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In the past year, we have been introduced to the Tennessee Investment Services Trust (TIST). As we have become more familiar with it, it has become more apparent to us that many of our clients could take advantage of this instrument to protect their assets.
It is an irrevocable trust. The grantor
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Posted on 03/05/2018 10:38 AM by CAPSTONE
While all have been eager to see the impact of the new tax bill, “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, we recently attended a presentation offered by the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.
To say it is overwhelming would be an understatement. There are so many changes and implications that no
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Posted on 12/28/2017 1:54 PM by CAPSTONE
We are pleased to announce Chad Connery has joined CAPSTONE Business Advisors, LLC. He will serve as a Director, directly involved in assisting and advising our clients in the growth of their companies as well as the divestiture of some of their holdings.
Chad has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare,
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Posted on 10/20/2017 10:47 AM by CAPSTONE
DOL Overtime Rule Declared Invalid
As a follow up to a notice dated July 29, 2014: Just in time for Labor Day, a federal judge in Texas put an end to the Obama-era Department of Labor overtime rule tracked closely by business owners for several years. We have asked our advisor of such matters to
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Posted on 09/28/2017 3:00 PM by Rich Miles
I must inform you that Kent Hammerstrom will be leaving CAPSTONE effective July 21st. He is returning to the banking world that he previously spent 30 plus years in. During Kent’s two and a half years with CAPSTONE, he brought great insight and experience that not only benefited those of us who worked
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Posted on 07/28/2017 11:31 AM by Rich Miles
CAPSTONE Business Advisors, LLC is pleased to announce its affiliation with Mr. Charles R. Howell IV. Chuck joins CAPSTONE as a Senior Director. Chuck graduated from The University of Tennessee – Knoxville in 1979. He has over 30 years’ experience in the aviation field serving as President-General
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Posted on 06/22/2017 5:29 PM by Rich Miles
At lunch with a financial advisor recently, we discussed economic conditions and how they were impacting our clients. She observed their research indicated many Baby Boomer aged clients were still not investing in the stock market after a rough ride in 2008. Her view was that many had decided to invest
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Posted on 05/31/2017 12:42 PM by Kent Hammerstrom
ESOP – Is it an Option for My Exit Strategy?
A few years ago, December 2013 to be exact, with the help of Gregory Brown, now a partner at Holland & Knight in Chicago, we presented this email because of interest that is periodically raised about ESOPs. Before folks even begin to think about an ESOP
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Posted on 03/07/2017 3:15 AM by Capstone Business Advisors
My wife and I recently received the WINTER 2016-2017 “Financial Perspectives” from Raymond James. The core of this letter focused on “Building your Financial Team: Who Should make the Cut?” The article highlighted for me a common conversation we have with clients and prospective clients alike: Who are
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Posted on 02/28/2017 3:04 PM by Rich Miles
Do You Understand the Other Side?
Do You Understand the Other side?
As we weather the recent election and the attendant rhetoric, I was reminded of a book I read years ago: How to Speak How to Listen by Theodore Adler. The conclusion I reached from this book was if you cannot defend
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Posted on 02/07/2017 11:00 AM by Rich Miles
How prepared do you believe you are for the future? In 1970, I attended an Officer Call at Ft. Gordon. After a couple of hours of Ohio State Police films of accidents, a Military Police Captain addressed the officers (Signal Corps) about the evils of alcohol and fast driving. He proceeded to declare
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Posted on 08/09/2016 2:00 PM by Rich Miles, Managing Member
