Stonewood Financial Blog

What AI Says You Should Focus on in the Year Ahead

Artificial intelligence tools - like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s NotebookLM - will increasingly impact the way...

Four Ways to Evaluate the Election for Your Clients

The election is almost here, and it could have a BIG impact on our clients and their retirement assets. Will the Trump...

Why September is the Perfect Month to Address the Risk from Washington

September brings autumn temperatures, back-to-school vibes, and the return of the pumpkin spice latte. But September...

A Hidden Risk Comes to Light: Preparing Your Clients for Sequence of Returns Risk

Pop Quiz: What’s a big risk of retirement that doesn’t matter much while you’re saving… but can matter a LOT once...

The Budget Outlook is Worse Than We Thought. What Does it Mean for U.S. Savers?

Believe it or not, our government is fairly transparent when it comes to its own spending - and the impact it could...

Indexing and the Great American Road Trip

It’s summertime, which means many of us are gearing up to participate in that great American tradition: Road Trips....

Here Are 5 Ways Taxes Can Rise in Retirement… Are Your Clients Prepared?

In a way, taxes are the final frontier of retirement planning. As an industry, financial advisors have helped U.S....

The Election and Your Clients: Two Risks to Watch

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know there’s a big election coming this November. (And even if you’ve been...

Dispatches from Washington: Advocating for U.S. Savers

Good financial advisors spend a good deal of their time helping clients understand - and address - the risks coming...