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Wealth Management Insights First Quarter 2025

Wealth Management Insights First Quarter 2025

We present our first quarter 2025 issue of Wealth Management Insights titled “Tax Planning in an Ever-Changing Environment.” In it, Wealth Management Chair Samantha Pahlow, CTFA, AWMA®, discusses strategies for increasing tax efficiency in client portfolios, including tax diversification, tax-efficient investing, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. Tyler Conroy, CFP®, CPWA®, provides insights into tax-efficient retirement withdrawals, emphasizing the importance of planning the sequence and timing of withdrawals to manage taxes and extend the longevity of assets. Scott Christianson, CFP®, explains the importance of tax diversification in investment portfolios, detailing various account types and strategies to manage tax risk and provide flexibility for tax-efficient distributions in the future.

Quarterly Publication Focus: Planning for an Alternate Scenario

Quarterly Publication Focus: Planning for an Alternate Scenario

In our most recent Wealth Management Insights publication, Scott Christianson, CFP®, explained the importance of beneficiary designation in estate planning and the different options to ensure that assets are distributed to the intended heirs.