“Let’s go around the table and have everyone share a word capturing what they are most thankful for”  This gratitude check-in has always been a Thanksgiving Day tradition in the Evason household. It’s a really nice way to kick off the dinner and focus in on gratitude and thanks. This year, my word is reunion. […]

At some time in your life (and perhaps during the holiday season), you may be positioned to gift (or receive) a meaningfully sized gift of money or another asset. A client is on the receiving end of that equation and reached out for a discussion about gifting and the potential tax implications. Very timely topic […]

Something tells me you are already familiar with the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the related fallout. It has certainly received its fair share of media attention. How could it not, when a $32 billion company seemingly vaporizes overnight? I’ll leave the summary of what happened, how it happened, and what is likely […]

Years ago when Windermere was just starting out, my dad and I met with an owner of a successful investment advisory firm in Boston. He was sharing his perspective on a variety of things along with best practices for building out a large-scale advisory firm. Many of him comments and lessons have escaped my consciousness […]

In talking with a client and their tax advisor this week, there was some confusion over why mutual funds make distributions (typically in December) that result in unexpected tax consequences. It’s a great question and one you should keep in mind for your portfolio, especially in 2022. Let’s dive in. What is a mutual fund […]

When you think of this time of year and harvesting, your mind may go to crops and farming. But don’t forget about harvesting investment losses as well. This topic came up with a client recently who asked for a reminder on why it can be a useful strategy, especially in a down year such as […]

As we turned the calendar to November this week, there were a lot of things to look forward to – final two months of 2022, Thanksgiving around the corner, the few remaining nice days of fall weather (at least for us Midwesterners), and of course – the second to last meeting of 2022 for the […]

I don’t know about you, but think we could all use a little break from the markets. The next few weeks will be action packed – with inflation readings and a Federal Reserve meeting and the midterm elections. So this week, I thought we’d instead do a little exercise together. One that may help you […]

A client recently reached out to set a time to review her benefits during Open Enrollment. This is a great practice and one I thought would be worth sharing in this week’s column What is Open Enrollment? Every year, employees are able to review and make changes to employee benefits during a process called Open […]

A client reached out this week, expressing concerns about the decline in her portfolio. As I started to provide my rationale for staying the course and how markets go thru cycles, etc. , she said “thanks, I just need the hang in there pep talk once in a while.” Don’t we all? It has been […]