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Casey Smith and Robert Swarthout talk about Russia and Ukraine, crypto performance, taxes, CBDCs, Bitcoin, and the new Onramp software for advisors. Cryptocurrency has fluctuated in the past month, why could this be? Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make info...

Casey Smith and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about which alternative investment may be right for you. They explain what an alternative investment is, the characteristics of limited partnerships, private equity, and how to properly utilize them in your portfolio. It is important to evaluate which one is the best fit for you and the amount of risk you are willing to undertake. Learn More: Founded in 2001,...

Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about why selecting the best small cap ETF is crucial to your portfolio. They talk about the risks of buying inverse ETFs, the importance of having an overall theme within your portfolio, how to select the best small cap ETF, and how to diversify your portfolio. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee...

Casey Smith and Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® talk about what ESG investing is, how ESG investing works, and whether it is a scam or if it is actually saving the world. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions. Have questions a...

Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about what an ETF is, how ETFs operate, and important things to know about ETF tradability. They also walk through how to select the best technology ETF for your investment portfolio. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individual...

Once a month, we take a deep dive into all things cryptocurrency. On this episode of A Wiser Retirement Podcast, Casey Smith and Robert Swarthout talk about crypto performance at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, inflation, CBDCs, a US Dollar crypto, and regulation. There was a great deal of volatility during January 2022 in the cryptocurrency market. Will there be a US Dollar Crypto? Learn More:...

Casey Smith and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about why choosing the right investment fund is crucial. They talk about the differences in the three big asset classes, how to pick an investment, trade volume, and give advice for the DIY ETF investor. It is important to understand how much risk you should be taking on inside your investment portfolio. You need to have a financial plan in place with set goal...

The team talks about behavioral finance and the impact that your behavior can have on your investment portfolio. They talk about various biases, such as conservatism, overconfidence, herd behavior, and loss aversion. Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® tell you how to overcome bias and set yourself up for success.  Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Managem...

Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about Q4 2021 and give an overview of stock market performance. They talk about bonds, treasury inflation-protected securities, and real estate. They also review their 2021 market picks, discussing the Invesco Global Return Clean Energy ETF and the S&P Kensho New Economies ETF. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth...

Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about the difference between active vs passive investing. The debate between these two approaches to investing is nothing new. It has actually been a long-time debate in our industry. There are two very passionate sides to this debate. Which approach is best? Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-onl...

On this episode of A Wiser Retirement Podcast, Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® talk about the cost of investing. A lot of people don’t want to talk about fees. Many people say that their investment portfolio is free, that they don’t care, or that they just don’t understand it. It comes down to two things: the fee you pay for the advice and the fee you pay for...

Casey Smith, Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® and Brad Lyons, CFP® discuss how to grow and protect your portfolio. Each principle they talk about is easy for the everyday investor or their advisor to implement. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make informe...

Casey Smith is joined by Jordan Sute, CPA, from Sute CPAs to talk about the most important things to know about taxes. Taxes can be a dull thing, but you need to find someone who gets excited to learn, grow, and adapt as your CPA. Specialization is also important in finding the right CPA for you. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and we...

Casey Smith is joined by Robert Swarthout to talk about WisdomTree’s new cryptocurrency index.  Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions. Have questions about your financial plan? Schedule a Complimentary Consultation to discover how...

Casey Smith is joined by Tom Townsend, realtor with Townsend Realty Group, a KW realty partner, and by Jordan Sute, CPA, from Sute CPAs. They discuss how 1031 exchanges work, and talk through why they are a great option for some people. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and busin...

Jordan Sute, CPA joins Casey Smith to discuss how business owners can utilize tax deductions. This past year, small business owners have proved to be resilient and creative in the midst of the pandemic. Casey has found that business owners are always very good at their business, but not as good at taking care of themselves. Jordan has seen so many clients that are so good at what they do, but when...

Jordan Sute, CPA, joins Casey Smith to talk about the tax differences between an S Corp, C Corp, and LLC. In 2009, there were 560,000 new businesses formed. In 2020, there were 804,000 new businesses formed. Every year, there are more companies being formed in America. In light of that, we wanted to go down the list of business classifications and discuss each individually. Learn More: Founded in...

Brad Lyons, CFP®, Investment Manager, and Jordan Sute, CPA join Casey Smith to discuss tax loss harvesting. Tax loss harvesting is looking at a loss in your portfolio, selling it so that you can sell off the loss, and then reinvesting it into something else. This technique leverages a circumstance in your portfolio to enhance your tax standing. Just because you sell something doesn’t mean it’s bad...

Robert Swarthout joins Casey Smith on A Wiser Retirement Podcast to discuss cryptocurrency, digital assets, and blockchain. Bitcoin is growing at a fast rate, but in the finance world, it is still small. 46% of households recognize the term bitcoin and there are currently 13,285 crypto assets out there right now.  Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financi...

Casey Smith is joined by Jordan Sute, CPA from Sute CPAs to talk about tax strategies to avoid and how to negotiate with the IRS. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions. Have questions about your financial plan? Schedule a Complime...

Casey Smith talks with Jordan Sute, CPA and Matthews Barnett, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU® to discuss maximizing tax savings for employees and business owners. They go over 401(k) plans, Roth IRAs, and other company retirement accounts. Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners...

Jordan Sute, CPA from Sute CPA's joins Casey Smith and Brad Lyons, CFP® to discuss tips for moving to lower tax states. What should you do besides change your drivers license? Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed financial decisions. Have quest...

We have several guests joining us to continue our discussion about how tax credits can help the community. We are joined by Jordan Sute, CPA from Sute CPAs, and Kathleen Smith, Regional Development Officer for the Wellstar Foundation to talk about the Wellstar Foundation and the Georgia Heart Program. We are also joined by Humphrey Kanga and McGee Spencer to talk about Kenya Connection and their i...

Jordan Sute, CPA and Jennifer New are guests on this episode of the Wiser Roundtable Podcast to talk about the Georgia GOAL program and tax credits that help the community. Jennifer is the Chief Development Officer at Mount Paran Christian School.  Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm helping individuals, familie...

Robert Swarthout joins Casey Smith to talk about new ETF launches. Robert will be joining us once a month to talk about Digital Assets. There has been a lot of positive movement when it comes to Bitcoin. In the past few months, it has almost doubled, so where is Bitcoin headed? Learn More: Founded in 2001, Wiser Wealth Management is a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and wealth management fir...