Stonewood Financial Blog

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....

Heading off on a Summer Vacation? Put Your Lead Gen on AutoPilot

Growing your practice requires generating leads, and for many advisors that means live prospecting events. But as...

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....

Innovate Virtual Summit: What’s Helping Advisors Grow in 2024

As Elliot Masie said, "We need to bring learning to people instead of people to learning." That's exactly what we did...

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...

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...