Tax Brackets and Tax Refunds: By the Numbers
Recent headlines report Tax refunds for 2018 dropped 8.4 percent during the first week of tax filing season, says the Internal Revenue Service. Glass 1/2 empty view Taxpayers may receive [...]
Small Business Success and Marketing
Measuring Success Starting a small business is hard work. Marketing your small business is even harder. Once you find the right marketing strategies for your business, how do you measure [...]
Investment Policy Committee Update – 02-04
While the core focus for the Buttonwood Investment Policy Committee (IPC) revolves around positioning of assets for the various stages of economic cycles, secondarily we track technical indicators for the [...]
Buttonwood President Honored with I. J. Mnookin Award
On January 23, 2019, Buttonwood Financial Group President, Jon McGraw, was honored with Midtown KC Now’s 2019 Main Event I.J. Mnookin Award. McGraw was honored for his long-term dedication to [...]
Countdown to Retirement: Strategies for Saving in Your 50s
Many retirees today are redefining the "golden years." Forget about endless days of leisure. Retirees seek adventure, travel, and new business pursuits. While these changes may redefine retirement, will retirees [...]
Investment Policy Committee Update
As you can guess, December was a busy month for the Investment Policy Committee (IPC)! Based upon our view that many of the major economies around the world, including the [...]