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Latest Articles

Retirement

  • Helpful Retirement Strategies for Women
  • Introducing the 530A Accounts
  • Volunteering in Retirement
  • 9 Facts About Retirement
  • Retirement Realities
  • What to Expect in Your First Year of Retirement
  • Social Security: Maximizing Benefits
  • Who Is Your Trusted Contact?
  • First Year of Retirement: What to Expect
  • Conquering Retirement Challenges for Women

Investment

  • Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets
  • How to Invest in LGBTQ+ Friendly Companies
  • The Pros and Cons of an NUA Strategy
  • Required Reading: The Economic Report of the President
  • The Utility of Sector Investing
  • The Anatomy of an Index
  • Alternative Investments - Going Mainstream
  • The Threat of Identity Theft
  • A Primer on Dividends
  • A Taxing Story: Capital Gains and Losses

Estate

  • 3 Estate Challenges for Blended Families
  • Trends in Charitable Giving
  • Problems with Probate
  • Four Steps to Valuing an Estate
  • Intellectual Property and Your Estate
  • Estate Strategies of the Rich and Famous
  • How Often Should You Update Your Estate Strategy?
  • Estate Management Checklist
  • A Brief History of Estate Taxes
  • Steps to Protecting a Child with Disabilities

Tax

  • How Income Taxes Work
  • How to Make the Tax Code Work for You
  • Five Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
  • Understanding Marginal Income Tax Brackets
  • What's My 2026 Tax Bracket?
  • Tax & Estate Strategies for Married LGBTQ+ Couples
  • Filing Final Tax Returns for the Deceased
  • What Do Your Taxes Pay For?
  • Do You Owe The AMT?
  • What Is a 1035 Exchange?
 

Contact

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5635 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 170-L

Scottsdale, AZ 85250

cj@venturestonewealth.com

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