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.
On February 10, 2023, Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, joined the CNBC Halftime Report investment committee to discuss the potential impact of rising rates on valuation multiples.
The beginning of every new year always brings opportunity for fresh perspectives, and usually expectations of improving upon the prior year.
It is the start of a new year and if you are one for making resolutions, now is a great time to add some financial planning resolutions to your list. Or, at a minimum, keeping tabs on some of the recent updates to tax and retirement limits will make sure you start the year off on a great financial footing.
Chefs, from the classically trained to the rock-and-roll celebrity types, cling tightly to the concept of mise-en-place when running their kitchens. French for ‘putting in place’ and a concept derived from the military, mise-en-place is the tightly coordinated planning and organization of the inputs needed to precisely execute the production of a meal.
Behavioral finance plays an important role in long-term investment success. We behave as we do in large part because we are affected by our emotions.
If you have been considering a Roth IRA conversion—which is simply a transfer of assets from a Traditional (tax-deferred) IRA to a Roth (tax-free) IRA—but have been hesitant because of the associated tax bill, 2023 might provide just the moment you have been waiting for.
The path and pace to higher interest rates in 2022 and its impact on the bond market was like a steep and strenuous climb for even the most seasoned hikers.
On December 21st, 2022, Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, joined the CNBC Halftime Report investment committee to share her views on earnings as we head into 2023. Her commentary begins at the 3:08 mark.
Watch Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, join CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss our view on bonds in this environment.
On December 8th, 2022, Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, joined the CNBC Halftime Report panel to share our views on the energy sector. Her commentary begins at the 2:05 mark.
In the spirit of the holiday season, Sand Hill has made a donation to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
As the year-end approaches, now is an ideal time to review strategic planning opportunities and preview what lies ahead in 2023. We encourage you to discuss these planning topics with your Sand Hill Wealth Manager
Watch Sand Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, Brenda Vingiello, CFA, join CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss our view on inflation.
While one tax type, such as income tax, is low in a given state, other taxes, such as sales taxes and property taxes, may be higher, so moving to that state will not necessarily lessen your tax burden.
2022 has delivered some record drops in both the stock and bond markets. In the month of September alone, the S&P broke below the previous June closing low, declining 1.03%. Similarly, the Dow dropped another 1.11%. This type of volatility can be incredibly stressful for investors, and understandably so, but it should not be a time to panic. Instead, it’s often a sensible time to lean in.
If you’re in the market for an electric vehicle (EV), you’re probably already aware that the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act puts into place some new rules around EV tax credits—some of which make it harder to claim the full credit after the end of this calendar year. But with some careful financial planning, and a little bit of research, you can still offset the cost of your purchase significantly.
It is not unusual for the Federal Reserve Board to tighten monetary policy when the economy is perceived to be over-heated, but such action rarely coincides with a period of back-to-back, negative Gross Domestic Policy (GDP) reports.
A Generation Skipping Trust is an irrevocable trust utilized to transfer significant wealth from the grantors (trust creators) to their grandchildren (or anyone at least 37.5 years younger). Doing so skips their own children, known as the “skip generation”, by passing the wealth directly to the grandchildren.
As financial markets continue to deliver volatile and negative returns this year, it certainly feels like one of the biggest tests of patience we have collectively felt in a very long time.
2022 marks Sand Hill’s 40th anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, we want to reflect on our dedication to the firm’s founding core values while also evolving to bring more to your financial journey than ever before.
