Relative Value Partners has experience identifying opportunities for our clients in underfollowed, yield-oriented, publicly traded securities.
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Your financial plan relies on a lot of assumptions. Some of those assumptions include how the markets will perform over the coming decades, what inflation and interest rates will do, and what your cash flow will look like between now and the end of your life. Adverse events during your lifetime can challenge certain of these assumptions and change your needs. As a result, life insurance can be a crucial piece of your financial plan, since it is a tool to protect your future earning potential and your family’s cash flow in the years ahead.
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Naming IRA Beneficiaries: Navigating the Hidden Complexity
When the original owner of an IRA passes away, the account is not subject to the terms of a will; instead, it will be passed directly to the named beneficiaries. Naming beneficiaries, therefore, is a key part of setting up an IRA. While doing so might sound like a simple process, the multitude of options available can make it complex.
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Relative Value Partners has significant experience identifying opportunities for our clients in underfollowed, yield-oriented, publicly traded securities.
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For many investors, the focus for the last 18 months has been understanding how rising interest rates will impact the macroeconomic landscape, the capital markets, and cash flow planning. And for many families, it’s just as important to understand the impact of rising interest rates on generational wealth transfers and estate planning.
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Private equity funds are long-term vehicles that invest in private businesses with the objective of realizing a return. While private equity is an illiquid asset class, often with a time horizon greater than 10 years, the long-term nature of the investments provides the potential for attractive returns for the patient investor.
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Updating the tax code is a major priority for both President Biden and congressional Democrats. At the moment, there are three separate tax and economic bills that have been introduced in Congress — each with the ability to impact a significant portion of the existing tax code.
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As wealth advisors, it’s critical that we understand our clients and their lives. After all, we need to understand long-term goals to make sound recommendations today.
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Hackers and those that commit cybercrimes are becoming more and more sophisticated. We understand the importance of protecting your family and financial assets from cybercrime. We work with Fidelity because of their commitment to fighting cybercriminals and their leadership role in keeping financial accounts safe.
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