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Cerity Partners Insights

Timely investment outlooks, best practices, and actionable planning strategies to inform and guide your decision making.

Joshua Norman and Michael Bryan

Corporations

How Business Owners Can Profit From Qualified Small Business Stock

August 5, 2025 - Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) offers one of the most powerful tax incentives for entrepreneurs, investors, and employees in the United States and has been…

Joshua Norman and Michael Bryan

Joseph Matus

Principal

Economic and Market Outlooks

What’s On Our Minds

August 4, 2025 - Friday’s payroll report revealed a stalled labor market with limited hiring but minimal layoffs, indicating a fragile balance that continues to support consumer spending for…

Joseph Matus, Principal
Economic and Market Outlooks

Video: August 2025 Economic & Market Outlook

August 1, 2025 - We’ve reached the second half of 2025. Will the drama that attended the first half of the year be worth it? Here’s why Jim Lebenthal…

Economic and Market Outlooks

Webinar Recording: Q3 2025 Market & Economic Outlook

July 23, 2025 - Our Investment Office breaks down the ripple effects of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act and recent tariff hikes. Get answers to key questions about…

Joshua Norman and Michael Bryan

Individuals and Families

“Easter Eggs” in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act

July 22, 2025 - As we review the sweeping changes introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s clear that some of the most impactful provisions for high-net-worth…

Joshua Norman and Michael Bryan

Joshua Norman and Paul Chmielewski

Business Owner Advisory

13 Key Takeaways from the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act 

July 16, 2025 - Hear more from our specialists on 13 of the most important takeaways from the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act and its potential impact on your…

Joshua Norman and Paul Chmielewski

Rita Lee

Partner

Individuals and Families

Where Women Should Invest $1 Million 

July 15, 2025 - It’s important to consider how gender-specific financial challenges might impact large investments. Learn about the challenges & opportunities women face in investing.

Rita Lee, Partner

Joe Ferreira, Sam Marshall and Jack Rabuck

Incentive Stock Options

Incentive Stock Options and the Alternative Minimum Tax Catch-22

July 8, 2025 - Here’s why AMT can be problematic: If you exercise enough incentive stock options and continue to hold the stock from the options you exercised, you…

Joe Ferreira, Sam Marshall and Jack Rabuck

Ben Pace

Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Economic and Market Outlooks

Third Quarter 2025 Economic and Market Outlook

July 8, 2025 - Global economic growth is modest, with the United States rebounding from a tariff-driven slowdown and central banks around the world cautiously balancing inflation and growth…

Ben Pace, Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Estate Planning

Video: Navigating Special Needs Trusts

July 7, 2025 - Learn how special needs trusts can provide long-term financial stability and preserve public benefits for individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Joshua Norman

Principal

Individuals and Families

NUA: The Key to Reducing Tax Liability on Your Employee Stock Shares

July 2, 2025 - Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) are a great way to build retirement savings. If your ESOP allows for a distribution that qualifies as a Net…

Joshua Norman, Principal

Andrejs Pilajevs

Principal

Cross-Border Planning

Portugal for U.S. Expats

July 2, 2025 - This Insight examines the key considerations for U.S. expats considering a move to Portugal, whether as full-time retirees, part-time residents, digital nomads, or investors seeking…

Andrejs Pilajevs, Principal
Economic and Market Outlooks

Video: July 2025 Economic & Market Outlook

July 1, 2025 - The financial markets seem to be sending us a message about presidential policies and the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Jim Lebenthal explores what they might be…

Joseph Matus

Principal

Economic and Market Outlooks

What’s On Our Minds This Week

June 30, 2025 - Despite sharp volatility and trade policy uncertainty in the first half of 2025, markets are flexing a newfound optimism about the path forward.

Joseph Matus, Principal

Adam Sandler

Senior Principal

Individuals and Families

Private Placement Life Insurance

June 26, 2025 - The concept behind PPLI is simple: by investing inside a life insurance policy, you take advantage of the favorable tax treatment granted to life insurance.…

Adam Sandler, Senior Principal