Stonewood Financial Blog

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...

The New Holistic In Action

Sometimes, 1 + 1 = 3. Not mathematically, of course. But sometimes, when you add things together, the sum is far more...

An Actuary’s Take on the New DOL’s Fiduciary Rule

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor finalized the much-discussed Fiduciary Rule for retirement plans. The new...

Inflating The Balloon of Urgency

As financial professionals, one of our responsibilities is to “inflate the balloon of urgency” – motivate clients to...

The Wealth & Longevity Connection

“How long does my money have to last?” Every financial advisor has been asked this question. In fact, it’s one of the...

The Nation’s Fiscal Outlook Just Got Worse. That’s Bad News for Your Client’s Retirement.

Reading over the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on FY2023 revenue and spending, I couldn’t help but think of...

Get out of debt? Absolutely. Start by reducing your Retirement Tax Bill.

If you’re in the financial services business, it’s impossible to avoid people asking about Dave Ramsey. Dave Ramsey is...

7 Estate Planning Questions for 2024

In December, I wrote about Estate Planning being the next big topic in Advisor Growth. As the calendar turned to 2024,...