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Portrait of financial team member Mike Baker
Mike Baker

“There is no such thing as a free lunch” – The Hidden Costs of Free Trading Apps

In recent years, trading platforms like Robinhood have grown immensely popular by offering commission-free trading, especially among the younger generations who are inspired to beat the market by flashy films like Wolf of...
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Portrait of financial team member Les Detterbeck
Les Detterbeck

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) – Tax Changes & Key Components

INDIVIDUALS 1. Permanently extends the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJ) passed in 2017 which was set to expire at the end of 2025. 2. Tax Rates are made permanent, subject to inflation adjustments. Top Rate 37%. 3. Standard Deduction,...
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Portrait of financial team member Brett Detterbeck
Brett M. Detterbeck

DWM’s 2Q25 Market Commentary

Happy July! Can’t believe we are half way through the year! The markets have been anything but stable this year. Incredibly enough, the stock market (represented by the S&P500) registered an all-time high to finish the second quarter...
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Portrait of financial team member Kim Cline
Kim Cline

Stars, Stripes, and Surprises: 5 Fascinating Facts About the Fourth of July

Every year on July 4th, Americans fire up the grill, gather for fireworks, and proudly wave the flag in celebration of Independence Day. But behind the parades and patriotic songs are some lesser-known facts that add even more color...
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Portrait of financial team member Parker Ring
Parker Ring

How to Change the World: Lessons from a Navy SEAL

In our weekly blogs, we like to offer perspective—usually it’s about the markets, planning, or strategic decision-making. But sometimes, the best kind of insight has nothing to do with finances and everything to do with leadership,...
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Portrait of financial team member Brett Detterbeck
Brett M. Detterbeck

College Planning 101 (2025 edition)

Kids cost a lot. As financial planners, we know the expected average cost that a child can be to a family. As a parent, I know that the actual figure can be much more than that average. In this blog, I will talk about one of the...
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Portrait of financial team member Brett Detterbeck
Brett M. Detterbeck

DWM’s 1Q25 Market Commentary+: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain???

It’s an anxious time for pretty much everyone. No one likes to see their wealth slashed quickly. The Trump Administration has said we may need to take upon some short-term pain for long-term gain, but who likes any pain? We’ll start...
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Portrait of financial team member Brett Detterbeck
Brett M. Detterbeck

Seeing Through Stock Market Anxiety

We summarized our November “Election Uncertainty is Over, but What Now?” blog by writing “election uncertainty is over but now we have policy uncertainty.” Boy, was that an understatement! Fifty-some days into Trump’s new presidency,...
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Portrait of financial team member Brett Detterbeck
Brett M. Detterbeck

Social Security Fairness Act: A Game Changer for many Teachers, Firefighters, Widowers & More…

On January 5, 2025, President Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act (“SSFA”), a landmark piece of legislation aimed at rectifying long-standing inequities affecting public sector employees. This Act repeals the...
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Portrait of financial team member Les Detterbeck
Les Detterbeck

How Will DeepSeek Impact The AI Innovation Being Led By NVIDIA?

By now, we are sure you have heard about DeepSeek, the Chinese startup which introduced a cost-effective AI model in late January that spooked the global tech markets with Nvidia’s (NVDA) stock dropping 17% on January 27th. Not...
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Portrait of financial team member Parker Ring
Parker Ring

The Financial Impact of a Super Bowl

The Super Bowl isn’t just the biggest event in US sports- it’s a massive financial machine. Whether your favored team won or lost this past weekend, all participants in this great sporting competition stand to benefit. The Winners...
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Portrait of financial team member Chandler Peterson
Chandler Peterson

U.S. Tariffs: How They Affect Consumers and Investors

Tariffs, taxes imposed on imported goods, have long been a tool in U.S. trade policy, used to protect domestic industries, address trade imbalances, and respond to international disputes. In recent years, tariffs have made headlines...