Wealth Planning

Inheriting Financial Relationships

June 1, 2023

In this episode of the EmpowHER Podcast, Michelle Hipskind, a certified financial planner, discusses the phenomenon of women inheriting investment portfolios and being dissatisfied with their financial advisors. She notes that 70% of women who inherit responsibilities for an investment portfolio want to switch to someone they are more comfortable with. Michelle provides five important questions to ask a financial advisor to ensure transparency and to guarantee that the advisor is acting as a fiduciary.

A Word on the Debt Ceiling

May 23, 2023

Chief Investment Officer Andy Popenfoose give a video update on The U.S. Debt Ceiling and the markets.

The Importance of Buy Sell Agreements

May 16, 2023

In this episode of the Owner’s Corner podcast, host Seth Whicker, a certified financial planner, stresses the importance of having a Buy Sell agreement for any business owner. He explains that while a robust estate plan covers some aspects, a Buy Sell agreement outlines how other people may become owners within the company, how shares will be valued and transferred, and what will happen to shares in the event of a shareholder’s death or disability.

Dealing with the Rising Cost of Healthcare and other Risk Planning

April 25, 2023

Planning for contingencies is so much a part of day-to-day life we forget we even do it. Like keeping a spare tire in the trunk or band aids in the medicine cabinet – just in case. Those of us who drive have car insurance, most of us have healthcare coverage, and either home-owner’s insurance or a renter’s policy. We understand, and even hope, that we never use the insurance and are willing to pay the

The Magic of Cash Flow Planning

April 6, 2023

What is Cash Flow? During our working years, we earn wages from our employers, or profits from our businesses. It’s relatively straightforward to identify the money that comes in, the money that goes out and what’s left over each month. Ideally, that leftover amount accumulates and can be invested for spending in the future. This is cash flow. What happens to future cash flow when we stop working? What happens when the sense of security

Working Together in a Family-owned Business and a Family-founded Nonprofit with Denny and Kim Fuller

March 28, 2023

Denny and Kim Fuller are the former owners of Little Crow Foods, a food company established in 1903. Denny and Kim became the fourth-generation owners of Little Crow Foods after acquiring it in 1983 and managed its operations until the company’s exit from the food industry in 2012. They have been volunteering their time and entrepreneurial skills to the Humanity and Hope United Foundation following the sale of Little Crow Foods. Founded by Denny and

Inheriting Financial Relationships

A Word on the Debt Ceiling

The Importance of Buy Sell Agreements

Dealing with the Rising Cost of Healthcare and other Risk Planning

The Magic of Cash Flow Planning

Working Together in a Family-owned Business and a Family-founded Nonprofit with Denny and Kim Fuller

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