The key is determining the appropriate amount of risk for the reward you are seeking. This balancing of risk and reward is the foundation of all the work we do for clients and is critically important to long-term financial success.
Amassing wealth comes with many benefits, but having a substantial estate comes with the repercussions of elevated taxes. Gifting portions of your assets to mitigate tax ramifications is possibly a reasonable strategy.
Watch Sand Hill Global Advisor's video about the most important things to consider before buying your dream vacation home in this frenzied real estate market, such as the cost, location, investment potential, tax impact, and exit strategy.
Many Americans reignited long-forgotten passions amidst the exhausting and traumatic months of lock-down caused by this pandemic. With stress at an all-time high and the CDC heavily cautioning against face-to-face socialization, they turned to interests they hadn’t partaken of in years. Here are some of the top pastimes they pursued.
Recently, investors are expanding into the realm of luxury collectibles to augment their portfolios. With the right passion and knowledge, high-end collecting can offer potential monetary gains. This decade-long trend is well documented, and it’s easy to see why it has captured the imagination of investors and venture capitalists around the world.
This feeling of impenetrability can lead to what can be referred to as the Fortuitously Aligned Misconception Error (FAME), a principle seen in those who lack the recognition that their company stock is indeed a risk asset and their key retirement nest egg, which is not immune to a fall from grace (i.e. a windfall that can change with the wind).
At the end of the day, many of these companies are going to fundamentally change our lives, but the market’s current unwillingness to reward open-ended financial losses is likely to curtail your highly subsidized consumer lifestyle faster than most want to believe.
While focusing on building a career, they often inadvertently amass a sizable portion of their overall personal wealth in a single stock holding.
All too often — as a result of this generally welcome benefit — we see investors accepting too much personal financial risk by carrying oversized concentrations of the common stock and/or stock options of their employer.
The option of a margin loan has been more attractive due to historic low interest rates and a more restricted operating environment for banks.
Venture capital is an all-encompassing life. Your passion becomes intensely focused. Your professional life becomes your social life.
