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What Does Fiduciary Mean to Us?

A fiduciary standard, when applied to a financial advisor, says the advisor has a legal duty to act in good faith and trust, placing your best interest above that of the advisor or their firm. The advisor is ethically and legally bound to act in this manner.

At Longview, we aren’t just fiduciary by law; we’re fiduciary by choice. All of our advisors sign a fiduciary oath to put your interest before our own.

Recently, several of our team members

Posted on March 31, 2021 0
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Happy New Year! A Look Back at 2020.

Our January letter to clients is always a look back at the previous year. We share the many fantastic things that our team and our clients have done. We take time to celebrate the wins of the previous twelve months and use it as momentum toward the next twelve. We cannot think of another year in the history of our firm where this process has been any more important. 2020 was trying. It challenged us all as individuals, families, employers,

Posted on January 1, 2021 0
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Jessica Hovis Smith Named as Firm’s Next President

Longview Financial Advisors, Inc., a financial planning and wealth management firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Hovis Smith as the firm’s next President. Jessica takes over the President’s role from Jeff Cedarholm. Jeff will remain active on the investment team and will serve as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer.

“When Longview merged with West Financial in early 2010, I already had 35 years of experience managing small businesses.  As Longview’s president, when I asked my team who

Posted on September 14, 2020 0
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Jeff Jones Named NAPFA Treasurer

Longview Financial Advisors is pleased to announce that Jeff Jones has been named as the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Treasurer. Jeff was named to the National Board in 2019 and will now serve as the organization’s Treasurer for the upcoming year.

NAPFA is the country’s leading professional organization of Fee-Only financial advisors – highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interest of those they serve in a fiduciary manner. NAPFA

Posted on September 11, 2020 0
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Andrew Gipner Named to Leadership Greater Huntsville Board

Longview Financial Advisors is pleased to announce that Andrew Gipner has been named to the Board of Directors of Leadership Greater Huntsville. Andrew has been an active volunteer within the organization for the past five years and recently served as the Program Chair for Connect Class 22.

With their mission being to identify, educate, inspire, and connect leaders to build a better community, Leadership Huntsville provides access to community leaders and organizations while discussing topics as they relate to the

Posted on July 22, 2020 0
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Introducing William Shea Gipner

We are happy to announce the birth of William Shea Gipner (better known as Liam) to Andrew and Kristin Gipner. Liam was born on Wednesday, July 15th, weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long. Mom, Dad, and big sister Emmie are so happy that he is here!

Congratulations, Andrew and Kristin!

Posted on July 22, 2020 0
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CARES Act – What May Affect You

The COVID-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has left its mark on global and domestic markets. Government guidelines to practice “social distancing” has significantly impacted commerce as consumers are staying at home. The U.S. stock market ended its historical bull run of eleven years in mid-March. Many businesses have suffered in this time, unfortunately resulting in many employees being laid off.

The United States Congress scrambled to create a stimulus relief bill to help aide the economy and the American people. The

Posted on April 3, 2020 0
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SECURE Act Brings Potential Changes to Your Planning

Over the summer of 2019, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. On December 19, 2019, the Senate passed the bill, and it was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019.

The bill affects many Americans and may potentially result in the update of many financial plans here at Longview. The bill is long and covers many areas including the following:

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Posted on January 8, 2020 0