Established Professionals
Helping you create the future you envision
Integras Partners with Established Professionals to bring peace around finances. With thorough financial planning, we address these complexities to make sure you’re not missing investment opportunities, making tax mistakes, or taking unnecessary investment risks.
- As an independent investment advisor we bring the widest range of investment opportunities to wealthy clients without commissions.
- We also partner with your legal and tax professionals to ensure all your strategies are aligned.
- By building your plan together, we address employer benefits, education funding, risk appropriate investments, and impacting future generations.
Your dynamic plan brings peace to making life decisions. We help Established Professionals enjoy life today while creating the future you envision.
Established Professionals face greater challenges that come with success. Besides professional demands and evolving family dynamics, greater wealth adds more complexity to investment decisions and tax strategies.
We help Established Professionals enjoy life today while creating the future you envision.
No matter where you stand on your financial journey, we’re here to help.
Insights for the Established Professional
Enjoying Today While Investing for the Future
Karen and Michael were feeling stressed about money and were referred to us for guidance. In our initial conversation, we learned that Karen has a corporate job and Michael is a freelancer. They have significant bank savings to compensate for Michael’s irregular...
IRA Basics – Traditional vs. Roth
An IRA (Individual Retirement Account) is a great opportunity for younger investors to save for retirement. IRAs come in two flavors, Traditional and Roth, the main difference being when taxes apply. While traditional IRA contributions may provide a current year tax...
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Laser-focus on inflation was the key driver of both interest rates and market performance over the past two years.
Reflecting on 2023
While the S&P 500 rose 26% at the headline level, it was almost entirely due to just seven “magnificent” tech stocks.
Closing the Gender Gap in Investing
19% of women report feeling confident selecting investments that align with their goals
Strategies for Charitable Giving – Part 2
If you are already charitably inclined there are two gifting strategies that you should be aware of, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and gifting appreciated stock.
Strategies for Charitable Giving – Part 1
If you are already charitably inclined there are two gifting strategies that you should be aware of, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and gifting appreciated stock. To realize tax benefits for 2023, both need to be done before the end of the year.
Where are the Opportunities in Today’s Markets?
Bullish sentiment ran out of steam during Q3 2023. In a previous blog we discussed the primary culprit for that. All that said, we are now in the final quarter of the year.
Will Rising Interest Rates Cause a Recession?
August, September, and October are historically the worst three months for market performance and 2023 was no different. Everything but cash, oil and short-term treasuries had negative 3rd quarter returns. The S&P 500 lost 3.25%, small caps fell 5%, international markets dropped 3.5%, and long-term treasuries lost an astounding 8%.
Should I Opt-Out or Take the Company Pension?
Do I want to rely on the company’s future financial strength? How long will I live? What will inflation do to my pension income over time? What happens if I die? Should I take a lower amount to protect my spouse? What happens if they die? Do I have a choice to take a lump sum and control how and when I spend the money?
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