Brian Cochran, Financial Planner | CFP® | CKA®

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Important Dates for Your Finances This Year

As the year winds to an end and you begin thinking of holiday plans, don’t forget about some important upcoming financial deadlines: December 6: Initiate 2024 Roth Conversions December 13: IRA withdrawals for 2024 income, including Required Minimum Distributions Stock gifts to charities or donor advised funds Qualified Charitable Distributions Gifts of assets to family…

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Estate Planning Basics

You’ve just finished paying a few thousand dollars to an estate lawyer to draw up a will or trust. You’ve named executors and trustees and appointed a financial power of attorney. You’ve even drafted a living will and advanced directive and chosen your medical agent. You’re all finished with estate planning, right? Not so fast….

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Marriage & Money: The Importance of Communication

Marriage is about far more than love and companionship. It’s a partnership that forms the foundation of a family, and it may be the most important contract you ever enter. Disagreements over financial values, long-term goals, or spending habits can create a lot of stress in your relationship and affect every area of your life….

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Managing Finances as a Team

Watch above as Brian Cochran sits down with JMA’s own Joe Limke and his wife Pam to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing couples as they embark on a shared financial journey. Drawing on decades of financial expertise and personal experience, Joe and Pam touch on big topics like goal setting, making big decisions as…

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