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Your Money Mindset: How Should It Shift in Retirement?

The way you think about money during your working years will likely shift once you reach retirement – here are four examples.

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Tax Strategies You Might Be Missing Out On

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2025: The Year of Intentionality

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From Allowances to Income: Teaching Kids Fiscal Fitness

How you can empower your kids to make positive financial decisions well into adulthood.

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A Closer Focus: The Market and Policy Environment in 2025

While Strategas’ experts are optimistic about the economy in 2025, there are still a few risks to be mindful of.

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Four Economic Trends To Watch For in 2025

The macroeconomic experts at Strategas, a Baird Company, identify four themes that could play out in 2025 and beyond.

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Choosing the Right Trustee for Your Legacy

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Letter From Leadership: Planning Beyond the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Our latest Letter From Leadership reflects upon the need to maximize your planning options.

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Three Questions To Consider Before a Roth Conversion

Looking to reap the benefits of a Roth conversion? First, answer these three important questions.

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Calm Amid the Noise

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What the Sunset of TCJA Could Mean for Income Taxes

The income tax implications we can expect to see if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sunset occurs – and how you can prepare today.

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Putting Our Money Where Our Values Are

The Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant supported educational organizations around the country since 2021.

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Strategic Giving for the Greater Good

How far can your charitable contributions go? Optimize their impact by using these five timely strategies.

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2024 Year-End Planning: A Proactive Approach

The secret to entering 2025 with confidence, no matter what the future may hold.

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Tying It All Together

How can you finish out 2024 to make sure you get a strong start to 2025?

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The Tech Boom: Sustainable Growth or 1990s-Era Bubble?

Strategas compares today’s technology-fueled market boom to one a quarter-century ago.

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Letter From Leadership: Personal Values, Local Action

See how our associates take the lead in giving back in this issue’s Letter From Leadership.

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Preparing Your Heirs for Their Inheritance

While challenging, discussions around inheriting wealth are important. Here are six strategies to foster open communication.

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Is It Time To Update Your Estate Plan?

Getting married? Entering retirement? Moving? Read on for a list of life events that may warrant an update to your estate plan.

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Demystifying Inherited IRAs: What You Need To Know

With updated regulations around inherited IRAs, IRA owners and beneficiaries have some decisions to make.

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The Value of Relationship

Learn how Baird helped the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde build a sustainable future in “Doing Well by Doing Good.”

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Planning for Your Legacy

What can you do to ensure your family’s legacy is protected as you pass your wealth down to your heirs?

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Five Economic Policy Differences in This Presidential Election

Breaking down five key policy differences this presidential election.

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Stuck in the Middle: Making Sense of the Sandwich

What to consider as you take on the care of an elderly parent – and how you can prepare your kids to do the same someday.

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This Election Season, Avoid the Big Mistake

Mike Antonelli and Ross Mayfield discuss the most common mistake investors make ahead of an election.

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Meet the Team Around the Team

There’s a team of talented financial professionals supporting your relationship with your advisor and committed to seeing you succeed.

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Tips for the Empty Nester Investor

For years, you’ve selflessly supported your children – but now, how can you start prioritizing yourself?

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An Opportunity for a Timely Wealth Transfer

A looming drop in the estate tax exemption sparks a wealth transfer opportunity.

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Letter from Leadership: Tax Planning – A Year-Round Affair

While tax season might only come once a year, effective tax planning requires a longer-term mindset.

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Take Advantage of Your Most Valuable Asset

Owning a home brings with it several financial benefits. Here are five scenarios to help you make the most of it.

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What Happens When the Robots Take Over?

AI and automation could usher in a new economic era – and that might not be a bad thing.

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Financial Insights in the Palm of Your Hand

Through Baird Online, you can track your finances and see the big picture.

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How Do Baird’s Planners Plan?

Baird’s planning experts offer some strategies to start the New Year off right.

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How To Survive Tax Season

Filling out tax forms isn’t for the faint of heart. Here are six tips to make life easier for you and your CPA.

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Letter From Leadership: The Value of Partnership

Take advantage of all the guidance, resources and support your Baird Financial Advisor has to offer.

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A New School of Thought

In “Doing Well by Doing Good,” Baird’s investment banking team sets up School of Rock’s next chapter of growth.

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A Message From the Heart

A family letter can transform your plans for your estate into a testament to your legacy.

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Helping Your Kids Weather the Storm

Baird’s Mike Antonelli and John Taft discuss how parents can help their children through challenging economic times.

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Staying Safe in an Online World

Hackers would like nothing more than to access your personal financial information. Here’s how to head them off at the pass.

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Four Investment Themes for 2024

The investment experts at Strategas discuss where they see opportunities in 2024.

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A Smaller Tax Bill in 2024 Starts in 2023

Some proactive planning now can make a big difference in the new year.

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Letter From Leadership: Stay on Top of Your Plans, All Year-Round

Baird experts share meaningful advice via our Wealth Strategies webinars.

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2023 Year-End Planning Guide

To start 2024 off right, you need to plan appropriately in the final months of 2023.

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Making More Space for Texas Schoolkids

Baird’s Public Finance team helped a fast-growing district in Texas break ground on a much-needed new elementary school.

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‘Tis the Season for Giving

Make your charitable donations go further with these giving strategies.

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Put Your Money To Work Faster With Baird Online

Baird Online just got even more convenient to use, with Direct Deposit and bank transfers.

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A 2023 Year-End Planning Checklist

Before you close the books on 2023, make sure you’ve considered these year-end strategies.

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The Intersection of Health and Wealth

John Taft discusses the financial impact of good health in retirement.

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One Year Out: An Election Preview

Strategas Economic Outlook: 2024 Election Preview

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Teaching Your Family’s Values to Your Kids

The holidays can be the perfect time to talk with family about wealth, values and expectations.

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How To Prepare for a Recession

Planning moves to make now that can help your long-term strategies stay on track.

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Letter from Leadership: Finding Strength in Resilience

The theme for Baird’s new Annual Report is resilience – a quality that is embedded in our culture.

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Protecting a Precious Resource

A Baird Capital company is doing its part to combat global water scarcity.

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Summer 2023
The Reality Behind Widowhood

It can happen sooner than you think – so the time to start preparing is now.

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Creating a Digital Estate Plan

Many of your assets are virtual now. Here’s how you can protect them after you’re gone.

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The Great Wealth Transfer Has Begun

The Great Wealth Transfer is upon us, and estate planning has never been more important.

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Why We Can’t Shake Recession Fears

Despite indicators of strength, the U.S. economy still shows worrisome cracks.

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A Financial Checklist for Post-Graduates

Just graduated from college? It’s time to start adulting, and building your financial foundation.

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Spring 2023
Talking with Family About Wealth

It’s one of the most important - and most difficult - conversations you will ever have. Here’s how to get it started.

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Spring 2023
Showdown Over the Debt Ceiling

With another debt ceiling standoff looming this summer, the macro experts at Strategas look at the likely economic effects.

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Spring 2023
A House Divided

Thinking of buying a vacation home with family members? Follow these simple guidelines to keep the headaches at a minimum.

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Spring 2023
Building on Our Associates' Generosity

The Spring 2023 edition of "Doing Well by Doing Good" reviews how Baird associates were exceptionally generous in 2022.

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The Flexibility in 529 Plans

Recent changes have given parents even more options in how they save for college.

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Strategas Economic Outlook: Riding Out the Debt Ceiling Crisis

The macroeconomic experts at Strategas weigh in on the debt ceiling standoff. PLUS: John Taft on an investor’s response.

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Spring 2023
Letter from Leadership: Award-Winning Expertise, Delivered to You

Our Advisors turn to Strategas, the leading macroeconomic research firm, for help in putting together your financial plans.

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Spring 2023
A Brave New World

The U.S. economy is evolving in response to changes around the globe. Investors need to pivot accordingly.

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Winter 2023
Welcome to the Pickleverse!

Baird has become a prominent sponsor of the rapidly growing sport of pickleball.

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Winter 2023
Letter from Leadership: Beyond the Broker

As the needs of our clients evolve, Baird’s Private Wealth Management’s services and expertise will continue to evolve along with them.

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Winter 2023
The Next Evolution in Wealth Planning

Once upon a time, wealth management was a stock portfolio that would get you to retirement. Now, with estate and legacy needs growing, it looks forward to multiple generations.

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Winter 2023
Strategas Economic Outlook: A Recession in 2023?

What could cause the economy to tip into recession this year? The macro experts at Strategas look at all the possibilities.

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Winter 2023
John Taft: Protecting Retirement Income in a Time of Volatility

In a new column, Baird’s vice chairman looks at how retirees can weather market storms.

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Winter 2023
Changing the Conversation on Women’s Well-Being

With an eye toward improving women’s health over the long term, Baird is fostering a look ahead at the future.

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Winter 2023
Investing in a Cleaner Future for Old Planes

In the Winter 2023 edition of "Doing Well by Doing Good", a Baird Capital portfolio company has a new spin conservation: recycling old airplanes.

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Winter 2023
A Picasso in Your Portfolio

More investors are looking at nontraditional assets like fine wine and classic cars. But don’t expect these collectibles to behave like stocks and bonds.

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Fall 2022
Baird Digest - Fall 2022

Articles include: Midterm Preview, Letter From Mike Schroeder, Your Personal Inflation Rate, Making Sense of the Empty Nest, Trust 101, The All-New Baird Online App, and Doing Well by Doing Good

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Summer 2022
Baird Digest - Summer 2022

Articles include: Smart Moves for Year's End, Letter From Mike Schroeder, Get Your Estate Plan in Order, It Takes Two to Keep your Information Safe, China in the Balance, and Doing Well by Doing Good

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Winter 2022
Baird Digest - Winter 2022

Articles include: Letter From Mike Schroeder, The Future of Energy Policy, A Holistic Approach to Wealth Management, The Biggest Questions in Financial Planning, Doing Well by Doing Good

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Baird Digest - Fall 2021

Articles include: Letter From Mike Schroeder, Get Your Estate Plan in Order, It Takes Two To Keep Your Information Safe, China in the Balance, Doing Well by Doing Good

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