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05.08.25

Hot Topic Webinar: Advanced Tax Strategies for Managing Embedded Capital Gains

Webinar
Wealth Management
Individual Tax & Planning

This presentation is offered for educational purposes only and should not be considered a comprehensive review or analysis of the topics discussed today. These materials are not a substitute for...

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05.07.25

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: The Growth Plateau No One Warns You About

Webinar
Business Owners
Advisory

In this webinar, Cory Parnell, Principal at BGM, Coefficient Advisors Managing Partner and Business Growth Strategy, Leary Gates, and Sales Strategy, John Moroney, discussed how to combat a business’s growth...

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05.06.25

IRS clarifies theft and fraud loss deductions

Articles
Individual Tax & Planning

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly limited the types of theft losses that are deductible on federal income taxes. But a recent “advice memo” (CCA 202511015) from the IRS’s...

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04.30.25

Cost management is critical for companies today

Articles
Business Owners
Advisory

Many business owners take an informal approach to controlling costs, tackling the issue only when it becomes an obvious problem. A better way to handle it is through proactive, systematic...

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04.29.25
Spencer Davies, CFP®

The Cost of Success: What Nobody Is Talking About

Blog
Advisory
Wealth Management

Key Takeaway: Financial success often comes at a cost that doesn’t show up on a spreadsheet—missed moments, strained relationships, and personal well-being left behind in the pursuit of “enough.” It’s...

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04.23.25

EBHRAs: A flexible health benefits choice for businesses

Articles
Business Owners
Business Tax

Today’s companies have several kinds of tax-advantaged accounts or arrangements they can sponsor to help employees pay eligible medical expenses. One of them is a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). Under an...

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04.17.25

Estate and Gift Tax Exemption: Sunset or Sunrise?

Webinar
Families
Retirees
Estate and Trust

During this webinar, estate planning professionals Rachel M. Dahl, Partner at DeWitt LLP, Leonetta Rence, Vice President and Senior Trust Officer at Cornerstone Private Asset Trust Company, and Michael Andrews,...

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04.16.25

Legalization Under Fire: Emerging Threats to Progress

Webinar
Cannabis

In this webinar, cannabis industry professionals Cory Parnell, CPA, Principal at BGM, and Marijuana Policy Project Director of State Policies, Karen O’Keefe,  and Southeast Legislative Manager Kevin Caldwell discussed recent legislative...

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04.16.25

Trump Tariffs and What Importers Can Do to Minimize their Impact

Webinar
Business Owners
Advisory

During this timely webinar, Robert Silverman, Founding Partner, and David Murphy, Partner, at Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman & Klestadt LLP discussed with Cory Parnell, Principal at BGM, the tariffs by...

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04.10.25
Jake Thibault, CFP®

Diversifying Wealth When Most of It Is Tied to Company Stock

Blog
Wealth Management

As a late-stage startup employee or founder, having most of your wealth tied to company stock presents both tremendous opportunity and significant risk. While your equity may represent years of...

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04.08.25

An essential tax deadline is coming up — and it’s unrelated to your 2024 return filing

Articles
Individual Tax & Planning

Tuesday, April 15 is the deadline for filing your 2024 tax return. But another tax deadline is coming up the same day, and it’s essential for certain taxpayers. It’s the...

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04.07.25
Spencer Davies, CFP®

How to Transition Your Business to Family or Employees: Don’t Let Legacy Become Liability

Blog
Business Owners
Wealth Management
Advisory

Key Takeaway: You built your business with strategy, sacrifice, and stamina—but transitioning it requires a different kind of discipline. Whether you’re eyeing family members or key employees, the earlier you...

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04.01.25

Hot Topic Webinar: Quarterly Economic Update

Webinar
Wealth Management

This presentation is offered for educational purposes only and should not be considered a comprehensive review or analysis of the topics discussed today. These materials are not a substitute for...

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04.01.25

Discover if you qualify for “head of household” tax filing status

Articles
Families
Individual Tax & Planning

When we prepare your tax return, we’ll check one of the following filing statuses: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household or qualifying widow(er). Only some people...

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03.18.25

Does 280E Still Apply? Breaking Down Cannabis Taxation and Rescheduling

Blog
Cannabis

For cannabis business owners and investors, the IRS tax code provision Section 280E has long been a major obstacle. This law prevents businesses that “traffic” in controlled substances from deducting...

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