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June 13, 2013
Newsletter: Income Investing: Is it Time to Pull the Plug on Bonds?
June 12, 2013
Newsletter: Offense Sells Tickets, Defense Wins Championships
May 8, 2013
Newsletter: Don't Let Another April 15 Be Rainy for You
April 10, 2013
Newsletter (Non-Doctor): Don't Let Another April 15th Be Rainy for You (Part 2)
April 10, 2013
Newsletter: Is Your Advisor Working for You? (Part 2)
March 7, 2013
Newsletter (Non-Doctor): Is Your Advisor Working for You? (Part 2)
March 7, 2013
Newsletter: Is Your Advisor Working for You? (Part 1)
February 12, 2013
Newsletter (Non-Doctor): Is Your Advisor Working for You? (Part 1)
February 12, 2013
Newsletter: A Big Year for Stocks and Clarity on Taxes; Now, on to the Debt Ceiling
January 10, 2013
Newsletter: Like it or Not, It's Time for Politics
December 11, 2012
Newsletter: Tax Tips for 2013: Now is the Time to Act!
November 19, 2012
November Market Commentary: Could Housing be the Catalyst for 2013?
November 8, 2012
Newsletter: What's New in Retirement Planning?
October 24, 2012
October Market Commentary - Don't Fight the Fed
October 10, 2012
Newsletter: 4th Quarter Tax Saving Tips
September 25, 2012
September Market Commentary - Another Round of Stimulus Appears Likely
September 12, 2012
Newsletter: Make Up for Tougher Economics with Financial Efficiency and Tax Savings
August 21, 2012
August Market Commentary - Fiscal Uncertainty, Strong Balance Sheets, and a Pause from the Fed
August 9, 2012
Newsletter: Asset Protection: A Matter of Degree
July 24, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
July 18, 2012
Newsletter: Reduce Lawsuit Risks and Minimize Tax Liabilities of Owning Real Estate
June 28, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
June 13, 2012
Newsletter: How to Overcome "LCD" Planning in a Group Practice
May 23, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
May 9, 2012
Newsletter: Don't Let Another April 15th Be Rainy for You
April 24, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
April 10, 2012
Newsletter: A Common Tax Mistake Could Be Costing You Thousands Annually
March 16, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
March 7, 2012
Newsletter: The Most Important Element of Your Financial Plan - Part 2
February 24, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
February 13, 2012
Newsletter: The Most Important Element of Your Financial Plan - Part 1
January 26, 2012
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
January 18, 2012
Newsletter: Fringe Benefit Plans
December 14, 2011
Newsletter: 2011 4th Quarter Tax Saving Tips
October 20, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
October 11, 2011
Newsletter: The Best Asset Protection is Not Asset Protection? ...Is Yours?
September 27, 2011
Newsletter: Ohio/Kentucky update
September 12, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
September 8, 2011
Newsletter: "S" or "C" Corp? Maximize Tax Deductions by Using Both! Pitfalls
August 19, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
August 8, 2011
Newsletter: Will You Conquer the Cash Crunch in Retirement? How to Meet the #1 Financial Challenge Facing Baby Boomers and Avoid Common Pitfalls
July 22, 2011
Newsletter: Will You Conquer the Cash Crunch in Retirement?
July 12, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
June 24, 2011
Newsletter: Beware CPA's Advice on Asset Protection: The Advice you Get May be Inaccurate
June 17, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
May 25, 2011
Newsletter: Ohio/Kentucky update
May 19, 2011
Newsletter: Don't sell your soul to the hospital yet!
May 13, 2011
Newsletter: How to protect against losing assets in a divorce
May 13, 2011
Newsletter: Don't let another April 15th be rainy for you - 4 tax-saving ideas
April 18, 2011
Newsletter: Don't let another April 15th be rainy for you
April 18, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
April 8, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
March 23, 2011
Newsletter: What's new in retirement planning?
March 11, 2011
Newsletter: Are You Making the #1 Physician Financial Mistake?
March 9, 2011
Newsletter: Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
March 9, 2011
Newsletter: Ohio/Kentucky update
March 9, 2011
Newsletter: Dispelling the #1 Myth of Asset Protection
January 24, 2011
Newsletter: New Tax Compromise Primer and Last-Ditch Savings for 2010
December 28, 2010
Newsletter: OJM Group Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
December 23, 2010
Newsletter: How to Sell Your Medical Practice for Millions: Create an Internal Buy-Out Fund
December 8, 2010
Newsletter: OJM Group Monthly Market Commentary and Portfolio Analysis
November 17, 2010
Newsletter: Avoid Financial Gridlock In Your Practice
November 10, 2010
Newsletter: OJM Group Monthly Market Commentary
October 25, 2010
Newsletter: Business Owners - Protect Your Wealth Against 2011 Tax Increases
October 20, 2010
Newsletter: Protect Your Wealth Against 2011 Tax Increases Now
October 13, 2010
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November 27, 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, April 24th, 12:00 AM
OJM Group will now release new webinar webcasts each month for you to view at your convenience. Webinars will be released approximately on the 21st of every month - check back for more details!
RECENT ARTICLES
Don't Let Another April 15th Be Rainy for You
Four Tax-Saving Ideas You Can Do Now!
As a physician, do you realize that, after the new tax increases for 2013 -- between income, capital gains, Medicare, self-employment and other taxes -- you likely spend between 45 to 55% of your working hours laboring for the IRS and your state? That is a lot of time with patients for someone else?s benefit. Given this, shouldn?t your advisors be giving you creative ways to legally reduce your tax liabilities? How many tax-reducing ideas does your CPA regularly provide you? If you are like most physicians, you get very few tax planning ideas from your advisors.

Given these sobering facts, the purpose of this article is to show you four ways to potentially save and possibly motivate you to investigate these planning concepts now, before the end of the year. Let?s examine them now:
April 15, 2013
Is Your Advisor Working for You?
Important questions might give you the answer. (Part II)
As financial advisors to hundreds of physicians throughout the U.S. and lecturers to thousands more, we have seen a sharp increase in the last few years of questions about how investment firms, including ours, make money from their clients. Physicians are not alone, as a 2011 survey by Cerulli Associates and Phoenix Marketing International found that nearly 2 out of every 3 investors in the survey were confused about how they were paying their advisors.
March 6, 2013
Is Your Advisor Working for You?
Important questions might give you the answer. (Part I)
As financial advisors to hundreds of physicians throughout the U.S. and lecturers to thousands more, we have seen a sharp increase in the last few years of questions about how investment firms, including ours, make money from their clients. Physicians are not alone, as a 2011 survey by Cerulli Associates and Phoenix Marketing International found that nearly 2 out of every 3 investors in the survey were confused about how they were paying their advisors.

This issue made headlines in 2012, as a high ranking Goldman Sachs employee resigned publicly through an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, citing corporate culture as the primary reason for his departure. The employee stated "the interests of the clients continue to be sidelined in the way the firm operates and thinks about making money." If this occurs at Goldman Sachs, whose clients include the most sophisticated financial firms in the world, it can certainly also occur at any physician's chosen investment firm.
February 7, 2013
The Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal
The Good, Bad & Ugly For High Income Clients
On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act). The so-called "Relief" Act permanently extends certain tax cuts, but for high-income taxpayers like physicians, the Act increases taxes dramatically in some cases. While there is much bad news below, the good news is that many of the techniques we normally employ to help physicians reduce taxes are still here and more valuable than ever.
February 6, 2013
2013 Tax Changes:
Would a Roth IRA Conversion Make Sense for You?
If you have considered converting a traditional IRA to Roth IRA, now may be the perfect time. As you likely know by now, the Bush?s tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2012. Absent Congressional action, everyone will pay more taxes.
December 10, 2012
The Most Important Element of Your Financial Plan:
Why Flexibility is Crucial to Meeting Long Term Goals (Part I)
As authors of 4 books for doctors, including our latest, For Doctors Only: A Guide to Working Less & Building More, and state-specific books for physicians in California, Ohio, Georgia and New York, we have consulted with thousands of doctors of all specialties during our combined 35+ years in practice. From this experience, we have become intimately familiar with how most physicians build their financial plans (what we call "wealth plans"). Too often, they have ignored the most important factor in a sophisticated long term plan - flexibility.
November 28, 2012
The Most Important Element of Your Financial Plan:
Why Flexibility is Crucial to Meeting Long Term Goals (Part II)
As authors of four books for doctors, including our latest, For Doctors Only: A Guide to Working Less & Building More, and state-specific books for physicians in California, Ohio, Georgia and New York, we have consulted with thousands of doctors of all specialties during our combined 35+ years in practice. From this experience, we have become intimately familiar with how most physicians build their financial plans (what we call "wealth plans"). Too often, they have ignored the most important factor in a sophisticated long term plan - flexibility.
November 28, 2012
Fringe Benefit Plans:
Valuable Planning Tools You Haven't Heard
As authors of two books on financial planning specifically for physicians, we have had the opportunity to speak with hundreds, if not thousands, of doctors of various ages over the past decade. What we have seen is that two doctors of the same specialty with similar incomes can have very different income levels in retirement. Why?
November 28, 2012
The Election and Your Investments
Should I invest differently in an election year?
This is a question investment managers receive and typically respond to with a furrowed brow hovering over a confused stare. A good investment manager might respond by quickly explaining that the question is irrelevant if you have a well thought-out investment plan designed to reach your goals by carefully balancing your personal risk tolerance with an appropriate asset allocation. Any other response should be met with a healthy dose of skepticism - but still, no one likes to be told their question is irrelevant.
September 23, 2012
Real estate is a very common investment among doctors. However, very few doctors have implemented the proper legal structures to get the most out of this investment. As a result, doctors expose themselves to unnecessary lawsuit risks and pay far too much in unnecessary taxes on their real estate investments. The purpose of this article is to show you how to own real estate so that you may be able to protect yourself from real estate-related lawsuits.. Perhaps most importantly, the proper structure could more than pay for itself through the tax savings you may realize.
July 19, 2012
RECENT WEBINARS
Medical practices and individual physicians both face significant liability risk -- for medical malpractice, but also as employers, holders of private health information (HIPAA), real estate owners, parents of teenage drivers, etc. Many of these principles can apply to non-medical business owners as well. This presentation will explain common liability traps, dispel common myths about asset protection and identify the "Best Practices" in the following areas:

1. Using the proper entity or entities for the practice
2. Shielding accounts receivable, real estate, equipment and other business assets from lawsuits
3. Shielding cash flow
4. Protecting personal assets, including qualified plans, IRAs, the home, and liquid investments

Presented by OJM Group Principal, David B. Mandell, JD, MBA.
May 23, 2013
The New Tax Regime:
Was 4.15.13 Unlucky For You?
April 15 has passed and taxpayers now know how the recent tax law changes impacted their personal and corporate checkbooks. What factors affected the "Amount You Owe" line item on your 2012 tax return and what action steps can you implement to reduce this number for 2013?

In this free on-demand webcast, OJM Group Director of Tax Planning Carole Foos, CPA will discuss the following questions and suggest strategies to help you ease your tax burden for years to come.

- New Top Bracket... Is That Me?
- Obamacare Surtax? What Happened to my Investment Income?
- Itemized Deductions and Exemptions? There was once more Bang for my Buck!
- Where Do I Go From Here?
* Tax Management of Investments
* Roths
* Installment Sales
* Tax Exempt Income

Presented by OJM Group's Director of Tax Planning, Carole C. Foos, CPA.
April 23, 2013
Physician-Hospital Integration
The Financial Pros and Cons
Why are many physicians considering the sale of their medical practice? During this webcast, OJM Group principal Jason O'Dell will discuss the financial, management and "strength in numbers" issues that affect this critical decision.

- Financial Structure of a Sale: An overview of the various financial terms of a sale -- lump sum, tax structure, future income etc.
- Benefit and Retirement Planning Effects: How will selling your medical practice affect your current benefit and retirement plans?
- Detailed Case Study: A Review

Presented by OJM Group Principal, Jason M. O'Dell MS, CWM.
March 21, 2013
The S&P 500 posted its best January since 1997 and finished the first month of the year less than 5% off its all-time high set in October, 2007. What does this mean for the rest of 2013? In this 20-minute webinar, OJM Group Investment Manager Andrew Taylor will discuss the following and how this information can help you decipher the current economic environment:

- OJM Wealth Management Outlook for 2013
- Catalysts
- Potential Hazards
- Federal Debt Ceiling Update

Presented by OJM Group's Andrew Taylor, CFP®.
February 21, 2013
The Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal
The Webinar

The Good, Bad & Ugly For High Income Clients
As is outlined in our artcile regarding the new Fiscal Cliff deal, there is much bad news for high income earners. The good news is that many of the techniques we normally employ to help physicians reduce taxes are still here and more valuable than ever. At your convenience, please join OJM Director of Tax Planning, Carole C. Foos, CPA, as she discusses the following aspects of this deal:

- Higher Income Tax Rates for 2013 (The Ugly)
- Increased Taxes on Capital Gains and Dividends (The Bad)
- Gift/Estate Taxes and Other Provisions (The Good)
- Important Take-Aways
- Tax-Saving Ideas for 2013
February 6, 2013
December Cliffhanger
Can Congress and the President come to an agreement before the Fiscal Cliff?
The election is over. President Obama has won a second term and little has changed in the makeup of the House and Senate, leaving us with essentially the same government we've had for the last two years. Both, the Speaker of the House and the President, have stated they are willing to work together - will they?

With the Fiscal Cliff fast approaching, Carole Foos will examine and discuss what we can expect, and ways to prepare:
- if the current stand-off in Congress continues
- if both sides can come to an agreement
December 11, 2012
With the election in the rear-view mirror, all we can see ahead of us is the potential Fiscal Cliff. If Congress and the President remain at a stalemate, and we go over the cliff, how will this affect you from a tax, estate, and financial planning perspective?

McBrayer's attorneys Terri R. Stallard and H. Trigg Mitchell, along with OJM Group's Director of Financial Planning, Michael Lewellen, CFP® and Director of Tax Planning, Carole Foos, CPA discuss this question and more in this special webinar presentation.

HIGHLIGHTS:
- How the pending Fiscal Cliff and the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") will affect you personally.

- Estate planning for 2013 and beyond.

- The importance of having a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary plan.
December 5, 2012
Don't Let Your Portfolio Be A Lame Duck
Post-Election Investment Strategies
Now that election day has passed, investors everywhere want to know how the results will affect the markets and their personal portfolio. In this free webinar, OJM Group Investment Managers Kim Renners and Andrew Taylor will address the questions on investors' minds:

- How will the election results impact economic growth and the financial markets?
- Which sectors and industries are likely to be most affected by the results?
- What specific year-end investment strategies should I implement for my portfolio?

About the Presenter:

This session will be presented by Kim Renners, MBA, CPA (Inactive) and Andrew Taylor CFP®. Kim is an Investment Manager at OJM Group, with more than thirteen years of experience as a financial analyst in the financial services and investment management industries. Her extensive background in portfolio management, trading, research, and taxation is ideally suited to meet the needs of OJM clients.

Andy is an Investment Manager with 15 years of experience working with affluent individual investors. His career in the financial industry has focused on providing comprehensive, tax-efficient wealth planning strategies for OJM clients.
November 29, 2012
The Polls and Your Portfolio
Should the Presidential Election Impact Your Investment Strategy?
As November approaches, investors are keeping a watchful eye on equity markets and communicating with their advisors to determine their best course of action in response to either election outcome.

In OJM Group's next free webinar, Terry Allman CPC, CRPC®, will examine the correlation between market performance and past election results, while adding insight to these questions:

1. Can the stock market predict the election?
2. Does the stock market prefer a particular political party?
3. What impact do the President and Congress have on the economy?
4. How much power does the Federal Reserve have?

About the Presenter:

Terry Allman, CPC, CRPC® is an Investment Manager at OJM Group and author of several articles on wealth management and retirement planning strategies for physicians, business owners and other professionals.
November 1, 2012
The stalemate in Washington has continued deep into the calendar year. If Congress does not take action, the Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the conclusion of 2012. The impact of these expiring tax cuts could be substantial. High net worth investors are facing the prospects of a higher tax bill, which appears more likely with the Supreme Court?s ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act. During the webinar, we will provide an update on the most recent developments, and offer guidance on strategies to consider if investors experience a significant tax increase. Topics to be discussed include:

- The new "Investment Tax" and defining the "Fiscal Cliff."
- Who will be affected?
- Potential impact to the markets and economy.
- What actions you should consider NOW!

About the Presenters:

Kim Renners MBA, CPA (Inactive) is an Investment Manager at OJM Group. Kim has over thirteen years of experience as a financial analyst in the financial services and investment management industries. Her extensive background in portfolio management, trading, research, and taxation and is ideally suited to help meet the needs of OJM clients.

Andrew Taylor CFP® is an Investment Manager with 15 years of experience working with affluent individual investors. His career in the financial industry has focused on providing customized investment management, and comprehensive wealth planning in a tax efficient manner for his clients.
August 28, 2012
OJM Group regularly hosts live webinars. View upcoming free webinars on topics including tax planning and healthcare reform.
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