Dillon Harper is a Wealth Advisor* at Family Financial Partners – a financial services firm in Lexington, Kentucky.
A bluegrass native, Dillon from Lawrenceburg, continued his education at the University of Kentucky graduating with dual degrees in Finance and Marketing in 2019. Before joining Family Financial Partners, Dillon gained a plethora of experience from interning at other financial institutions around Kentucky.
Outside of the office, Dillon enjoys going to the gym, hunting, and keeping up with his favorite sports: football, and basketball while simultaneously being dubbed a golf novice by his FFP co-workers.
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5 Most Important Tips for Year-End Charitable Giving
As the holiday season approaches, generosity often tends to take center stage, and for good reasons. Giving back not only supports the causes you care about, but it can also provide potential tax advantages before the year wraps up. Whether you give regularly or are considering a larger year-end contribution, here are a few strategies that can help make your charitable dollars go further.
Save for retirement or pay off student loans — which to choose?
For many young professionals, student loan repayment and saving for the future feel like opposing financial forces. On one hand, there’s the pressure to aggressively pay down debt. On the other, there is the desire — and need — to build a stable financial foundation for the future: emergency funds, retirement savings, buying a home, and more. The good news? You don’t have to choose one or the other. With the right strategy, you can make progress on both fronts.
Tax season is almost here — are you maximizing your retirement savings?
I’ve shared tax filing tips before, but this year, I want to focus on one item in particular: IRA contributions.
What is an IRA?
An IRA (Individual Retirement Account) is a tax-advantaged retirement account that you fund independently of an employer-sponsored plan like a 401(k).