Gifts That Keep On Giving
By John P. Napolitano CFP®, CPA, PFS, MST | Founder & Chairman We’re a week from the holidays, and hopefully, your holiday shopping is mostly done. Few things are less fun than joining the crowd of stressed procrastinators looking for last-minute presents this week. And can we even trust that 2-day delivery online shopping promises…
How Alex Met John
By John P. Napolitano CFP®, CPA, PFS, MST | Founder & Chairman There’s a lot I’m grateful for in life. One thing I am uniquely grateful for is the incredible multi-generational team we’ve been able to build at Napier Financial. When you spend a few decades giving 100% effort on behalf of your clients, it…
2024: Milestones, Memories, and What’s Next
This may well be my last article of 2024. To that end, I’d like to be the first to say that spending 2024 with you has been a privilege. I know the year wasn’t a privilege for everyone. 2024 brought its share of heartbreaks to the 135 families that we work with. And for you,…
Giving Through Endowments
By John P. Napolitano CFP®, CPA, PFS, MST | Founder & Chairman In honor of Giving Tuesday Financial planning is at its best when a client asks us, “Help me find a way to do something that’s deeply important to me.” In that vein, I want to share a recent client story of this sort…
Are Parents the Problem?
By John Napolitano CFP®, CPA, PFS, MST | Founder & Chairman When we think of multi-generational planning, most minds shift to children and grandchildren as the inheritors. However, most of the problems in estate planning belong to the parents. When passing the financial baton, it’s the parents’ responsibility first and foremost to set their families…
How Are You Using 168 Hours?
By: John P. Napolitano | Founder and Chairman I think quality of life might be the best measure of success when it comes to financial planning. As much as most of us love winning the money game, what is money worth? What good is it if we don’t enjoy it? We meet phenomenally wealthy people…
Winning the Year-End Tax Game
By: John P. Napolitano | Founder and Chairman Before I got into financial advice, I was a CPA for a long time. I still carry the license. The reason I crossed the aisle was while taxes are complicated, it’s not that difficult to tell people what happened last year. Worse, I got tired of telling…
Look out, here comes Jim Cantore
In SW Florida, seeing Jim Cantore in person isn’t always a welcome sight. While many of us self professed weather geeks love watching him and all of the other natural wonders showcased on The Weather Channel, when he shows up in your town you know you’re in for a rough time ahead. Jim is now…
The Neighbor I Hardly Knew
In this day and age of families sprawling around the country as children complete their education and begin their careers, it becomes increasingly more significant to know your neighbors. But in this case, I’m talking a bit more globally. For those who have travelled afar, you probably got the feeling from your international hosts that…
Who Left The Lights On? Handling Shared Vacation Homes
We’re reaching the end of summer, and we’ve heard quite a few stories about family vacation properties. There’s a lot of emotion tied up in the topic. Families go for a good time. They go for gathering. And as this world has gotten so global, this may be the one or two times a year…