Our Services

 

Asset Management

Asset allocation is the process of selecting a mix of asset classes that closely matches an investor’s financial profile in terms of their investment preferences and tolerance for risk. It is based on the premise that the different asset classes have varying cycles of performance, and that by investing in multiple classes, the overall investment returns will be more stable and less susceptible to adverse movements in any one class.
 

Tax Planning

Tax planning is one of the most important and valuable services we provide our clients. Our clients achieve significant tax savings by deferring or even avoiding taxes through our annual process of reviewing and evaluating their individual circumstances and making use of all applicable opportunities available under the Internal Revenue Code.
 

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning today has taken on many new dimensions that never had to be considered by earlier generations. For one, people are living longer. A person who turns 65 today could be expected to live 30 or more years in retirement as compared to a retiree in 1950 who lived, on average, an additional 15 years. Longer life spans have created a number of new issues that need to be taken into consideration when planning for retirement.
 

Financial Planning

The financial planning process at Stegent Equity Advisors, Inc. begins with an in-depth evaluation of your current financial situation. Once we’ve established your overall objectives, we’ll focus on your specific goals. With changing economic conditions and market swings, we advocate investing sensibly over the long run and maintaining an adequate level of insurance coverage.

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Many upper ‑middle ‑ and upper ‑income retirees are surprised to find that their Medicare Part B and Part D premiums are higher than the standard amount. That extra charge, called the Income ‑Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA), is based on income from two years ago. If your income was high while you were working but drops when you retire, you may be paying more than you need to. The good news is there’s a...
Serious real estate investors rely on the Section 1031 exchange because it allows them to grow wealth faster while legally deferring federal income taxes. When you sell rental property without using a 1031 exchange, capital gains tax and depreciation recapture immediately reduce the cash you can reinvest. A properly structured exchange keeps all sale proceeds working for you. With a 1031 exchange, you can sell appreciated rental property, reinvest every dollar, and move into larger...
We continue to see aggressive advice circulating about routing personal commissions through an S corporation to reduce self-employment tax. This strategy sounds attractive, but it fails under long-standing tax law and creates significant audit risk. Consider a common setup: An individual earns commissions under contracts issued in his personal name. He holds the required state license individually, and payors issue Forms 1099-NEC to his Social Security number. Despite these facts, he attempts to shift the...