Back in March, when COVID-19 was causing a quick and severe correction in the stock market, we wrote a post outlining some of the advice we were giving our clients at that time. This advice included ideas such as not panicking, remembering long-term goals, and being proactive rather than reactive. These ideas coincide with how …
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As the holidays and colder weather rapidly approach, B&C Financial Advisors has decided to collect coats and other winter items again for Mission House, Inc., a local non-profit organization serving the homeless in the Jacksonville area. Thanks to the generosity of our clients and friends last year, we were able to make a sizable donation …
Over the summer, B&C sponsored two junior golf tournaments put on by the North Florida Junior Golf (NFJG) Foundation. The first was the Jax Beach Junior Open on June 18th at Jax Beach Golf Club, and the other was the NFJG Tour Pro-Junior on June 26th at The Golf Club of South Hampton. B&C has …
On Wednesday, May 16th, Investment Manager Adam Oerther answered phone calls for News4JAX’s Wise Money Week, which is a week filled “with activities and events celebrating the importance of good money management and providing financial education designed to help us all become wiser about money.” Adam fielded questions from callers regarding a variety of personal …
We are happy to announce that there is a new addition to the B&C family! CEO & President Allan Cohen, CFP®, and his family are thrilled that their daughter Crista, her husband Rob, and their son Jacob have added another happy and healthy baby to their family. Al and his wife Kathy welcomed their fourth …
Florida is a state lucky enough to benefit from the state-wide merit scholarship known as Bright Futures. Just recently, the state expanded the program, and now there are two main forms of the award known as the Florida Academic Scholarship (FAS) and Florida Medallion Scholarship (FMS). These awards are given out based upon achieving a …
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Have you heard the news? Allan Cohen, CFP®, and CEO of B&C Financial Advisors was ranked North Florida’s #30 top wealth advisor according to Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list. Over 3,000 advisors across the country were chosen for this list out of almost 30,000 nominees. Forbes looks at a number of requirements to compile their …
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The American Opportunity Tax Credit, or AOTC, allows for people to receive a maximum annual credit on their taxes of $2,500 per eligible student. This means the government is willing to grant ten thousand dollars (over four years) of tax credits to every qualifying student. If you have three kids, this equals $30,000 of college …
As hard as it is to believe, 2018 is coming to a close. The B&C Financial Advisors team and significant others celebrated another successful year with a holiday dinner at Eleven South Bistro. Afterwards, we tested our problem-solving abilities as a group as we attempted to “escape the rooms” at Mind Benders Escape Rooms. We …
On November 7th, Investment Manager Adam Oerther attended the Southeast RIA Summit, a conference for financial advisors who work for—or are interested in working for—independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) in the southeastern U.S. Adam was invited to speak on one of the panels at the conference, which focused on finding your niche as an advisory …