Your Life Simplified: A Financial & Wealth Management Podcast

Want to raise children who are not just financially literate but are financially savvy? Whitney Reagan, senior wealth advisor, and Christina Lynn, Ph.D., director, wealth strategist, share their advice for teaching your kids about money. They'll cover the impact of the parent's relationship with money and when to start having these conversations.Wealth Management

In this episode of Your Life Simplified, Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, and Tom Tilley, managing director, mergers & acquisitions, discuss the aspects of navigating the sale of your business and exercising as much control as possible. Tune in for valuable insights on preparing your business to go to market, navigating exit strategies as well as tax and income implications of the sale.

On this episode of Your Life Simplified, Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, is joined by Jessica Nelson, senior wealth consultant, to discuss estate planning strategies for different net-worth levels. Estate planning impacts everyone, whether you have $1 million or $100+ million net worth. They cover different strategies, what you may need to include in your estate plan and why it's important to create.

In this episode, Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, sits down with Breanna Seech, senior wealth advisor, to explore the strategy of portfolio income buffers. Together, they discuss how these buffers can safeguard against market volatility, enhance cash flow flexibility and support long-term financial goals. Whether you're navigating uncertain markets or planning for retirement, this episode offers actionable insights on managing portfolio risk and creating resilient investment strategies.

Join hosts Whitney Reagan, senior wealth advisor, and Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, as they discuss direct indexing. This episode unpacks how direct indexing works, its potential tax advantages and its ability to align investments with individual values and goals. Whitney and Daniel share practical strategies to help implement this portfolio strategy.

On this episode of Your Life Simplified, Whitney Reagan, senior wealth advisor, is joined by Jeff Krumpelman, chief investment strategist. He shares his journey to becoming a chief investment strategist, what he does outside of work and his life advice.

In this episode, Michael MacKelvie, wealth advisor, breaks down the potential dangers of an overly concentrated investment portfolio and shares actionable strategies to help you achieve the right balance between growth and protection. He'll share valuable insights into the risks of putting too much weight on a single investment or sector, how diversification can enhance long-term financial stability and practical tips to assess and adjust your portfolio.

On this episode of Your Life Simplified, Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, is joined by Sandy Pourcillie, head of fixed income. They unpack common misconceptions of fixed income and bonds, strategies and how you may want to think about them as part of your portfolio.

Do these financial mistakes have you spooked? They don't have to. Whitney Reagan, wealth advisor, and Daniel Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, share four scenarios that often scare people and strategies to overcome that fear. From investing to required minimum distributions, we simplify these common scary financial situations. They also share three things you may want to avoid.

Scott Luhnau, vice president of multi-generational wealth planning, joins Dan Sharkey, senior wealth advisor, on this episode of Your Life Simplified to share what you need to know before the 2025 estate tax exemption. Scott shares a few strategies to prepare for this extate tax exposure.