NQDC: The Human Capital Edge
Your number one asset as a business owner or executive is Human Capital. The market has never before been more competitive for top talent with unemployment in central Iowa at [...]
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Posted March 04, 2020in Financial Strategies
Posted February 05, 2020in Financial Strategies
The SECURE Act — What you need to know
Attached to the spending bill in late 2019 the President signed into law the most sweeping financial legislation since the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Designed to improve American’s ability [...]
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Posted January 01, 2020in Financial Strategies
Boosting Return on Surplus Corporate Capital
Recent interest rate compression has left many in the C Suite scratching their heads on how to access reasonable rates of return for corporate held assets. These accounts may be [...]
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Posted December 04, 2019in Financial Strategies
Key Person Insurance
Imagine, receiving a phone call from the spouse of your business partner or star employee… “Grace is not coming into work today. She passed away last night unexpectedly.” A nightmare [...]
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Posted November 06, 2019in Financial Strategies
The value of a formal valuation
Most owners have an idea of what they think their business is worth. In most cases they have their accountant or trusted advisor work through a valuation formula that gives [...]
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Posted October 02, 2019in Financial Strategies
Corporate Citizenship ROI
Des Moines is an amazing place to live, work and raise a family. This is due to many factors, but I believe our culture of corporate support for charitable organizations [...]
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Posted September 04, 2019in Financial Strategies
“Financial Wellness” …UUGGGHHH Not again!
If you own a company or reside in the C Suite, you have been bombarded by your benefits provider with the term “Financial Wellness.” You hear the same old story [...]
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Posted July 31, 2019in Financial Strategies
You are personally liable
Many business owners and executives fail to realize the personal liability that comes with association and administration of a 401(k) plan. In recent lawsuits, the named defendants include the company, [...]
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Posted July 03, 2019in Financial Strategies
Start your succession planning NOW!
Family-owned businesses represent 64 percent of our country’s GDP. 40 percent of those companies will experience a change of ownership in the next 15 years and the unfortunate reality is [...]
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Posted June 05, 2019in Financial Strategies
Defer up to $250,000 in Taxable Income per Year
I am amazed at how many high income business owners I work with who do notunderstand the concept of defined benefit plans. Traditional pension and cash balance plans allow for [...]
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