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Detailing Into Dollars: How One Couple Keeps Millions In Assets Sparkling

June 30, 2026

Protecting millions in luxury automobiles and millions in real estate takes two qualities- precision and trust. We are excited to share the entrepreneurial stories of Ivan Jimenez of Sonoma Auto...

Best Practices for Managing Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (CLATs) and Wealth Preservation

June 26, 2026   Sonoma Wealth Advisors

Estate planning in 2026 can feel more complex than ever. Rising asset values, shifting tax legislation, and growing philanthropic ambitions have made the decisions families face more consequential...

AI Falling Back To Earth? What Fixed Income May Be Saying About The Cycle

June 25, 2026

SpaceX debuted at $150, surged to $232 in four days on a wave of AI excitement, then lost 34% of its value in a single week. It was the most hyped, most AI-adjacent IPO of 2026 — and when it...

Sonoma Wealth Supports Sonoma Fireworks

June 24, 2026

Sonoma Wealth Advisors sponsors the 2026 Hometown Fourth Of July Parade, ranked the 8th-best Fourth of July celebration in the country.

How The New Fed Chair Could Change Your Mortgage Rate

June 19, 2026

Kevin Warsh is the new Fed chair, and real estate buyers (and sellers) want to know what that means for mortgage rates.  In his first Fed Meeting this week, rates held, with 9 governors indicating...

The Rate Held, But The Fed Has Changed

June 19, 2026

The Federal Reserve just held interest rates steady — but for the first time in years, the bigger story isn't the number, it's the man behind the decision. Kevin Warsh walked into his first FOMC...

This Week the Market Ran on Oil and Inflation

June 12, 2026

This week oil prices whipsawed on Iran headlines while a hot inflation print kept the Fed boxed in, and together they drove the narrative in the market. Is the war actually over...again?  How...

Trump Accounts vs 529 vs Custodial Roth: Which Wins for Your Grandkids

June 12, 2026

Last summer Congress created a brand new savings vehicle for minors called the “Trump Account” or 530A account.  For families building generational wealth, the rules might not be what you'd...

Sonoma Wealth Nominated For Award

June 11, 2026

Sonoma Wealth Advisors is nominated for Best Financial Advisor in the Sonoma Index-Tribune's 2026 People's Choice Awards. See how to cast your vote.

What Is The Dot Plot?

June 05, 2026

The Fed may soon scrap a tool called the dot plot...and most people have never even heard of it. But it has quietly shaped every mortgage rate, bond yield, and retirement projection in the last 14...