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Au Revoir: Why the Old Inflation Environment May Be Gone for Good

Inflation has cooled from its 2022 peak, but prices have not reset, rates remain meaningfully higher, and investors may need to adjust to a different environment than the one that followed the global financial crisis.

In our latest piece, Associate Portfolio Manager Connor MacKenzie looks at why higher prices may remain a recurring pressure, how those pressures affect consumers and businesses, and why preserving purchasing power starts with making sure every dollar has a purpose.

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Planning Newsletter - April 2026
  • Most higher net worth households realize income from many different sources like capital gains, interest, dividends, and pass-through income.

  • While there’s no optimal approach to mitigating taxes from your investments, there are repeatable strategies and techniques to help keep more of what you earn after tax.

  • Asset location, product selection, rebalancing approach, and tax-loss harvesting decisions can all work to reduce your applicable income taxes.

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Planning Newsletter - October 2025
  • Generally, changes to individual taxes are positive but with limitations for higher income taxpayers in the highest brackets. Proactive tax planning will be crucial in many cases.

  • The estate tax exemption amount was increased tom $15 million per person, indexed to inflation starting in 2026. Wealth transfer and gifting strategies may need to be reviewed.

  • OBBBA expands provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to favor small business owners. Business owners should consider ways to take advantage of this.

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Digital Assets Estate Planning – What You’re Probably Missing

Despite their growing importance, digital assets are often ignored when it comes to estate planning.  For those that inherit or try to administer estates today, they could be facing a crisis trying to unlock the immense possible value of what gets left behind. This blog will teach readers what they need to learn about digital asset estate planning.

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Investing Newsletter - July 2025
  • Long-term U.S. Treasury yields have risen, even as inflation data softens. Concerns appear to be rising regarding our country’s fiscal trajectory and debt.

  • Proposed legislation, including the “Big Beautiful Bill,” points to further spending and borrowing, reinforcing investor concerns about U.S. creditworthiness.

  • We are also seeing renewed interest in international markets as investors seek diversified opportunities amid shifting global capital flows.

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