Why Your College Refund Check May Be Taxable

Why Your College Refund Check May Be Taxable

May 1, 2020 | Capital Ideas

Michael Bork, CFP® | Associate Advisor Amidst the widespread impacts of COVID-19, the mass closure of colleges, universities and private secondary schools may create some unexpected tax consequences for students and their parents after receiving partial refunds for...
Sustainable and Socially Aware Investing

Sustainable and Socially Aware Investing

Sep 30, 2019 | Capital Ideas

Terry Hartigan, CFP®  |  Principal Sustainable and Socially Aware Investing: Pursuing a Successful Investment Experience Investors have increasing awareness that pursuing their financial goals does not have to come at the expense of their values. Central to Capital...
What’s Your Business Really Worth? Part 2

What’s Your Business Really Worth? Part 2

Nov 16, 2018 | Capital Ideas

Dennis Covington | Managing Principal Key Takeaways: There are at least 7 different ways to value a private business: Here we will explore Liquidation Value, Market Value, Fair Market Value and Owner’s Value. Market value is a technique for showing how your business...
What’s Your Business Really Worth? Part 1

What’s Your Business Really Worth? Part 1

Nov 16, 2018 | Capital Ideas

Dennis Covington | Managing Principal Key Takeaways: • Private businesses can have multiple values depending on who the potential buyers are—and what each the buyer’s needs are. • Business owners need to realize that taxes and expenses are part of the sales process. •...
The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening

Nov 16, 2018 | Capital Ideas

Scott Pritchard | Principal I have a confession to make. I have a friend who is a broker. There, I feel better getting that off my chest. Aside from having built a very profitable book of business by the sheer force of his personality and some very aggressive sales...
New Fiduciary Rule

New Fiduciary Rule

Nov 16, 2018 | Capital Ideas

Scott Pritchard | Principal We finally have a new Fiduciary Rule that becomes the law of the land next year on April 10, 2017. Now what? Unfortunately, as many cynics (and perhaps some realists) predicted, the final rule became the victim of Wall Street and insurance...