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Parents Could Shield Up to $2,500 From Taxes With Trump Accounts

Bloomberg turned to Taylor Hart, CFP®, for a clear-eyed look at the new Trump Account tax break, and what it really means for families saving for kids.

Steadmont Advisors 2026 Mid-Year Outlook

Leadership In Finance

Steadmont Advisors President, Taylor Hart, is recognized as a 2026 Leadership in Finance honoree by the Birmingham Business Journal.

After tragedy, a planner finds a niche advising women in grief

Steadmont Advisors 2026 Outlook

Helping Adult Kids Without Ruining Retirement

No matter how valid the reasons are for parents to financially assist their adult children, there’s little question that it can cause them to delay or even abandon their retirement plans.

Meet the BBJ’s Women of Influence for 2025

The Birmingham Business Journal has unveiled its 2025 Top Birmingham Women and Women to Watch.

Wealth managers offer advice for dealing with the ‘boomerang generation’

The rising cost of living is forcing more adult children to move in with their parents. As a result, more parents are seeking advice from their financial advisors.

How To Help Parents Assist Adult Kids Without Ruining Their Retirement

No matter how valid the reasons are for parents to financially assist their adult children, there’s little question that it can cause them to delay or even abandon their retirement plans, advisors say.

Veteran women advisors offer career advice to up-and-comers

The coming Great Wealth Transfer offers a huge opportunity for the next generation of female advisors. Here's how they can maximize it.

Wealth managers see Roth conversions as bright side of market volatility

However unwelcome, a drop in stock prices could be the opportune time for a Roth conversion, according to financial advisors.

How advisors guard against client poaching in a volatile market

Taylor Hart and Amy Drinkard discuss strategies to keep unnerved clients from being lured away by rivals during uncertain times.

How To Win Clients in a Down Market

In volatile times like these, public confidence in financial advice can become strained. Yet for savvy advisors, it can actually be a golden opportunity for solidifying client trust and winning new business, experts say. The trick is to know how—and not to waste a moment.

2025 Market Volatility Update – Understanding the Current Market Selloff

Steadmont Advisors 2025 Market Outlook

Steadmont Advisors 2024 Mid-Year Update Webinar

Quarterly Performance Report Tutorial

Market Update Webinar with Steadmont Advisors – 1st Qtr 2024

Local Merrill Lynch Team Forms Steadmont Advisors

Local Merrill Lynch wealth advisers form new business

Wirehouse veterans launch firm for ‘millionaire next door’ with Dynasty, Fidelity

Financial advisor trio previously managed $420M at Merrill Lynch.

$420M Merrill Lynch Trio Launches RIA with Dynasty

The new RIA firm, called Steadmont Advisors, will be based in Birmingham, Alabama.

$420m Merrill team sets up Dynasty-backed RIA

Taylor Hart, Mimi Dunn, Amy Drinkard and Tyler Decker have set up Steadmont Advisors in Vestavia Hills, Ala.

Merrill Lynch Team Breaks Away to Launch RIA Steadmont Advisors

The Birmingham, Ala.-based team of four managed $420 million at the wirehouse before going independent with Dynasty Financial Partners.

Poised for a New Era of Wealth Management, Newly Independent Firm – Steadmont Advisors – Joins Forces with Dynasty Financial Partners to Deepen Client Services for the “Millionaire Next Door”

Birmingham, Alabama-Based Firm Previously Managed $420 Million in Client Assets; Vows to Redefine Personalized Financial Guidance with Fidelity as Custodian