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Financial & Tax Planning

Trump Accounts: A New Long-Term Savings Opportunity for the Next Generation

April 15, 2026

Recent federal legislation introduced a new investment vehicle designed to encourage long-term wealth building for American children.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Funding Lifetime Transfers to Grantor Trusts

April 15, 2026

Lifetime gifting strategies — such as transfers to Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs) or other grantor trusts — are among the most powerful estate planning tools available to high-net-worth families.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Funding Buy-Sell Agreements in Closely Held Businesses

April 15, 2026

A deeper dive into funding a Buy Sell Agreement with case studies, including Stock Redemption Plans and Cross Purchase Plans for closely held businesses.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Unwinding Real Estate Assets: Understanding Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and 721 UPREIT Exchanges

April 15, 2026

Real estate investors tend to think in long time horizons. Two structures increasingly discussed are Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and Section 721 UPREIT exchanges.

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MBL News

Trusted Contact Person

March 31, 2026

Your well-being and financial security remain top priorities at MBL Advisors. We periodically highlight steps which may provide additional layers of security.

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Intelligent Investor

Retirement in America: How We Got Here and What It Means Today

March 31, 2026

Like so many things in modern civilization, the concept of retirement can trace its roots back to the Roman Empire.

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook 2026

January 1, 2026

As we enter 2026, markets sit at a crossroads: strong macro momentum and corporate profitability are colliding with elevated valuations, concentrated leadership, and unprecedented structural change.

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MBL News

MBL Advisors Acquires TPG Consulting

December 31, 2025

MBL Advisors announces acquisition of TPG Consulting, M Financial Member Firm in Greensboro, NC.

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Financial & Tax Planning

OBBBA Charitable Rules: What High-Income Donors Should Know Before 2026

December 3, 2025

Myriad reasons exist to give money away to charity, but tax mitigation generally shouldn't be high on that list.

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Intelligent Investor

Legislative Alert 25-1: One Big Beautiful Summary

November 13, 2025

Precisely on time for President Trump to sign it into law on Independence Day...

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook April 2025

April 14, 2025

Liberation Day turned into Obliteration Day(s) as the S&P 500 just logged its fifth worst two-day stretch since 1950.

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Financial & Tax Planning

2025 Tax Brackets

April 14, 2025

On a yearly basis the IRS adjusts more than 40 tax provisions for inflation.

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook August 2024

August 12, 2024

The first half of 2024 was strong for global risk assets as many investors believed in the 'goldilocks' narrative.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Tax Loss Harvesting

July 22, 2024

Many investors and financial advisors treat the notion of tax loss harvesting as an event...

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Financial & Tax Planning

2024 Tax Brackets

April 16, 2024

On a yearly basis the IRS adjusts more than 40 tax provisions for inflation.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Sunset of the Trump Tax Cuts: Planning in the Face of a Worsening Estate Tax Regime

March 31, 2024

The predictability and permanence of any federal transfer tax (estate, gift, GST) laws are inherently low, and this has never been more true than it is in the current political landscape.

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook 2024

January 22, 2024

In theory, the turn in a calendar year should have no impact on market trends...

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Financial & Tax Planning

Efficient Wealth Transfers

January 1, 2024

Strategies for transferring wealth efficiently to the next generation.

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MBL News

MBL Advisors Named to SmartAsset 100 Fastest Growing RIAs List

October 6, 2023

MBL Advisors was named by SmartAsset as one of the 100 Fastest Growing RIAs.

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Financial & Tax Planning

Business Succession Planning: Buy Sell Agreements in Closely Held Businesses

September 8, 2023

In closely held businesses owned and operated by multiple individuals, buy-sell agreements are a common way to address...

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook June 2023

June 14, 2023

Consistently, we think about the idea that "markets often do what causes the most amount of pain for the most amount of people", at least over shorter time frames.

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Financial & Tax Planning

The North Carolina Pass-Through Entity Tax Election

May 3, 2023

A policy research strategist we revere often refers to different parts of legislation as 'candy' and 'spinach.'

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Outlook – April 2023

May 3, 2023

Since the last time we formally wrote in mid-December, there have been some significant changes to the investment landscape.

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Advanced Market Insights

Investment Strategy Update – March 2023

March 27, 2023

Good afternoon, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank shook markets last week.

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Advanced Market Insights

2023 Investment Strategy Outlook

February 8, 2023

Every December Wall Street strategists partake in their annual ritual of forecasting.

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