top of page
.png)
MFAC BLOG


Wealth Management Series Wrap-Up: Crafting Your Personalized Path Forward
As we conclude “Your First Year of High-Net-Worth Financial Planning,” this final installment brings together the essential components...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Jun 304 min read


Securing Your Golden Years: A Guide to Retirement Planning
Whether retirement is a distant dream, approaching rapidly, or your present reality, opportunities to enhance your retirement plan...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Jun 296 min read


Business Insurance and Risk Management: Protecting Your Enterprise and Legacy
In today’s complex business landscape, comprehensive insurance planning and risk management are foundational elements often overlooked...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Jun 285 min read


Insurance Planning and Risk Management: Safeguarding Your Wealth and Future
In the intricate world of wealth management, insurance planning and risk management form a crucial component that often doesn’t get...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Jun 255 min read


Estate Planning: Securing Your Legacy and Protecting Your Loved Ones
In today's complex financial landscape, estate planning is a crucial component of comprehensive wealth management that often gets...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Jun 65 min read


Equity Compensation Planning: Maximizing Value While Minimizing Risk
In today’s competitive job market, equity compensation has become an increasingly key component of total compensation packages,...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Apr 246 min read


Navigating the Tax Landscape
Tax planning is more than just filing your tax returns in April; it is about creating a comprehensive strategy to manage your tax...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 314 min read


Mastering Investment Planning: A Primer for Affluent Investors
In today’s complex financial landscape, affluent investors face many opportunities and challenges when it comes to investment planning....
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 265 min read


Optimizing Cash Flow Management for Long-Term Wealth
As we delve deeper into our wealth management series for affluent investors, we've laid the groundwork by exploring the need for...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 203 min read


Setting the Foundation: Your First 90 Days of Wealth Management
Embarking on your wealth management journey can feel daunting, especially in the first year. However, the key to long-term success lies...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 183 min read


Recognizing the Need for Wealth Management
In recent years, the United States has witnessed a remarkable surge in wealthy individuals. The number of millionaires has nearly tripled...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 132 min read


Mastering Your Finances: A Comprehensive Guide for Affluent Investors with Growing Wealth
Welcome to our exclusive blog series, "Your First Year of High-Net-Worth Financial Planning," designed specifically for affluent...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Mar 112 min read


Tax-Smart Moves for Your Stock Awards Before the Year Ends
As the year draws to a close, it’s important for employees with equity compensation to review their holdings in restricted stock awards...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Fed Rate Cuts: A Short-Term Distraction for Long-Term Investors
The media has been abuzz since the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) decision to lower their benchmark interest by .50%, a larger move than many...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Oct 2, 20242 min read


Tax-Efficient Investing: How Asset Location Can Boost Your After-Tax Returns
You are probably aware of the three most crucial aspects of real estate investing: location, location, location. This concept is also...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Aug 28, 20245 min read


Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): Key Considerations to Maximize Value
Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a popular form of equity compensation for publicly traded companies seeking to attract and retain top...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Aug 23, 20248 min read


Creating a Strategy for Exercising Non-Qualified Stock Options
The world of equity compensation has grown over the past few decades. With employers looking for new ways to attract, retain, and...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Aug 13, 20246 min read


Market Update: August 5th, 2024
Assessing recent stock market volatility.
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Aug 5, 20243 min read


The Media's role in Your Investment Decisions: Insight or Noise?
Today we live in a swirling sea of information. The media, in all its forms, subjects us to a constant barrage of articles, headlines,...
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Aug 1, 20244 min read


Election Years and the Markets: How Long-Term Investors Win the Race
History shows that a long-term investor should stay the course during an election year.
Tad Jakes, CFP®, EA, ECA
Apr 25, 20244 min read

bottom of page