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How Do Companies Evaluate Retirement Plan Performance for Employees?

How Do Companies Evaluate Retirement Plan Performance for Employees? (2026 Guide for Employers)

To fully answer how do companies evaluate retirement plan performance for employees, it is important to recognize that plan sponsors no longer focus solely on investment performance. Instead, they evaluate overall plan performance using multiple key metrics such as participation rates, savings levels, and long-term retirement readiness. A company’s retirement plan must support employees in achieving meaningful retirement outcomes, not just deliver short-term returns.

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How Can Tax Planning Improve Long Term Investment Outcomes?

How Can Tax Planning Improve Long Term Investment Outcomes?

Taxes quietly erode investment returns year after year. Many investors focus on market performance but overlook how income tax, capital gains taxes, and distributions impact their overall tax liability. This ongoing erosion, often referred to as tax drag, reduces the growth potential of an investment portfolio over multiple tax years. For high-income individuals, the impact is even greater because more income is exposed to a higher tax bracket.

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How Do Investment Managers Build Diversified Portfolios for Clients?

How Do Investment Managers Build Diversified Portfolios for Clients?

Portfolio diversification goes far beyond simply owning multiple investments. It requires thoughtful allocation across different asset classes, including equity securities, fixed income securities, and cash equivalents. A diversified investment portfolio incorporates mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and alternative investments such as private equity to create balance and resilience.

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How Do Estate Plans Help Transfer Wealth Efficiently to Heirs?

How Do Estate Plans Help Transfer Wealth Efficiently to Heirs?

Efficient wealth transfer means creating a structured wealth transfer plan that allows families to transfer wealth with minimal friction. This includes reducing estate taxes, avoiding delays like the public probate process, and ensuring that the taxable estate is managed in a way that aligns with both family goals and current tax laws. Many wealthy families assume efficiency is only about minimizing estate taxes, but it also includes clarity, control, and the ability to protect assets for future generations. Without a thoughtful estate planning strategy, high net worth estates may face unnecessary tax liability, disputes among family members, and delays that reduce the overall value transferred to heirs.

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How Can Businesses Improve Participation in Workplace Retirement Plans?

How Can Businesses Improve Participation in Workplace Retirement Plans?

Retirement plans are designed to support long-term financial security, but that goal cannot be achieved without strong employee participation. When more employees contribute consistently, retirement savings grow through compound interest, creating a more stable financial future. A strong 401(k) plan helps employees align with their financial goals and long-term retirement savings goals.

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Estate Planning Strategies for Families: Protecting Wealth, Values, and Legacy

Estate Planning Strategies for Families: Protecting Wealth, Values, and Legacy

Estate planning is about more than estate taxes; it is about protecting family members and ensuring your estate reflects your values. A strong estate planning strategy provides direction for loved ones and helps manage assets during periods of uncertainty. It encourages families to think proactively about transferring assets, avoiding confusion, and preserving family wealth across multiple generations. A well-structured plan ensures financial decisions are handled properly and that your estate is aligned with your long-term vision.

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What Happens to My Investments and Accounts If Something Happens to Me?

What Happens to My Investments and Accounts If Something Happens to Me?

When an account owner dies, financial institutions begin a formal process to verify ownership and authority. Most accounts are temporarily restricted until documentation is provided, including a death certificate and instructions from the executor. This applies to bank accounts, investment accounts, and other financial accounts held individually. The purpose is to protect account assets and ensure that only authorized individuals can manage or transfer funds.

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Tax Planning for High Income Earners: Strategies to Preserve and Grow Wealth

Tax Planning for High Income Earners: Strategies to Preserve and Grow Wealth

Effective tax planning for high income earners focuses on more than simply filing returns during tax season. Instead, it involves coordinated financial decisions throughout the tax year that improve tax efficiency, control taxable income, and manage future tax exposure. By understanding how different sources of income interact with the tax laws, high earners can develop tax reduction strategies that help preserve wealth and support long-term financial goals.

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Retirement Planning for Late Starters: A Strategic Guide to Catching Up

Retirement Planning for Late Starters: A Strategic Guide to Catching Up

Retirement planning for late starters requires a disciplined approach that focuses on accelerating savings, using tax-advantaged retirement accounts, and maximizing every opportunity available. When you begin retirement planning later than planned, it becomes important to take advantage of catch-up provisions and other planning strategies that help rebuild momentum and recover lost time

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Tax Planning for High Income Earners: Strategies to Preserve and Grow Wealth

Tax Planning for High Income Earners: Strategies to Preserve and Grow Wealth

Effective tax planning for high income earners focuses on more than simply filing returns during tax season. Instead, it involves coordinated financial decisions throughout the tax year that improve tax efficiency, control taxable income, and manage future tax exposure. By understanding how different sources of income interact with the tax laws, high earners can develop tax reduction strategies that help preserve wealth and support long-term financial goals.

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Retirement Planning for Late Starters: A Strategic Guide to Catching Up

Retirement Planning for Late Starters: A Strategic Guide to Catching Up

Retirement planning for late starters requires a disciplined approach that focuses on accelerating savings, using tax-advantaged retirement accounts, and maximizing every opportunity available. When you begin retirement planning later than planned, it becomes important to take advantage of catch-up provisions and other planning strategies that help rebuild momentum and recover lost time

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12 Important Questions to Ask a Fiduciary Advisor Before You Trust Them With Your Wealth

12 Important Questions to Ask a Fiduciary Advisor Before You Trust Them With Your Wealth

Choosing a financial advisor is one of the most important financial decisions a person can make. Whether you are preparing for retirement, growing your net worth, or managing complex assets, the right financial advisor can help you build a clear plan and make confident financial decisions. However, not every advisor operates under the same standards. A fiduciary advisor is legally obligated to act in the best interest of clients, which means the advice provided should prioritize the client’s financial goals instead of the advisor’s compensation or incentives.

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Private Wealth Management vs Traditional Advisory: What’s the Difference?

Private Wealth Management vs Traditional Advisory: What’s the Difference?

For many people early in their financial journey, traditional advisors provide helpful investment advice and support for retirement accounts and investing decisions. However, as finances grow more complex and assets accumulate, the need for broader wealth management services often becomes more important. Wealth management firms designed for high net worth individuals and affluent clients often deliver a deeper level of planning, coordination, and expertise that goes beyond selecting investments.

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Investment Management Fees Explained: What You’re Really Paying For

Investment Management Fees Explained: What You’re Really Paying For

Every investor pays some form of investment fees whether they realize it or not. These costs can include management fees, trading fees, administrative fees, and a variety of other recurring fees tied to different investment vehicles. The key is understanding what the fees pay for and whether the value provided by a financial advisor or investment professional justifies the cost.

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How Does Working With A Fiduciary Change The Advice I Receive?

How Does Working With A Fiduciary Change The Advice I Receive?

For individuals and families seeking clarity, transparency, and alignment, working with a fiduciary can materially change the experience and outcome of financial planning. Understanding this fiduciary standard helps clients make informed decisions about who they trust with their wealth, retirement planning, and long-term thinking.

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How Do Trustees and Fiduciaries Manage Assets for Beneficiaries Over Time?

How Do Trustees and Fiduciaries Manage Assets for Beneficiaries Over Time?

Trustees serve in a fiduciary capacity, meaning they are legally bound to act in the best interests of the beneficiaries at all times. Their fiduciary responsibilities include the duty of loyalty, prudence, and impartiality. The duty of loyalty requires trustees to avoid conflicts of interest and never use trust assets for personal gain. They must act in the best interest of beneficiaries and protect trust property with care.

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Fiduciary vs. Fee-Based Financial Advisor

Fiduciary vs. Fee-Based Financial Advisor

A fiduciary advisor is legally required to act in the best interests of clients at all times. This fiduciary duty is enforced under federal law for registered investment advisors and investment advisors who provide ongoing advisory services. The fiduciary standard requires both a duty of care and a duty of loyalty.

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Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid

Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid

The estate planning environment has shifted significantly. The federal estate tax exemption in 2025 sits at historically high levels, yet scheduled changes and legislative uncertainty, including discussion around proposals such as the big beautiful bill act and related accountability act measures, create uncertainty around future tax laws. At the federal level, changes to exemption amounts can dramatically alter estate taxes for families with large assets.

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Discretionary vs Non-Discretionary Investment Management

Discretionary vs Non-Discretionary Investment Management

Discretionary investment management is a structure in which a client grants written authorization allowing a financial advisor or discretionary manager to execute trades and make investment decisions without seeking client approval for each given trade. A discretionary investment account operates under a written mandate that defines the parameters of the relationship.

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Active vs. Passive Investment Management

Active vs. Passive Investment Management

Active investment management involves a hands on approach where investment managers attempt to beat the market by selecting individual securities, adjusting allocations, and responding to market trends. Active managers seek to generate excess returns relative to a market index through research, analysis, and tactical positioning.

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How Can I Feel Truly Financially Secure?

How Can I Feel Truly Financially Secure? A Holistic Guide to Financial Peace of Mind

One of the most practical ways to achieve financial stability is to build an emergency fund. This fund serves as a safety net when life throws you a curveball. Whether it’s a medical bill, a car breaks down unexpectedly, or a job layoff, emergency savings ensure you’re financially prepared. A good starter emergency fund should cover at least three to six months of living expenses. Ideally, these funds should be kept in a separate savings account to remain accessible and untouched.

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Is Crypto Worth Investing

Is Crypto Worth Investing In? 05.23.2023

Did you see Joseph Eschleman, CIMA® on ABC10 last night??!! ???? Lora Painter interviewed our President about “The Truth about Crypto” and how it can be considered as a potentially complementary part of a #properlydiversified investment portfolio.

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TPW Getting Our Learn On!

TPW Getting Our Learn On!

Earlier this week we hosted a continuing education event for our Wealth Advisors focused on reverse mortgages. Featuring Scott Roseveare, President and Founder of Live Better Financial, the session explored key

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TPW Spring Social Mixer

TPW Spring Social Mixer 05.07.2023

A fun and prominent group of Sacramento-area financial advisors, professional fiduciaries, CPAs, EAs, mortgage brokers, wealth managers, bankers, and attorneys gathered for Towerpoint Wealth’s 1st annual TPW Spring Social Mixer.

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Client Service Specialist, Michelle Venezia

Michelle Hard at Work 12.10.2022

Our wonderful Client Service Specialist, Michelle Venezia, took time out of her schedule on Monday morning to do an on-site document notarization for two very good Towerpoint Wealth clients, Jeff and

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Supporting Adult Children Without Undermining Your Own Financial Goals

Supporting Adult Children Without Undermining Your Own Financial Goals

For many families, providing financial help to adult children begins with the best of intentions. It starts as a temporary bridge. A moment of support during a transition. A way to help them get on their feet. Over time, though, what starts as shorter-term assistance can quietly become an ongoing commitment — often without a clear plan, timeline, or shared expectations.

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