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Tax planning for executive compensation doesn’t have to be confusing. Watch our webinar: Tax Planning for Executive Compensation with Carson’s Director, Tax Planning Mike Valenti and Wealth Planner Michael Gruidel, now available on-demand. 

Companies may grant employees stock options as a form of noncash compensation. This allows the employees to purchase shares of the employer’s stock at a given price after a predetermined period of time has passed. The intent of stock option compensation is to align the interests of the empl …

Does the word “sale” send you running to your wallet? How many half-priced clothes hang in your closet with the tag still on? How many uncomfortable shoes did you buy solely because they were on sale? When thinking about money, do you feel stressed? Tense? Controlling? Confused? Like you ha …

Gaining financial literacy at a young age is a vital key to finding financial freedom later in life. Give your kids the lessons they need now to make better decisions about money in the future.

Find out how options trading works. Get a definition of options in investing, learn the difference between calls and puts, and discover how to invest in options.

Brush up on your investing basics by learning more about the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We’ll provide a definition of the Dow Jones and talk about how you can invest in funds that track this index.

Brush up on your investment knowledge with this refresher on the Nasdaq. We’ll break it all down for you and show you how you can invest to try to achieve the returns of the Nasdaq.

If you’ve ever engaged in a conversation about retirement and you heard the terminology of qualified vs. nonqualified but you had no clue what that meant – know you’re not alone! The following is a basic explanation of the difference:

Why choose a fiduciary? Find out what makes a financial advisor with fiduciary responsibility different.

There’s more to tax planning than you think. Do you understand how each of your accounts are taxed? How did you set up your retirement plan? Have you considered an HSA? Take control of your taxes and how they fit into the big picture. Check out these income tax planning tips. Click here to …

Ready to work with a financial advisor or wealth planner? We’ll break down your questions, including what is financial planning, what does a financial advisor do, and what are fiduciary advisors?