Private Wealth Strategist is where Christi Shell, Certified Wealth Strategist®, shares insights from her work advising business owners, physicians, executives, and families responsible for meaningful capital.
Families with complex financial lives eventually face a consistent set of wealth decisions—how to structure a business exit, how to reduce tax drag, how to protect assets from liability, how to generate retirement income, how to transfer wealth efficiently to heirs, and how to support family, philanthropic, and legacy goals.
Private Wealth Strategist explores those issues through the lens of integrated wealth strategy. Articles address topics such as investment strategy and portfolio management, tax planning, risk management and insurance, asset protection structures, executive compensation and stock options, business succession planning, education and family support, charitable giving strategies, retirement planning, estate distribution, and liquidity or credit management.
Rather than treating these decisions in isolation, Private Wealth Strategist examines how they interact—because the structure of one decision often shapes the outcome of another.
Christi Shell serves as Managing Director and Private Wealth Strategist at Shell Capital Management, LLC.
Trust structures can shift control and estate exposure—but income tax treatment may still flow back to the grantor. For affluent families, this affects liquidity, governance, and long-term capital planning.
This blog will talk about the financial implications and the emotional considerations of receiving an inheritance windfall.
Tennessee financial advisor offers tips on how adult children can approach the conversation of finances with their aging parents.
This blog will be about filing a final tax return for a loved one who has passed away. It includes information that the person filing will need and discusses how to make the process easier.
This article will explain what wills are and share some benefits of creating a will in honor of National "Make a Will" Month.
A look at the estate tax advantaged trust, the Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust.
Considering creating a trust for your family? Christi Shell, Certified Wealth Strategist®, covers what to think about and what to consider as you create a trust.