THREE THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU STRESS TEST

In recent years, we’ve seen stress testing become an increasingly common action step taken by wealthy families and their advisors. At its core, stress testing is a formal process designed to put a wealth plan (or certain components of it) through its paces. That means evaluating and assessing it to see if the strategies being […]

A Look at America’s Ultra-Wealthy Millenials

Ultra-wealthy Americans—those with a net worth of at least $25 million—are increasingly seeing new faces among their ranks. But they’re often not the usual suspects—members of the Baby Boomer generation or older. Instead, we’re seeing a surprising number of the ultra-wealthy among Millennials—those 72 million Americans born between 1981 and 1996. Millennials make up much […]

What Are Your Biggest Financial Concerns?

It goes without saying that you play a crucial role in making the decisions that will determine whether you will achieve your financial dreams. That’s why it makes sense to have great clarity about the specific financial issues and concerns that are most important to you and the people you care about. Only then can […]

Buy Experiences, Not Stuff. Here’s Why.

When we spend money, we’re doing more than simply buying things. We want to create feelings of happiness, satisfaction and well-being.  But are we really spending our money in ways that achieve those results? The answer, unfortunately, is probably not. As one world-famous Japanese “tidying expert” might say, our spending habits don’t spark joy.  The […]

Fidato Wealth Announces Two-Night Retirement Planning Course

To further their commitment to provide objective financial education to Northeast Ohio area residents, Fidato Wealth, an independently owned and operated fiduciary financial advisory firm located in Middleburg Heights, announced a continuing education course, scheduled to begin later this month. The interactive session, titled Retirement Planning Today®, will be taught over two nights, with sessions at […]