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Asset Management

Asset allocation is the process of selecting a mix of asset classes that closely matches an investor’s financial profile in terms of their investment preferences and tolerance for risk. It is based on the premise that the different asset classes have varying cycles of performance, and that by investing in multiple classes, the overall investment returns will be more stable and less susceptible to adverse movements in any one class.
 

Tax Planning

Tax planning is one of the most important and valuable services we provide our clients. Our clients achieve significant tax savings by deferring or even avoiding taxes through our annual process of reviewing and evaluating their individual circumstances and making use of all applicable opportunities available under the Internal Revenue Code.
 

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning today has taken on many new dimensions that never had to be considered by earlier generations. For one, people are living longer. A person who turns 65 today could be expected to live 30 or more years in retirement as compared to a retiree in 1950 who lived, on average, an additional 15 years. Longer life spans have created a number of new issues that need to be taken into consideration when planning for retirement.
 

Financial Planning

The financial planning process at Stegent Equity Advisors, Inc. begins with an in-depth evaluation of your current financial situation. Once we’ve established your overall objectives, we’ll focus on your specific goals. With changing economic conditions and market swings, we advocate investing sensibly over the long run and maintaining an adequate level of insurance coverage.

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For decades, taxpayers trusted a simple rule: if you mailed a tax return or payment by the deadline, the IRS treated it as timely filed. Recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) practices have changed that reality and created a serious trap for anyone who relies on last-minute mailing. Today, the USPS often applies postmarks at regional processing centers instead of at your local post office. Those centers may be many miles away, and reduced truck schedules...
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The U.S. stock market in 2026 is telling two very different stories—and most investors are only hearing one of them. On the surface, the S&P 500 continues to climb, but the gains are being driven by a narrow group of mega-cap and big tech stocks. Strip those out, and the broader market looks far less impressive, with many companies delivering relatively modest returns. Meanwhile, a quieter but more compelling story is unfolding beneath the surface...
Many married couples form an LLC to own rental property to obtain liability protection. After they create the LLC, they often ask an important tax question: Does the LLC force them to file a partnership return? The answer depends largely on where they live and how they own the property. Federal tax rules treat any unincorporated business with two owners as a partnership by default. When a husband and wife form a two-member LLC, the...