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Fisher Investments becomes the latest example of high taxes driving people and businesses away
The $197 billion RIA is heading to Texas after Washington state refused to dial back a 7% tax on capital gains. An excerpt: Barse said the historically high inflation has become a “regressive tax” that makes states with lower tax rates even more attractive. “For many,...
Advisors to Clients on Banking Crisis: ‘Don’t Panic’ continued
Vance Barse and Rita Cheng are telling their clients there’s no need to do anything rash. An excerpt: “I think the 24-hour news reel on the banking crisis has served as great fodder for the masses to live in their amygdala function, which has resulted in a lot of...
A Financial Planner’s Guide to Landing a Job
An excerpt: According to Your Dedicated Fiduciary wealth strategist and founder Vance Barse, CPWA®, AIF®, many applicants aren’t even covering the basics of spellchecking and formatting their resumes. Barse said, “It is mindboggling to me how many resumes I...
Future Returns: Why Women Need to Participate in Financial Planning
An excerpt: Vance Barse is the founder of Your Dedicated Fiduciary, an investment advisor firm based in San Diego, Calif., that has made centering women a bedrock of its practice: two-thirds of its clients are female-headed households. In a conversation with Barron’s...
Advisors to Clients on Banking Crisis: ‘Don’t Panic’
An excerpt: “I think the 24-hour news reel on the banking crisis has served as great fodder for the masses to live in their amygdala function, which has resulted in a lot of panic calls because it reminds people of the fear that was so rife throughout the 2008...
Some Advisors Tell Clients To Limit Bank Deposits To $250K Per Bank
With the recent bank failures, what are advisors telling clients to do about their cash accounts? An excerpt: Vance Barse, wealth strategist and founder of Your Dedicated Fiduciary in San Diego, said his phone has been ringing off the hook with clients who have two...
Fiscal Justice Investing Is Changing the Municipal Bond Market
A new generation of investors is imbuing that traditional sense of purpose with an awareness of those who have been historically underserved. An excerpt: A strategy developed by fiscal justice practitioners “would allow people to manifest their well intentioned...
What is the Value of a Family Office?
With tax season upon us, Vance Barse was interviewed by Heather Bell of ETF.com about the value of the family office model and tax-efficient investing. An excerpt: “If it involves a dollar sign within someone's estate, we help serve as a financial steward so they can...
Most Advisors Say Single-Stock ETFs Should Be ‘Avoided Like the Plague’
Advisors say single-stock ETFs are more appropriate for short-term institutional traders who understand the inherent risks, not for retail clients. An excerpt: Vance Barse, wealth strategist and founder of Your Dedicated Fiduciary, said while these funds may be...