Tax planning for clients during tax season always generates new strategies and ideas, as unique situations tend to get my analytical wheels turning. From a risk/reward wealth management perspective, I like to look at tax planning with the actual cost to the client in mind, including what is the best cash flow option, because the most tax efficient savings strategy …
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” -Winston Churchill.
As an experienced wealth manager and retirement planning advisor, I find it very challenging when a prospective client somehow thinks I can answer their “Can I retire?” question in an initial one- or two-hour meeting. I’m sure most fiduciary advisors have been asked the same question, which, as you know, entails a far deeper discussion, mostly driven by actions taken …
Has anyone noticed the fantastic few weeks of college football we’ve had so far this year? If you haven’t, you must not live in the South or have the pleasure of experiencing SEC football, or better yet, Alabama football. With a mounting total of 14 national championships, the University of Alabama’s football history is like no other program, especially in …
Read Andy’s article published by Advisor One discussing “The 6 Elements of Portfolio Construction”. By far, the hardest part of managing other people’s money is not just the research that goes into building a portfolio or picking the specific assets, but the psychology of how a client feels relative to the current marketplace and their specific goals, which are not …
In May, Andy was invited to give a presentation to the UAB Dental and Periodontal Residents regarding financial tips and information beneficial to decisions they will face, both personal and professional, once they are out of school and working. Among the topics Andy explained were how to choose a mortgage and the options and benefits associated with each of them, …
Andy was quoted in an article “14 Tips to Help you Invest More in 2012”. Becoming investment-wise applies even if you’re working with a financial planner. Wealth management specialist and CPA Andrew Rice, Vice-President of Money Management Services, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, says his more knowledgeable clients do better in the market because their confidence allows them to handle more risk.
The markets will face three major events that could cause uncertainty to US markets in June. Europe’s problems seem to be focused on the Greek Elections on 17th, then the FOMC meets on the 19th and 20th, with the Supreme Court likely to decide around the 25th the fate of the Health Care Bill. The European event may the biggest …
It was another exciting week on Wall Street as the majority of stocks continued to befuddle the most pessimistic pundits as stocks close up. During the holiday-shortened week, stocks took their cue from better-than-expected earnings reports and some unexpectedly strong economic data. It was the ‘bulls’ third-straight weekly win for the month of January and it’s the best start for …
Stocks Continue to Move Northward It was another interesting week in the market last week as stocks continue to move Northward even after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of France, Italy and seven other European countries on Friday, the U.S. stock market continued to trek even higher. These downgrades no doubt pose fresh challenges for Europe’s political leaders, and …
