The Many Benefits of Building a Family Brand

A brand is what a company’s known for — may it be their tagline, logo, statement, or image that relates to them. It is something that immediately communicates with your customers, and for many entrepreneurs, branding helps define the company’s mission and values. However, is branding just for businesses? Let’s stop for a moment and […]

Is a Private Wealth Management Firm for You?

For a long time, the Super Rich (those with a net worth of $500 million or more) have had connections to the most outstanding financial advisors for their specific situations. They’ve been able to join forces with those professionals via family offices, something with which you might be familiar. Family offices, in essence, are organizations […]

Wealth Planning: What Is Private Wealth Management? Why Does It Matter?

The world of private wealth management is so important to people just like you — high-net-worth individuals and their families, and those who are quickly becoming wealthier. There are a lot of moving parts involved in managing high-value estates, businesses, assets, and portfolios, and it’s far too common for predators and pretenders to look for […]

3 Mistakes to Avoid in Retirement Planning

It’s easy to get overwhelmed just thinking about preparing for retirement. With so many variables to consider, it’s hard to know what you should do about developing a strategy for retirement income. If you’re having trouble wrapping your hands around what you should do, you might want to begin by focusing on what you shouldn’t do. Here are three […]

Long-Term Care: Should I Insure or Self-Fund?

Transcript: Crystal Oculee: Hi, I know you joined us a couple of weeks ago, or I should say probably a month ago, not even a couple of weeks ago. Time flies by when you’re on a lockdown during 2020, right? Sometimes it freezes, sometimes it passes by. We had a longterm care Q and A […]

Uses of Life Insurance

A permanent, whole-life insurance policy may be used to provide income to the beneficiary, or beneficiaries, at time of death. Most of us know and understand this. This is the primary function of a life insurance policy. But a whole life policy has other uses, as well. Here, it’s important to make a distinction between […]