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Multifamily Office

Multifamily office services: why high-net-worth individuals need integrated tax and wealth planning.

Your CPA handles taxes. Your advisor handles investments. Nobody talks to each other. That's the structural flaw that multifamily office advisory is designed to fix.

Luke Shoemaker, CPA May 13, 2026
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Multifamily Office

How a multifamily office works (and who it's actually built for).

The term gets used loosely. Here's what a real multifamily office structure looks like, who benefits from it, and what separates it from simply having a financial advisor and a CPA who happen to share a client.

Luke Shoemaker, CPA April 15, 2026
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Business Advisory

How to choose a CPA for your small business (beyond the referral).

Your neighbor's CPA may be excellent. But whether they're right for your business is a different question — and one worth asking before you're locked into a relationship that costs you more than it saves.

Luke Shoemaker, CPA April 8, 2026
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Business Advisory

What business advisory services actually look like for a family-owned company.

Everyone says they offer advisory services. Very few explain what that means in concrete terms. Here's what it actually looks like when a CPA operates as a year-round business partner.

Luke Shoemaker, CPA March 28, 2026
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