OUR LATEST – RETIREMENT PLANNING

Fall 2025 Investment Perspectives
We discuss maximizing 2025 charitable donation tax deductions, changes to Oklahoma's trust laws, and family charitable mission statements.

Smarter Gifting for 2025: Key Tax Strategies for the End of the Year
To maximize the impact and tax efficiency of year-end charitable donations, consider these key tax strategies.

Summer 2025 Investment Perspectives
We discuss how to handle the recent and how to protect your financial plan in the event of a natural disaster.

Greater Control, Greater Retirement: The Three Account Buckets
To achieve flexibility in retirement, it’s not just about saving enough—it’s also about where you save.

Your 2025 Tax Roadmap: Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is essential for optimizing your financial strategies, as many provisions start in 2025.

April 2025 Investment Perspectives
We discuss how to handle the recent and how to protect your financial plan in the event of a natural disaster.

January 2025 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the market in 2023 and look ahead to 2024, digital safety, and updated FDIC calculations for trust-owned bank accounts.

Roth Conversions: Traversing the Path to a Tax-Free Retirement
We take a look at the new rules for FDIC insurance limits for bank deposits owned by trusts. The good news: It will be simpler to calculate.

Roth Retirement Savings Strategies
We take a look at the new rules for FDIC insurance limits for bank deposits owned by trusts. The good news: It will be simpler to calculate.

October 2024 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the market in 2023 and look ahead to 2024, digital safety, and updated FDIC calculations for trust-owned bank accounts.

July 2024 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the market in 2023 and look ahead to 2024, digital safety, and updated FDIC calculations for trust-owned bank accounts.

April 2024 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the market in 2023 and look ahead to 2024, digital safety, and updated FDIC calculations for trust-owned bank accounts.

January 2024 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the market in 2023 and look ahead to 2024, digital safety, and updated FDIC calculations for trust-owned bank accounts.

October 2023 Investment Perspectives
We discuss AI and its effects on the markets, TCO updates, deferred sales trusts, and how to avoid fireworks caused by your estate plan.

Using Qualified Charitable Distributions to Support Charities
Exploring the Power of a Deferred Sales Trust for Financial Flexibility

Business Health and Employee Financial Wellness
Financial wellness programs are a win-win for employers and employees. We break down why it's a smart move for businesses.

July 2023 Investment Perspectives
We discuss AI and its effects on the markets, TCO updates, deferred sales trusts, and how to avoid fireworks caused by your estate plan.

Maximizing Profits and Tax Efficiency
Exploring the Power of a Deferred Sales Trust for Financial Flexibility

April 2023 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the bank failures of early 2023 and how they compare to 2008, as well as key aspects of Secure Act 2.0 and real estate trends.

Key Provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0
The new law expands savings opportunities and provides a new option for unused 529 plan balances.

January 2023 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the economic outlook for 2023, whether cash is still trash, gifting to children & grandchildren, and why charitable giving doesn't have to be so stressful.

October 2022 Investment Perspectives
We discuss how to rescue the economy, when to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth, and why DIY estate planning can be a bad idea.

July 2022 Investment Perspectives
We discuss the impact of the midterm elections on the U.S. stock markets, how SECURE Act 2.0 may change retirement savings, and medicare premium increases.

U.S. stock market forecast ahead of the 2022 midterm elections
U.S. midterm election years have generally been the weakest for the stock market in a presidential term. Will history forecast how the upcoming elections affect the U.S. stock markets?

SECURE Act 2.0
Congress is considering another bipartisan retirement bill called the Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE Act 2.0). If it passes, here are two proposed changes that will primarily affect retirees and those approaching retirement.

Why you might be charged higher Medicare Premiums during retirement
See how Medicare premiums are affected by IRMAA and what to consider if it happens to you.

Walden, Donuts and Estate Planning
Lessons on estate planning from Thoreau's masterpiece.

A Leader’s Legacy – Saying Farewell to Tom Wilkins
Recently, Thomas W. Wilkins retired as CEO of Trust Company of Oklahoma after 30 years serving our clients. He will remain as Chairman of our Board of Directors and the values he has instilled in all of us are his strongest legacy.

Disconnected and Detached – Stock Market v. Economic Reality
A comprehensive overview of the stock market in 2020.

The Trend Is Your Friend
Investment management in the time of COVID-19, government interference, and low interest rates. Keep an eye on the trends.

Protecting Your Loved Ones
A 2021 Oklahoma State bill authorizes the electronic monitoring of assisted living residents' common areas.

The Price of Greatness – Dispatches From Route 66
Philip Mock reviews TV series about Michael Jordan.

The Winding Road to Recovery
2020: Reasons to stay optimistic about the economy while working towards the end of the pandemic.

Planning for Addict Beneficiaries
While the topic of substance abuse in families can be difficult, it's a growing epidemic that is important to take into account when estate planning.

Phone Scam Alert
Do not fall for the Suspended Social Security Number scam.

A Beneficial New Year’s Resolution
Some resolutions are hard to accomplish. This one is easy - but very important, especially with the passage of the SECURE Act.

Final Edition – Bob’s Market Observations
For your sake, I have decided to wrap up with a single reminder I regularly direct at myself.

Graduating From the Kids’ Table
While dividing attendees into two tables works well for a packed house during the holidays, don’t apply this philosophy to estate planning.

Chill Before Serving to Avoid Family Litigation
Litigation can be destructive to families, both financially and emotionally. Learn how families can avoid the courts to settle their differences.

Bob McCormick Hits the Open Road
Our colleague is taking an early retirement at the end of the year. Although we don't normally announce retirements in this publication, it is important to note a few of Bob's lasting impacts on us, his colleagues.

Where There’s a Will…
What do Aretha Franklin, President Abraham Lincoln and Prince have in common? Find out.

Upside Down
Making Sense of the Recent Yield Curve

The Risk Of Negative Interest Rates In The U.S. – Bob’s Market Observations
Understand the risk of negative interest rates in the U.S.

Don’t Judge A Book (Or A Nursing Home) By Its Cover
Selecting an assisted living facility for a parent or grandparent is not an easy job. Understand a few key components to ensure quality care and happiness for your loved ones.

The Fiduciary Rule: What It Means For You
We have served our clients with a fiduciary duty since our founding in 1981.

Alzheimer’s And Dementia Patients Are Easy Prey For Scammers
Avoid being a victim of financial exploitation.

Honey, We Forgot The Car!
How to handle cars in estate planning

Trying Not To Be a Dodo
Changing Political Climate Threatens Fiscal Conservative Species

Is Fiscal Discipline Extinct? – Bob’s Market Observations
Does anyone care about government spending and debt? And who will pay the bill?

My Aunt’s Close Call – Bob’s Market Observations
Luckily, one day, Bob discovered that a beneficiary document his aunt signed could put her estate plan at risk of entering the troubled probate waters.

Jobs of the Future – Bob’s Market Observations
"Many jobs in the future aren't even in existence today." Are we unprepared for what's coming? Read more.

New Year’s Day Reflection- Bob’s Market Observations
We ended 2018 with high volatility, but McCormick is optimistic our investments will be better off soon. It’s not shaping up to be a straight line though.

Tulsa World: TCO Hires Bri Ghosn
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We are pleased to introduce Vice President Bri Ghosn, a financial advisor with over a decade of experience. At TCO, she will provide clients with trust administration, asset management, and retirement planning. Read more.

Why Establish a Trust?
In this article, Jean Kates shares her perspective, as a rancher's daughter, on why establishing a trust is so important.

Preventing Exploitation of Elders
Jennifer May discusses a topic we all hope to never experience but need to be made aware of. Elder exploitation is no joke. Learn how to arm yourself and your loved ones.

Yes, We Can!
David Stanley clears up a common misconception some individuals have when they hear the name “Trust Company of Oklahoma.”


