, 2025
Not all pauses are created equal. Jon Manchester, CFA, CFP® (Senior Vice President, Chief Strategist, Wealth Management, and Portfolio Manager, Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing), shares how this one mattered.
July 14, 2025
Understanding the newest wave of tax reform from the One Bill Beautiful Bill Act, made law on July 4, and how it might affect you.
April 10, 2025
Jon Manchester, CFA, CFP® reflects on the start of America with Benjamin Franklin and the role of, and impact on, these $100 bill “Benjamins” today on trade, negotiations, and tariffs.
April 10, 2025
In a special feature this quarter, Lena McQuillen, CFP® (Vice President and Director of Financial Planning) and Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP® (Senior Vice President and Director of Estate Strategy) have joined forces and prepared a set of practical ways to refresh and organize your finances this season.
January 15, 2025
This quarter, Jon Manchester, CFA, CFP® delves into the paradoxes of momentum investing, inflation’s persistent influence, and the resilience of the U.S. economy in an era of shifting market dynamics.
January 15, 2025
Lena McQuillen, CFP®, Vice President and Director of Financial Planning, outlines the distinctions between Traditional and Roth retirement strategies, when each is most effective, the implications of new laws, and ways to share these insights with your family.
January 15, 2025
Join Director of Estate Strategy, Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP®, as he explores Warren Buffett’s timeless insights on estate planning, highlighting actionable principles to guide thoughtful and purposeful generational wealth strategies.
October 9, 2024
Director of Estate Strategy, Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP®, explains how to optimize the impact of your year-end family gifting by leveraging tax exclusions for education, medical expenses, and annual giving.
October 9, 2024
Join Lena McQuillen, CFP®, Vice President and Director of Financial Planning, in an exploration of how Roth IRA conversations can lower your lifetime tax burden and maximize retirement flexibility.
October 9, 2024
This quarter, Jon Manchester, CFA, CFP® (Senior Vice President, Chief Strategist – Wealth Management, and Portfolio Manager – Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing) takes us on a thoughtful journey through the changing landscape of executive leadership, the ripple effects of Sarbanes-Oxley, and how the Fed’s latest moves could realign market dynamics.
July 12, 2024
Lena McQuillen, CFP® Director of Financial Planning, delves into why not reviewing your health insurance coverage each year could be costing you, as well as various considerations for picking a health insurance plan. Plus, sign up for a Medicare or a Marketplace Open Enrollment webinar.
July 12, 2024
Dave Jones, JD, LLM, CFP® Senior Vice President and Director of Estate Strategy, explains the Corporate Transparency Act, the types of entities impacted but often overlooked, and pragmatic steps for compliance by year-end to avoid penalties.
July 12, 2024
Jon Manchester, CFA, CFP® (Senior Vice President, Chief Strategist – Wealth Management, and Portfolio Manager – Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing) charismatically threads how high food prices and the AI boomlet have produced a “K-shaped” economy and stock market, creating the opposite impact on two populations.
June 17, 2024
Consumer sentiment is more negative today than it was during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. Could the difference be the rise of social media’s influence? Read more about algorithm insights penned by Blaine Townsend, CIMC®, CIMA®, EVP/Director, Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing, and published by Kiplinger,
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