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The risk inverse: Why – despite what you might think – more money means more planning
You might assume that risk goes down as wealth goes up. Logically, having the means should mean less danger, more confidence, fewer worries. But risk likes to do the last thing you expect.
Family & Lifestyle
Embracing sustainability may benefit business
Explore tips for going green in the workplace.
Business Ownership
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Saving for K-12 education with a 529 plan
Learn about using 529 plans for more than just college savings.
Family & Lifestyle
Concentrated equity risk: Is it time to break your concentration?
Sometimes the very thing that creates substantial wealth poses its greatest threat.
Markets & Investing
Advance care planning: a loving act
Ensuring your loved one’s end-of-life wishes are honored.
Retirement & Longevity
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529s are more than a college savings tool
These versatile savings accounts are a powerful estate planning vehicle.
Estate & Giving
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A universe of potential opportunity lies beyond the public markets
Technology and trends have made individual investors an important part of the private market.
Markets & Investing
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Foster financial literacy and family values
The two go hand in hand when preparing your heirs.
Family & Lifestyle
May review: Tech earnings drive markets despite macro uncertainty
5/29/2026
S&P 500 index extends positive return streak to eight weeks.
Markets & Investing
Cordially divided: the joy of prenups as planning tools
As prenuptial agreements become more normalized, it’s time to recognize them as the long-term planning tools they’ve always been.
Estate & Giving
Social Security survivor benefits: 6 things to remember
Understanding how Social Security benefits apply to a surviving spouse is essential to creating an effective retirement income plan.
Retirement & Longevity

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Tim S. Smith

Raymond JamesRaymond James
  • 101 Falls Park Dr Ste 600 Greenville, SC 29601
  • 864.255.4546
  • 800.922.2364
  • 864.255.3390
  • Map & Directions
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