Carls Recommendations
Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating
Written By:  Matt Jaskolka Fitch, along with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, are credit rating agencies that rate the viability of investments relative to the likelihood of default. Last week,…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Trustee and Executor for Your Estate
Written By: A. Suzanne Robertson, CFP® My post on 6/30/2023 (here) discussed the importance of having a will and how a well-written trust can supplement your will to help protect…
Read MoreAre You Watching the Gas Gauge?
Written By: Alex Hammersley, CPA Some of you may have already heard this story, but I want to share it because it can relate to your retirement. The story goes…
Read MoreHard Conversations: Talking to Your Parents About Estate Planning
Written By: Marissa Waldron, CFP® There are many reasons people don’t want to talk about estate planning. Maybe it’s hard to think about a time when they’re no longer with…
Read MoreA Cheeseburger Used to Cost How Much?
Written By: Shawn Perkins, CFP®, AWMA It was around this time last year that we hit peak inflation. In June 2022, the inflation reading came in at 9.1%, and has…
Read MoreWill, Trust, or Both?…Making the Right Estate Planning Choice
Written By: A. Suzanne Robertson, CFP® When it comes to estate planning, many clients are asking us if they need a will, a trust, or both. Estate planning is a…
Read MoreTax Considerations as We Approach the Second Half of 2023
Written By: Alex Hammersley, Financial Advisor We will soon be halfway through the year 2023? Personally, this is hard to believe. It seems like just yesterday we were collecting our…
Read MoreTax Impacts on Social Security
Written By: Ryan Rinehart, Financial Advisor In my career as a Financial Advisor, I’ve met with hundreds of families to discuss retirement planning and I would say the most common…
Read MoreUpdate for Carlson Financial client accounts for May 2023
Written by: Dan Moylan, Chief Investment Officer, on June 5, 2023 Hello all, We had a mixed May in the stock market this year. The Nasdaq was up substantially on…
Read MoreA Client’s Bill of Rights
Written By: A. Suzanne Robertson, CFP® Sometimes it takes a wake-up call. As someone who has worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years, it can be easy…
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