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5 Ways to Make Tax Season Less…… Taxing: Less Crying, More Filing
5 Ways to Make Tax Season Less…… Taxing: Less Crying, More Filing
It’s tax time again and if it brings on feelings of anxiety and dread, we’re here to show you how filing your income taxes can...
Cogent Strategic Wealth’s Perspective on Market Volatility
Cogent Strategic Wealth’s Perspective on Market Volatility
  Building Wealth Has No Shortcuts. Successful Investing Requires a Solid Investment Approach. In recent days, the increase in volatility in the stock market has...
Stock Market Review: A Decade at a Glance
Stock Market Review: A Decade at a Glance
Someone once said looking forward is more important than looking back. While that’s true, there can be some advantage in taking a glance in the...
Networking Event for Chicago-Area Attorneys February 25th
Networking Event for Chicago-Area Attorneys February 25th
As an attorney, you spend the majority of your time working hard for your clients, leaving little time to make the connections necessary to grow...
How to Choose the Right Financial Advisor
How to Choose the Right Financial Advisor
You are a smart, successful, and disciplined person. You understand the value of money and want to choose the right financial advisor to reach your...
The Benefits of Goals-Based Planning
The Benefits of Goals-Based Planning
You’ve heard all the advice about setting goals for your finances, but you’re left with one nagging question: Which goal gets top priority? It shouldn’t...
Donor-Advised Funds: Your Best Charitable Giving Option
Donor-Advised Funds: Your Best Charitable Giving Option
As a smart investor, you want to maximize opportunities to grow your wealth and to take advantage of every financial tool available to make that...
Why Low Risk Investments Are Risky Business
Why Low Risk Investments Are Risky Business
We see it often: Whenever investors are spooked by turbulent times, dollars tend to flow out of the stock market, and into “safe haven” investments...
16 Things You Can Do to Prepare for the Next Recession
16 Things You Can Do to Prepare for the Next Recession
Why are people more afraid of flying than driving, even though car wrecks are far more frequent? As one academic suggests, “in a car, at...
Attorneys: Are Your Emergency Funds Ready for a Recession?
Attorneys: Are Your Emergency Funds Ready for a Recession?
It’s ironic. As an attorney, you’re constantly counseling clients on how to manage the never-ending curve balls that come their way. This leaves you precious...
Recession Risk, Inverted Yield Curves and Stock Market Volatility
Recession Risk, Inverted Yield Curves and Stock Market Volatility
Given the sheer volume of unfolding news of late, it’s certainly understandable if you have real concerns: Is a recession coming? What happens in a...
Attorney Networking in Chicago to Build Your Practice November 13th
Attorney Networking in Chicago to Build Your Practice November 13th
It’s time and teamwork that lead to professional triumph. Focus on the things you are really good at and optimize your network for everything else....

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