Blogs & Articles

Top 5 Biggest Financial Mistakes We See Corporate Executives Make (Video)
Mar 22, 2023 | Blogs/Articles
By Kevin Boutwell, CFP®, CIMA® Are you a corporate executive? If so, are you aware of the top 5 biggest financial mistakes corporate executives tend to make? At Veracity Capital, we work with a number of executives within 5 to 10 years of retirement. If that describes...

Common Retirement Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Feb 6, 2023 | Blogs/Articles
By Mike Collopy, CFP®, CIMA® It’s impossible to go through life without making mistakes—they’re just a part of being human. In fact, we often learn from mistakes of the past to make better decisions in the future. However, when it comes to retirement, there are no...

Business Owner Exit Planning: To Whom Do You Plan to Sell or Transition Your Company?
Feb 2, 2023 | Blogs/Articles
By Mike Mess, CFO, CEPA As a business owner, you’ve likely spent decades building your company from the ground up. With so much hard work and dedication, it can be difficult to plan for a scenario in which you are no longer the one in charge. But this day will one day...

Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest: Which Option Is More Strategic?
Dec 19, 2022 | Blogs/Articles
By Kevin Boutwell, CFP®, CIMA® As a high-net-worth investor, you want to ensure that you’re getting the most out of your assets and that they are working for you in return. You don’t want to leave it sitting in a savings or checking account where you’re earning a very...

5 Stages to Preparing an Exit–Succession Plan for Your Business
Nov 18, 2022 | Blogs/Articles
By Mike Mess, CFO, CEPA As a business owner, the day will eventually come when it’s time to sell or leave the business you’ve worked so hard to build. Your exit could be a sale from a Strategic Buyer, Private Equity, Management Buyout (MBO), or Initial Public Offering...

3 Obstacles to Overcome in Family Business Succession Planning
Oct 26, 2022 | Blogs/Articles
By Mike Mess, CFO, CEPA Business succession planning is a tedious task that can quickly end up at the bottom of the to-do list if you’re not careful. As mundane as it may feel, it is a critical component of the long-term success of a business, particularly family...

VIDEO: 3 Strategies for Investing Around a Concentrated Stock Position
Oct 21, 2022 | Blogs/Articles
By Mike Collopy, CFP®, CIMA® Many of our clients work for corporations and are compensated with company stock (through RSUs, stock options, or other means). We’ve all heard that more risk can lead to more reward. But we also know that having your career—and your...

Top 5 Financial Planning Challenges for High-Income Earners (Video)
Sep 1, 2022 | All, Blogs/Articles, Financial Planning, Tax Planning
By Kevin Boutwell, CFP®, CIMA® Just because you earn good money doesn’t mean you’re good at managing it. As a high-income earner, you face unique challenges; and as financial planners and investment advisors, it’s our goal to provide strategies to help you...

The Top 3 Ways Inflation Affects Your Retirement
Aug 2, 2022 | All, Blogs/Articles, Market Insights
By Kevin Boutwell, CFP® You may have heard scary headlines about record-high inflation, with consumer prices jumping 9% in June 2022. (1) Whether it’s caused by the actions of the Federal Reserve, Russia, or just due to COVID-induced supply chain issues is up for...

The Real Benefits of Diversification
Jul 28, 2022 | All, Blogs/Articles, Market Insights
By Michael Collopy CFP®, CIMA® The saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is so popular and enduring for a reason. Applicable to nearly any situation in life, it is particularly true when it comes to investing. This idiom warns you not to invest all your...
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