by Daniel Stous | Jul 23, 2026 | College Saving, Insight, Money Management, News, Tax Legislation, Taxes, Tips
Author’s Note (July 2026): We first published this article to explain a quirk of Nebraska law—that while the federal government treated private K-12 tuition as a “qualified” 529 expense, Nebraska did not. That has finally begun to change. During its 2025 and...
by Natalia Paige | Jul 8, 2026 | Investments, Money Management, Retirement, Taxes, Tips
After decades of disciplined saving, sacrificing, and planning, retirement is finally within reach. But for many people, that finish line comes with an unexpected feeling: anxiety. The paycheck stops. The accumulation phase ends. The nest egg you’ve spent a...
by Daniel Stous | Jul 8, 2026 | Estate Planning, Insight, Investments, Loans, News, Retirement, Tax Legislation, Taxes, The Market
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written shortly after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed on July 4, 2025. It has been updated as of July 2026 to reflect the official IRS inflation figures for 2026 (Revenue Procedure 2025-32, issued October...
by Ava Heyne | Jul 1, 2026 | Team
When I started telling people I was studying finance, a lot of them assumed I’d spend my days strictly staring at spreadsheets. And while that’s certainly part of the job, Flagstone has shown me that this career is so much more. It’s about people, relationships, and...