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10 Dec

REITs Help Relieve Inflation Fears

According to Nareit.com (the worldwide membership organization for real estate companies), REIT dividends have outpaced inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index in all but two of the last twenty years. What's more, Nareit authors add, while real estate investment trusts have not proven to be the only inflation hedge, “their comparatively low correlation with other assets also makes them an excellent portfolio diversifier that can help reduce overall portfolio risk and increase returns.” To be sure, inflation is [...]

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Holiday "gift bags" filled with last-minute ideas for investors' year-end planning | Sheaff Brock
19 Dec

A Potpourri of Year-End Planning Ideas

Just as retailers—and etailers—are out in force with eleventh-hour holiday gift ideas, financial companies are offering “gift bags” filled with last-minute ideas for investors’ year-end planning. And, while it’s never too late for financial planning, there are certain December deadlines and cutoff dates, as Kiplinger.com details: RMDs Required Minimum Distributions from IRAs, 403(b)s and 401(k)s must be completed by December 31. However, for the year in which you turn 70.5, you may defer your first RMD until April 1st of the [...]

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16 Oct

Does Your Stock Position Have a Customized Protection Shield?

Wealth created by holding a single stock over time is a fairly common finding. In fact, as the Sheaff Brock investment team has been traveling to lecture at Financial Planning Association meetings around the country, advisors have continually mentioned the challenge they face helping clients who own a concentrated position in a single stock. Concentrated positions that comprise more than a quarter to a third of your entire portfolio holdings often happen as part of a benefits package for a [...]

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10 Jul

Are You Mr. A or Ms. B.? — Customized Financial Planning Solutions

There are six steps to the financial planning process, the CFP Board explains: Establishing and defining the client-planner relationship Gathering client data, including goals Analyzing and evaluating the client’s current financial status Developing and presenting recommendations and/or alternatives Implementing the recommendations Monitoring the recommendations For any client, financial planning is about a whole lot more than investment selection. But if you happen to be a “Mr. A” or a “Ms. B,” your advisor may need to seek out unique, customized [...]

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22 Jan

Planning Conversation Can Net Unrealized Appreciation Benefit

It’s right there in Section 402 (e)(4)(B) of the IRS publication—that part about net unrealized appreciation. Without having in-depth planning conversations with their advisors, clients might miss out on important tax benefits. In an interview with our SheaffBriefs editor, Sheaff Brock Senior Vice President of Investments Christy Jordan pointed to the following statement in the IRS Code: Section 402(e)(4)( B) provides that in the case of a lump sum distribution which includes employer securities, there shall be excluded from gross income the net [...]

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05 May

The Importance of REITs in a Diversified Portfolio

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate. In today’s environment, Sheaff Brock Managing Director Ron Brock explains, REITS can make a lot of sense for investors searching for diversification and yield. While direct ownership of income-producing real estate typically means loss of liquidity, REITS trade on major exchanges like stocks and can provide investors with an extremely liquid stake in real estate. In fact, the three primary advantages [...]

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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors - recommendations for financial planning and investment strategy for distribution phase of retirement
30 Dec

More from Sheaff Brock about Angela’s Angst

Wealth manager Jerry Miccolis, CFP®, CFA, writing in the Journal of Financial Planning, created a character named Angela who, as she and her husband enter the “distribution phase” of their financial lives, is concerned about her financial future. What advice might YOU give to Angela? Miccolis asks other investment advisers. In an interview with our Sheaff Brock editor, wealth manager and financial planner Paul Coan responds. In Miccolis’ construct Angela is particularly uneasy about four specific pieces of investment advice [...]

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23 Dec

Sheaff Brock Addresses Angela’s Angst

Angela isn’t a real person, merely a “fictional amalgam” created by wealth manager Jerry Miccolis, CFP®, CFA, writing in the Journal of Financial Planning. But Angela’s concerns about her financial future, Miccolis claims, are very real indeed, typical of the angst many clients feel as they enter the “distribution” phase of their financial lives. “Readers of my prior contributions to the Journal will probably know how I would respond if Angela came to me,” Miccolis writes. “What advice would YOU [...]

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Sheaff Brock end-of-year financial planning for investments and financial tax planning
12 Dec

More Items for Your Year-End Financial Planning List

(Continued from “Some To-Do, Not-to-Do, & ‘It-Depends’ Items for Your Year-End List”) There’s no lack of financial planning and investment “tweaks” to consider as the fall season comes to an end, financial planning practitioner Paul Coan reminds Sheaff Brock investors. And, while some tactics may not prove best given your individual situation, others might have the potential to enhance tax savings at year-end and moving into 2017. As always, Coan cautions, it’s a good idea to speak with your CPA or [...]

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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors - Year-end planning strategies
25 Nov

Some To-Do, Not-To-Do, and ‘It Depends’ Items for Your Year-End List

As the fall season sets in, there are certain end-of-year planning techniques you can begin implementing, financial planning professional Paul Coan reminds Sheaff Brock investors. There are some not-to-do items as well, Coan adds, and some “it depends” tactics that may or may not prove best given your individual situation. Since several, although not all, of these checklist items involve tax planning, there are a couple of cautions: Speak with your CPA or other tax advisor before implementing any tax-related [...]

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