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15 Minutes of Finance

James Walters, CIMA®, CRPC® & Brandon West, CPA

15 Minutes of Finance is your quick, easy to understand take on markets, taxes, and making smarter financial decisions! The show is produced by West and Walters Tax and Wealth Management, an RIA and tax firm based in Carlsbad, California. Hosted by James Walters, CIMA®, CRPC®, and Brandon West, CPA, co-owners of West and Walters, each episode gives you clear, honest, and actionable financial talk in the time it takes to drink your morning coffee!

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20:41

MARKETS CONTINUE TO RISE!!! Our top five factors in a...

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2024/09/28

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53:33

2 Gents 2 Cents: Do you know what type of advisor...

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2024/09/25

Brandon West, CPA and James Walters, CRPC discuss weekly topics surrounding personal finance, small businesses, investing, tax strategy, and retirement planning. In this episode we peak behind the curtain. What type of advisors are there, what fees do they charge, how do their potentially conflicted incentives affect their investment recommendations, and how can you use this information to pick a great advisor for your situation.

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26:00

The Tax Plan: Maximizing your home office deduction...

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2024/09/24

The Tax Plan walks you through various tax planning strategies to help you keep more of your hard earned money. Today, we discuss home offices. Come learn how there are actually multiple ways to calculate your home office deduction, how to maximize this right off for your business, and how the clickbait "Augusta Rule" is not as good as it sounds!

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23:47

FED FINALLY CUT RATES!! What that means for the...

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2024/09/20

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27:07

2 Gents 2 Cents: Paul asks "what do I do if I'm in my...

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2024/09/18

Brandon West, CPA and James Walters, CRPC discuss weekly topics surrounding personal finance, small businesses, investing, tax strategy, and retirement planning. In this episode we answer a fear lots of our listeners might have: I'm approaching retirement but I don't have much invested and I'm worried I can't retire. Listen as we walk you through HOW to answer the question "cant I retire soon," and learn what to do if the answer is "no" in your current situation.

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39:58

2 Gents 2 Cents: STOP getting your financial advice...

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2024/09/16

Brandon West, CPA and James Walters, CRPC discuss weekly topics surrounding personal finance, small businesses, investing, tax strategy, and retirement planning. In this episode we explore the perverse incentives of financial "influencers" and explain how to search for sound, accurate financial advice instead!

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20:35

The Tax Plan: Estate and gift taxes and how they are...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/09/16

The Tax Plan walks you through various tax planning strategies to help you keep more of your hard earned money. Today, we discuss estate and gift taxes. Learn how much you can give yearly in tax-free gifts, understand if you might have to pay taxes if you die, and consider if effective gifting strategies can lower potential estate taxes in death.

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18:20

Master Chief and Halo knew what we all didn't??!,...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/09/13

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36:27

2 Gents 2 Cents: Every First Resonder Should Retire A...

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2024/09/11

Brandon West, CPA and James Walters, CRPC discuss weekly topics surrounding personal finance, small businesses, investing, tax strategy, and retirement planning. In this episode we dive into the details of the 457(b) plan and how its many advantageous set up every first responder to retire a millionaire!

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22:49

The Tax Plan: Capital gains taxes and how to pay NO...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/09/09

The Tax Plan walks you through various tax planning strategies to help you keep more of your hard earned money. Today, we dive into the difference between short term and long term capital gains and how to effectively utilize long term capital gains in retirement to pay 0% in taxes. We also cover the concept of "stepping up" stock basis upon death and how to utilize low income years to increase stock basis.

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21:12

IS THIS ROLLER COASTER EVER GOING TO EVEN OUT?, WHAT...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/09/06

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18:42

Nvidia earnings- good, bad, or boring?, UNREALIZED...

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2024/08/31

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8:50

2G 2C: BUDGETS

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2024/08/28

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41:16

2G 2C: UTILIZING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS TO BUILD WEALTH

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2024/08/28

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30:45

2G 2C: How easy is it ACTUALLY to become a millionaire??

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/08/27

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46:56

2 GENTS, 2 CENTS: ANNUITIES- the (not so) good, the...

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2024/08/24

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18:27

SELL in May, go away!, how do election years affect...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2024/06/01

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17:26

NVIDIA- A MILLENIALS MICROSOFT!, EXCITING UPDATES TO...

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2024/05/24

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14:32

Term of the day-"Resistance", Real estate investing-...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2023/12/06

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18:06

R.I.P. Charlie Munger, Best month for the 500 in a...

15 Minutes of Finance ·

2023/11/29

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