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We help business owners and individual investors win the tax game and become financially independent.

All financial strategies are incomplete without a sound tax strategy. After all, it’s not about how much you make, but how much you keep.

Financial Strategy + Tax Strategy = Purposeful Wealth

Business Owners

Entrepreneurship has unique challenges and opportunities. Meeting filing deadlines and collecting the right amount of tax is only the beginning. It doesn’t take long before you begin to wonder how to use loopholes and incentives to your advantage.

Simplify your financial responsibilities with our technology, automation, and concierge-level customer service.

Outsource your accounting department. We’ll handle payroll, cash management, billpay, and tax with a team of experts.

Take advantage of dozens of creative tax strategies we’ve crafted for business owners like you.

Make better decisions with financial reports & advice that provide insight, not just data.

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Individuals & Family

Most people have too many advisors that never talk to each other. They have an attorney, accountant, financial planner, insurance agent, friends, a rich uncle, and the internet. There is surely no shortage of opinions. Filtering through fake news is exhausting.

Coordinate your tax strategy and investment strategy under one roof, with one advisor.

Stop playing the role of “messenger” trying to coordinate multiple advisors.

Clean out the “junk drawer” of financial strategies and accounts.

Simplify and optimize your entire financial situation.

Make more and keep more while doing less.

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A partner with your best interests at heart.

Most accountants are reactive, acting only when you call. Some financial advisors are actually just salespeople pushing the latest product and trying to make the sale. In contrast, Core Financial is a true fiduciary, putting your interests first and giving you proactive, actionable, objective advice that will help you win.

Organization

Often clients are embarrassed with their lack of intentionality and clarity in their financial life. We help restore order as a partner and friend, not as your critic.

Accountability

Life is busy. There are always urgent things that crowd out the important things. We help you prioritize and persevere.

Objectivity

Money is an emotional topic. We help you keep a clear head.

Proactivity

It’s easy to react to life. We help you anticipate and hit life’s curve balls.

Education

We have the heart of a teacher.

Partnership

We work with you, not for you. We care about the outcome and how it impacts your life.

It only takes 10 minutes to see if we’re a good fit.

In just ten minutes you can see if it makes sense for us to work together. No pressure, no sales tactics. Tell us about what’s working and not working for you. If we can help, we’ll schedule another time to go deeper with you.

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Insights from our Blog

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Tax

Tax-Free Rental Income Loophole (Augusta Rule)

You’ve always been told there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, believe it or not there is such a thing as tax-free rental income. This loophole bears the name from the town where the Masters

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Investment decisions MUST consider tax consequences

Why do so many “financial advisors” avoid taxes with phrases like, “I’m no tax expert. Be sure to consult your accountant.” If taxes are a financial topic and your financial advisor doesn’t know tax, he/she missed out on half their education.

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Scott Patterson

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Tax Accounting Investments

6 Traits of Your Next Advisor

Finding the right advisor is a stressful and overwhelming task. Look for these six traits as you evaluate your next advisor.

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