Twelve points Webinars

This presentation is an overview on estate planning and the specific land mines for LGTQ individuals, lead by Brendan Ward of Cherry Tree Legal. BRENDAN L. WARD, is a Nahant resident, attended St. John’s Prep in Danvers and subsequently received his Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire and his JD from New England School of Law. Brendan has received extensive training and coaching in Estate Planning that sets him apart from his peers through Wealth Counsel and the Family Wealth Planning Institute. Brendan continues to focus on estate planning for families with young children, same sex couples, together with elder care and intervention, trust and estate administration. His skills provide a depth of knowledge in probate practice and asset protection. Brendan in addition to estate planning and trust & estate administration, works on real estate conveyancing helping both buyers and sellers in the sale of real estate. Brendan spends a great deal of time volunteering in his local community. He is the past president of the Copley Society of Art Circle, past chairman of the town of Nahant Advisory & Finance Committee, the Secretary of local non-profit 01908, Vice President of the Board of Directors of Family & Children Services of Greater Lynn, a member of the Board of Directors of the Lynn Boys and Girls Club, and Trustee of the Lynn Home for the Elderly.

Join Twelve Points’ Chief Investment Officer, Steve Bruno, to hear him answer questions live from participants of this seminar!

We encourage you submit any questions you want answered in advance of this webinar to greg@twelvepoints.com.

Steve Bruno comes to Twelve Points with over 35 years of institutional investment management experience in both the Public and Private Equity sectors of the market. During that time he has served in various leadership roles including Co-President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Chief Quantitative Strategist.

As a portfolio manager, he managed over $2.0B in both long-only and long-short equity portfolios. Most recently he was associated with a private equity investment advisory firm which advised on over $1.0 billion in resilient energy transactions during Mr. Bruno’s tenure. Prior to that he was President and Chief Investment Officer at an investment management firm he founded in early 2007. He received a B.A. in Economics and his M.B.A. in Finance from New York University and is a CFA Charterholder.

There are a lot of ways to save your hard-earned money and accomplish your financial goals. If you want your money to have the possibility of growing over time, you may want to consider investing your savings. Not familiar with investing? Don’t be intimidated, it’s not as complicated as it sounds.

• Types of Investments
• The Power of Compounding
• Risk vs. Reward
• Diversification / Asset Allocation
• Volatility
• Bull & Bear Markets

Tips for caring for your own finances first, while supporting aging parents and launching your children.

• Aging Parents & Financial Support
• Financial Independence for Children
• Third Act Planning – Becoming an Empty Nester

Investors’ thoughts and emotions affect investment decisions, often turning a well-intentioned investor into his or her own worst enemy. In this seminar, we highlight the two emotions, loss and greed, which underlie most of investors’ bad investing behavior. We also discuss the role advisors should play in helping investors become aware of their behavioral biases and put a plan in place to mitigate the impact they have on investors’ portfolios and goals.

• Budgeting
• Emergency Funds
• Retirement Savings
• Insurance
• Goals (Long-Term & Short-Term)
• Wills & Trusts
• Health Care Planning

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst with these topics:

• Term vs. Permanent Insurance
• Factors Affecting Cost
• Disability Insurance
• Tax Advantages of Insurance

This month we look at the legal documents to keep you and your family safe and sound. We’ll dive into:

• Estate Plan
• Living Trust
• Will
• Durable/ Nondurable/ Special or Limited/ Springing/Medical Power of Attorney
• Advance Medical Directive
• Kids Protection Plan

We will walk through the majors pits and peaks of this fiscal year, while focusing specifically on:

• Market Returns
• Sectors and Assets Which Appear Overvalued/Undervalued
• Trends We See Developing
• How to protect yourself in 2024