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Ben Searer | Jun 17, 2025

The New Face of Fraud: How AI Is Changing the Scam Game

Technology

Technology has changed nearly everything about the way we live, work, and connect including how scammers operate.

Once upon a time, scams came in the form of

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Ben Searer | Jun 3, 2025

The New Face of Fraud: How AI Is Changing the Scam Game

Technology

Technology has changed nearly everything about the way we live, work, and connect including how scammers operate.

Once upon a time, scams came in the form of

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Ben Searer | May 20, 2025

Your Role & Responsibilities as an Agent in a Power of Attorney (POA)

Investments
Finance
Tax Planning
Insurance
Estate Planning
A power of attorney (POA) can grant you certain authority and specific responsibilities. While the extent and limitations of POAs can vary based on many factors
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Ben Searer | May 6, 2025

5 Time-Tested Investment Strategies to Match Your Financial Mindset

Investments

What makes one investor stick with their strategy through market swings while another panics and pulls out?

Often, it comes down to mindset.

Your investing

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Ben Searer | May 1, 2025

5 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund in 2025

Investments
Finance
Tax Planning

Tax season might not spark joy, but a refund sure can.

In 2025, the IRS estimates the average federal income tax refund will top $3,170.1 That means a lot of

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Ben Searer | Apr 15, 2025

5 Critical Questions HNWIs Should Ask to Address Major Financial Concerns

Investments
Retirement
Tax Planning

What do you do when faced with a complex financial challenge?

Do you seek an immediate solution, or do you take the time to fully understand the issue before

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Ben Searer | Apr 1, 2025

5 Tax-Saving Strategies to Keep More of Your Money

Tax Planning
Retirement

Tax season doesn’t have to feel like an uphill battle. With the right strategies, you can minimize your tax bill and keep more of your hard-earned money where

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Ben Searer | Mar 18, 2025

How to Dive into Business Succession Planning: 10 Key Questions

Investments
Finance
Tax Planning

What will happen to your business when it’s time for you to take a step back?

That can be a tough question that many business owners eventually have to face.

Yet

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Ben Searer | Mar 4, 2025

How to Stay Invested in Volatile Markets Without Losing Sleep

Investments
Risk Management
Savings

Market volatility can feel like a rollercoaster. Thrilling on the way up, stomach-churning on the way down. Even seasoned investors get a little uneasy when the

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Ben Searer | Feb 18, 2025

From Boomers to Gen Z: A Generational Look at Money Habits and Financial Choices

Lifestyle

What financial habits have helped you most in life?

Which ones have held you back?

No matter how you answer those questions, your money habits have a lot to do

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Ben Searer | Feb 4, 2025

A Guide to Pensions & Retirement Benefits

Retirement
Investments
Tax Planning

How much do you really know about retirement benefits?

If you’re like most Americans, it’s not that much. In fact, most of us have fairly poor “retirement

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Ben Searer | Jan 21, 2025

7 Effective Tax Optimization Strategies for High-Net-Worth Individuals

Tax Planning
Investments
Retirement
Estate Planning
Real Estate

What does it take to minimize your tax bill, not just this year but in the years to come?

The answer varies for each individual. Tax optimization strategies

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Lenoir, NC  28645

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Scottsdale, AZ  85254

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