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About Alex Caswell, CFA CFP®

Alex’s motto is every dollar counts. Alex brings financial planning expertise, white-glove service, crazy creativity, and polite persistence when it comes to championing our client’s goals. No challenge is too big or too small to solve for clients when it comes to getting them to their financial definition of success. Alex holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Certified Financial Planner® designation.
28 06, 2022

Should I buy a house now or wait: Navigating personal needs and the market

By |2022-06-30T17:12:21+00:00June 28th, 2022|Financial Planning, Real Estate Investing|0 Comments

No matter the state of the housing market, the question of "Should I buy a house now or wait" is on the mind of every homebuyer. However, as of the time of this writing, if you are looking to decide between buying a home, renting, or staying put, your decision [...]

14 03, 2022

How to reduce taxable income for high earners in 2024: W2 edition

By |2024-01-02T22:05:18+00:00March 14th, 2022|Financial Planning, Tax Management|0 Comments

As of 2024, when this article was written, if your income is above $161,000 as a single filer or $240,000 as a married filer, sadly, you are not allowed many of the tax breaks the majority of US citizens participate in. This includes a variety of credits and deductions. While [...]

8 12, 2021

Effective Giving: Beyond Writing a Check

By |2021-12-08T20:52:35+00:00December 8th, 2021|Concentrated Investments, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Tax Management|0 Comments

If you are considering giving, put away the checkbook and that debit card. There are better and more effective giving strategies out there. Intelligent giving meets your philanthropy goals and also allows for flexibility, control, maximum tax impact, and the ability to create a legacy. To give like Bill Gates [...]

11 08, 2021

Pre IPO Stock Options and RSUs: A Comprehensive Guide

By |2022-07-19T15:51:36+00:00August 11th, 2021|Equity Compensation, Financial Planning, Tax Management|0 Comments

As a tech professional, there are many ways for a liquidity event to happen to you. You can be a part of an IPO, a merger, a buy-out, a tender offer or even getting wrapped up in a SPAC. In any of those cases, your pre IPO stock options will [...]

29 06, 2021

A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Concentrated Vested Stock for Taxes and Risk

By |2024-02-29T18:20:36+00:00June 29th, 2021|Concentrated Investments, Financial Planning, Investing, Tax Management|0 Comments

If you currently work or have worked for a tech company then it is very likely you have managed to accumulate vested stock. You may even have a large, highly appreciated, and concentrated vested stock holding. If so, this portion of your portfolio probably has done well for you over [...]

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