Author: Sound Stewardship Team

Tax-Loss Harvesting: How to make lemonade out of market lemons  April 27, 2022 by Matt Syverson, CFP®

In March, we discussed 10 financial moves you can make in the midst of uncertain times. Today, we want to  dig deeper into #8 on that list: Tax-loss harvesting. If you’re not a hands-on

Three habits to build financial contentment  April 22, 2022 by Jonathan Harrison, CFP®

At Sound Stewardship, we talk quite a bit about contentment. It’s one of our two goals for all of our clients, contentment and confidence, which underpin all our seven principles. As I’ve written befo

5 ways to proactively face your retirement fears  April 18, 2022 by Jonathan Harrison, CFP®

A couple months ago, I ran into a friend at church who was back in town for a visit. He and his wife moved out east to be near family after retirement several years ago. I asked him how retirement was

10 financial moves to make the most of uncertain times  March 15, 2022 by Matt Syverson, CFP®

With tensions rising as fast as gas prices, you may be wondering what you should do to protect your assets or make the most of climbing interest rates. Below are 10 practical tips you can do right

Ways to help the people of Ukraine  March 15, 2022 by Jonathan Harrison, CFP®

As the whole world watches the tragedy in the Ukraine unfold, you may be wondering how you can help. Our friends at the National Christian Foundation put together this list of organizations

Budgeting for retirement? Here are 3 apps that can help!  February 17, 2022 by Matt Syverson, CFP®

Our very first Sound Stewardship Principle is “Live within your means.” This principle is the great leveler! Everybody has to do it, no matter your income, otherwise stuff goes bad fast. If you’ve eve

18 years of strong relationships and proven principles  February 16, 2022 by Matt Syverson, CFP®

February 2, 2004: I opened the doors of Sound Stewardship (then called Syverson & Company). All of my financial planning registrations and regulations had come through the Friday before, so I offi

Why 2022 IRA & 401k updates could change your retirement plan  January 22, 2022 by Matt Syverson, CFP®

We’ve been keeping close tabs on the new 2022 IRA & 401k updates. There are several changes that could affect your retirement and philanthropic plans in the years to come. We’ll summarize those ne

Finding Financial Health – Your 2022 Financial Planning Checklist  January 19, 2022 by Jonathan Harrison, CFP®

Wouldn’t it be interesting to have been in the room when big ideas were first presented? Who was it that first had the idea to catalog all the world’s knowledge…using volunteers - like Wikipedia? Or t

Which investment strategies worked best in 2021? And which will work for 2022?  January 11, 2022 by Jonathan Harrison, CFP®

After the close of each year, I review how the stock market performed. It’s interesting to rank several types of investments using a report called the “Asset Quilt.” This stacks previous year’s result