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John-Mark Young Earns the Prestigious CFP® Certification

John-Mark Young has officially earned the Certified Financial Planner® certification after 14 months of study and dedication.

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April 22, 2025

John-Mark Young Earns the Prestigious CFP® Certification

How to Avoid Impulse Spending & Lifestyle Creep

Lifestyle creep has a way of quietly sucking away your wealth unless you understand how to manage it. The key to long-term prosperity is...

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April 21, 2025

How to Avoid Impulse Spending & Lifestyle Creep

Clay Reynolds Earns Enrolled Agent Designation, Expanding Tax Expertise at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers

Clay Reynolds earns his Enrolled Agent designation from the IRS.

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April 15, 2025

Clay Reynolds Earns Enrolled Agent Designation, Expanding Tax Expertise at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers

The Importance of Offense and Defense in Challenging Markets

Creating Offense and Defense In Your Portfolio Is The Key To Success In Retirement Investing.

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April 10, 2025

The Importance of Offense and Defense in Challenging Markets

John-Mark Young of Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Named to Forbes’ List of Top In-State Wealth Advisors

John-Mark Young named to the Forbes List of Top In-State Wealth Advisors

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April 10, 2025

John-Mark Young of Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Named to Forbes’ List of Top In-State Wealth Advisors

STRS Early Retirement Option Announced

STRS announced an early retirement incentive  for members with the defined benefit (also known as the BD Plan, which is the pension plan)...

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April 8, 2025

STRS Early Retirement Option Announced

Bible Verses To Help With Market Volatility (Anxiety)

Please enjoy these verses that I memorized and used when going through my Certified Kingdom Advisors designation.

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April 7, 2025

Bible Verses To Help With Market Volatility (Anxiety)

Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Promotes Summit Puri to Co-Chief Investment Officer

Summit Puri obtains his CIMA designation and is promoted to Co-Chief Investment Officer at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers

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April 2, 2025

Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Promotes Summit Puri to Co-Chief Investment Officer

What is a Trust?

Introduction One topic that comes up very often during initial meetings with clients is whether or not they have a will or trust set up....

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March 31, 2025

What is a Trust?

Common Forms for Taxes

As we near the conclusion of this tax season, I have been reflecting on how confusing the tax process can be.  For those who don’t live...

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March 31, 2025

Common Forms for Taxes

How can I benefit from tax loss harvesting? - PART II

Last week, we took a look at tax loss harvesting  and reviewed how to avoid capital gains, but we also saw examples of how this could...

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March 24, 2025

How can I benefit from tax loss harvesting? - PART II

Reflections on My Visit to PIMCO’s Headquarters: Economic Insights and Investment Strategies

Reflections on my visit to PIMCO Headquarters - fixed income, trade policy and tariffs

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March 24, 2025

Reflections on My Visit to PIMCO’s Headquarters: Economic Insights and Investment Strategies

Financial Aid Chaos: What Is Going On?

March is supposed to bring college acceptance letters and financial aid offers, but instead, we’ve got a bit of a hot mess. First, there...

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March 17, 2025

Financial Aid Chaos: What Is Going On?

The Importance of Business Cycles in Financial Planning

When it comes to financial planning, it's important to recognize what we can and cannot control. We can control our own behavior, make...

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March 17, 2025

The Importance of Business Cycles in Financial Planning

All You Need to Know about PMI

Private Mortgage Insurance Saving for a house is a significant milestone that involves many moving parts and key factors to consider...

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March 17, 2025

All You Need to Know about PMI

The Importance of Beneficiaries

Life is filled with moments of change — from marriage and the birth of children to purchasing a new home or losing a loved one. Along...

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March 11, 2025

The Importance of Beneficiaries

How can I benefit from tax loss harvesting? - Part I

Let’s start with a working definition of tax loss harvesting. Investopedia defines it as the timely selling of securities at a loss to...

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March 11, 2025

How can I benefit from tax loss harvesting? - Part I

Combat Pay/Tax-Exempt Pay & Your TSP

Being in the United States Military has some perks. One of those is Combat Pay. If you are earning or have ever earned money while in a...

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March 5, 2025

Combat Pay/Tax-Exempt Pay & Your TSP

Budgeting: Monthly Cash Flow Planning

My wife and I have been following Dave Ramsey and Ramsey Solutions  for 30 years. We married at the age of 20 and found ourselves in a...

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March 5, 2025

Budgeting: Monthly Cash Flow Planning

Don’t Play ‘Retirement Roulette’

Managing the sequence of return risk in your retirement planning process I am not a gambler.  But I have seen it close enough to...

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February 25, 2025

Don’t Play ‘Retirement Roulette’
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