Beacon's Spotlight

On our season 2 episode 7, we welcome Ron Kurti onto Beacon's Spotlight to discuss artificial intelligence. Ron shares his preferences for platforms and prompts along with some helpful reminders on utility and security.

With special guest Michele Smith, we cover co-buying andfamily-assisted purchases, creative financing strategies like buydowns, recent changes to buyer-agent compensation, and practical updates buyers and sellers should consider. We also touch on how real estate decisions can affect cash flow, long-term planning, and generational wealth.

This episode of Beacon’s Spotlight takes a fresh look at college planning from two important angles: admissions and funding. First, I cover practical college admissions tips for families that are starting to plan for the undergraduate application process. Next, I highlight recent 529 plan updates that may create more flexibility for K-12 expenses, additional credentialing, and grandparents helping...

Tune in to Beacon's Spotlight as I discuss strategies with Joe Kingsley from Inland, to exchange real estate in a tax favorable manner. We also break down Opportunity Zones and the tax law changes coming in 2027 to make them even more attractive.

For our first mailbag episode, David helps the audience navigate through retirement income decisions including when to elect Social Security and what factors may help you decide on the timing. Then we pivot back over to the estate planning angle to touch on a specific type of trust and how it can be implemented.

Beth Woodruff joins Beacon's Spotlight to highlight the key steps in developing and growing a successful brand.

John Long, partner @ Stewart Law, joins Beacon's Spotlight to discuss some more advanced estate planning strategies. First we tackle intentionally defective grantor trusts (IDGTs) and the benefits to using these. We then pivot to Family Limited Partnerships or LLCs and the differences there. Finally, we look into business succession planning for our entrepreneurs and business owners.

Dr. Todd Listwa joins the podcast to share his experiences in the healthcare industry. First we discuss advanced health directives, then we transition into Medicare offerings, and we finally pivot into changes in the healthcare realm due to the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed into law in July.

Listen to special guest Ryan Sullivan as we review some of our own mental tendencies that can cause investing miscalculations along with how to try and mitigate these biases.

Tune in to Beacon's most recent conversation with special guest Kirsten Herschleb, an esteemed CPA and CFP. We start out discussing Roth conversions while highlighting the benefits. We also review some recent tax code amendments through the OBBBA that was signed in July 2025.

Tammy Osborn, a tenured property and casualty insurance agent, guest stars on Beacon's Spotlight to help me break down rising costs in home and auto coverage. We then jump into flood insurance, and how that's evolved over the years before discussing umbrella policies and their fit.

It was a blast reconnecting with a former colleague- Charlie Robinson- on some estate planning topics and strategies. Tune in to learn if estate planning applies to everyone universally and which documents may be the most important to have drafted.

After a brief introduction, David turns it over to Chris to help explain the difference between some different types of investment funds. We then bring portfolio construction into the conversation and determine how to allocate alternative asset types. We wrap up by discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence.

Beacon welcomes a fellow alum from the Goizueta Business school @ Emory University onto the podcast to discuss charitable giving ideas and strategies.

It's national 529 day and I'm going to review some important trends regarding education expense and savings. Then I jump into some state by state differences. And finally, I highlight a recent allowance in 529 plans to utilize account balances to pay down student loans while receiving an income tax deduction.

Keenan Streitmatter and I explore risk and how to handle different financial risks. Next, we specifically look into disability income insurance, why the definitions are important to review and are there other nuances to pay attention to? Finally, we delve into long term care insurance and break down the activities of daily living. As we wrap up, we note how many different topics we can entertain i...

Beacon's spotlight welcomes JD Thacker to the video podcast as we start discussing the importance of an emergency fund. We break down the appropriate amount of funding, how it's determined and if there's an issue with over funding. Next we highlight other common money mistakes that we've seen cause issue while also pointing out some important steps to avoid certain traps.

Hi Beacon Capital viewers, this is our video podcast debut. I'll be discussing risk vs. return and compounding topics while also outlining the upcoming episodes soon to air. 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Understanding financial planning topics 3:55 The importance of risk tolerance in investing 9:59 Compounding and the 'rule of 72' 11:56 Conclusion and upcoming topics