Perspectives: Articles

Eighteen Months After

Assessing the Dynamics Behind the 2023-2024 Banking Crisis and Fieldpoint Private’s Stance in the Aftermath

The circumstances that drove Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank into the hands of regulators are still on the minds of private and institutional clients across the country.

Introducing Create!

It is with great pride and purpose that we introduce you to create! by Fieldpoint Private. create! is an initiative to deliver banking products and services customized for the unique needs of creators living and working in the communities served by Fieldpoint Private. Its mission is to help entrepreneurs turn…

Never Conflate a Client with a Customer

Never Conflate a Client with a Customer

Fieldpoint Private has zero customers. It never has. Never will. This, despite deep relationships with hundreds of families and the advisors they trust most, along with their philanthropic and business enterprises across America. Zero. How can that be? It’s about language and the philosophies it reveals. Stick with me. Virtually…

Check Washing Schemes Are on the Rise

In today’s digital age, scams and other criminal behavior seem to garner additional news headlines every day, making careful stewardship of your digital financial security of the utmost importance. While many individuals and businesses have embraced electronic payment methods, it’s important to remember that physical checks still remain a significant…

Estate Says It Lacked Liquidity To Pay Taxes Without Loans

As appeared in “Tax Notes Today Federal,” April 16, 2023, by Erin McManus. The estate of a widow of a regional bank founder is challenging a $5.47 million estate tax deficiency arising from alleged additional unreported lifetime gifts and understated valuations, and from disallowed interest on loans to pay expenses. Carolyn…

The Benefits of a Corporate Trustee

When we think of a trustee, we think of an individual who is literally in a position of trust – this usually refers to someone managing property, authority or responsibility on behalf of others. Serving as a trustee carries with it a fiduciary obligation that may, in addition to a meaningful commitment of time, also require investment, accounting and legal expertise.

Nick Bertha Shares Key Insights on Trust Planning with Family Wealth Report

Fieldpoint Private’s Nick Bertha, President of Fieldpoint Trust provides insights and actionable strategies families might want to consider in a new article for Family Wealth Report. Bertha notes that some of the most powerful trust planning techniques are often overlooked or misunderstood by those who can benefit from them the…

Tax Alert: Here We Go Again?

As readers of these Tax Alerts are aware, many tax proposals and “scares” emanate from Washington which cause much consternation, sometimes prophylactic, proactive tax planning, and yet in the end do not come to fruition. The current poster child being last year’s tax law legislation that continues to flounder on…

Planning Bulletin: To Be, or Not to Be?

There are a number of moving parts, and a meaningful uncertainty factor, as well as timing urgency. Notwithstanding, if you have significant unrealized LTCG, whether or not you choose to take an action step, you need to understand the choices.

White Paper: What’s the Upside in a Downturn?

When interest rates and asset valuations fall together, the result for some is an unprecedented planning window. Today, as a consequence of the coronavirus and the resulting market and policy responses, we are seeing both.

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