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12 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Wonder Why You Are Working So Hard?
We are continuing our series for attorneys and how they can overcome their unique financial challenges. Read about Challenge 1: Time is NOT on an attorney’s side. Read...
6 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
How Smart Investors Factor in Themselves as an Asset
Connecting Your Career with Your Financial Capital Part 2: Your Human Capital as an Investment Welcome back to our multipart series on how to balance...
22 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Paying for College: Take a Pragmatic Point of View
Part 3 of College Funding: How do you Finance a Dream? Last time we discussed how to speak with your child about choices you should...
16 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Not Every Risk is Worth Avoiding
Here we continue our series for attorneys and how they can overcome their unique financial challenges. Read about Challenge 1: Time is NOT on an attorney’s side. Read...
8 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Connect Your Career to Your Financial Capital
Part 1: What’s Your Human Capital Worth to You? Most of us spend plenty of time thinking about how much our wealth matters to us....
1 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
College Funding Factors: First Are Candid Family Conversations
Last week we talked about how families are seriously overdue for some candid, in-depth conversations about the costs and benefits of higher education. You can...
24 Apr 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Funding College: Have You Talked Through the Monumental Family Decision?
College Funding: How Do You Finance a Dream? Part I: It’s a Family Affair It’s no wonder that planning for their children’s educational aspirations is...
17 Apr 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Overcome Your Financial Challenges
There are few professions that demand as much advanced education and on-the-job proficiency as that of the attorney. However, many attorneys remain at a disadvantage...
10 Apr 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Love, Marriage and Money: A Triangular Tryst
Ah, spring is in the air, to be swiftly followed by the usual flurry of June weddings. Cake, venue, invites, rings … so many details...
27 Mar 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Options for Charitable Giving Under New Tax Laws
No matter how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) may alter your tax planning, we’d like to believe one thing will remain the...
20 Mar 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Imagine Sailing With the Tides
Embarking on a financial plan is like sailing around the world. The voyage won’t always go to plan, and there’ll be rough seas. But the...
14 Mar 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
How to Overcome the Top Financial Challenges Attorneys Face
There are few professions that demand as much advanced education and on-the-job proficiency as that of the attorney. However, many attorneys remain at a disadvantage...