Goals & Planning

Lifestyle
Understanding the ROI of Career Pathways
We've all heard jokes about dubious college majors, and whether they really create pathways to career opportunity....
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Videos
VIDEO: How to Evaluate Compensation Offers to Align with Your Goals
There are many layers to understanding whether a new job offer or compensation package will be right for your finan...
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Retirement and Pre-Retirement
VIDEO: How to Make the Best Use of Roth Strategy for Your Savings
In recent years, the mega back-door Roth conversion strategy has emerged as an incredibly useful tool — but not man...
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Goals & Planning
Understanding Strategies for Long-Term Care Planning Under Washington State's New Payroll Tax
In June 2021, Washington state proposed a new payroll tax in the form of the Long-Term Care Act.
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Goals & Planning
Highlights from the Washington State Long-Term Care Services and Support Act
Beginning January 1, 2025, the new Washington State Long-Term Care Services and Support Act (HB 1087) will go into...
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Goals & Planning
Making Cents of Compensation
Not all job offers are created equal - and evaluating compensation packages can be like comparing apples to oranges...
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Goals & Planning
VIDEO: Understanding ABLE Accounts
For families who have children with disabilities, living richly often means providing them with the resources and s...
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Lifestyle
Ask the Experts Volume 2, Valentine's Edition: How to Stay Crazy in Love but Sane in the Same Account
When the day is done at CWM, and all client portfolios have been checked on and tucked into bed, we return to our r...
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Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer
"What is a Fiduciary?" Understanding How Registered Investment Advisors and CFP® Professionals Put Clients First
Managing finances on your own can feel like trying to steer a ship in the middle of a storm. Between work and othe...
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Goals & Planning
Starting Strong: The Young Professional's Guide to Financial Independence
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
― Steve Jobs
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