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2025 Investment Outlook Webinar Video: Lessons Learned

2025 Investment Outlook Webinar Video: Lessons Learned

Annual presentation from Ferguson Wellman sharing our views for the year regarding the global economy and capital markets, as well as a planning update from our wealth management team.

Pahlow on KOIN Wallet Wednesday

Pahlow on KOIN Wallet Wednesday

Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA, was on KOIN AM Extra's Wallet Wednesday to discuss how to have a better relationship with your money in 2025.

Planning for Our Children's Future

Planning for Our Children's Future

Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA®, provides an overview of important issues to consider when making legacy plans with children and grandchildren in mind.

Investment Outlook 2024 Video: Sticking the Landing

Investment Outlook 2024 Video: Sticking the Landing

Annual presentation from Ferguson Wellman sharing our views for the year regarding the global economy and capital markets, as well as a planning update from our wealth management team.

2024 Investment Outlook Webinar Video: Sticking the Landing

2024 Investment Outlook Webinar Video: Sticking the Landing

Annual presentation from Ferguson Wellman sharing our views for the year regarding the global economy and capital markets, as well as a planning update from our wealth management team.

Wealth Management Insights: The Value of Planning

Wealth Management Insights: The Value of Planning

Wealth Management Insights publication for first quarter 2024.

Hitting the Essentials Before Year-End

Hitting the Essentials Before Year-End

As the year draws to a close, it’s good practice to take stock of your financial situation, finish any important financial transactions by the end of the year and begin to look ahead to the next one. It can be helpful to refresh yourself on some of the key numbers related to year-end tax planning and take a peek at how they will change next year so that you can tackle any final items for 2023 and begin to plan for 2024. 

Pahlow on KOIN Wallet Wednesday

Pahlow on KOIN Wallet Wednesday

Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA, shares tips for teenagers on saving income from summer jobs.

Solutions for Excess Funds in a 529 Education Savings Plan

Solutions for Excess Funds in a 529 Education Savings Plan

We recently wrote about strategies for funding education needs in our wealth management Insights Newsletter. Occasionally, we learn that a client has successfully saved and built wealth for education inside a tax-advantaged 529 education savings plan, only to find themselves with funds left over.  Luckily, there is good news – your savings aren’t trapped. There are several options for transferring or withdrawing funds from a 529 plan when they are no longer needed for the current beneficiary’s education.   

Wealth Management Insights Q2 2023: Keeping Your Estate Planning and Education Funding on Track

Wealth Management Insights Q2 2023: Keeping Your Estate Planning and Education Funding on Track

Read our second quarter 2023 Wealth Management Insights titled, “Keeping Your Estate Planning and Education Funding on Track.”

2023 Annual Limits for Tax and Wealth Planning

2023 Annual Limits for Tax and Wealth Planning

There are a myriad of important numbers related to personal financial and tax planning that change every year. To help ensure you are up to date with all and to hopefully simplify your individual financial planning efforts for the year ahead, we are sharing the 2023 Annual Limits Guide from the College for Financial Planning®, which outlines many of the most important numbers that may apply to you. 

Optimizing the Tax Benefits of Charitable Giving

Optimizing the Tax Benefits of Charitable Giving

Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA®, provides an overview of planned philanthropic donations and the tax benefits associated.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Wealth Management Insights: Strategic Tax and Philanthropic Planning

Fourth Quarter 2022 Wealth Management Insights: Strategic Tax and Philanthropic Planning

Read our fourth quarter 2022 Wealth Management Insights publication in which Mary Lago, CFP®, CTFA, Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA® and Chris Bixby, CFP®, EA share their thoughts on tax and charitable planning and strategic Roth IRA conversions.