Michael Milam, Financial Advisor, CPA, MAcc
President and CEO
How Inflation Can Crumble Your Retirement Lifestyle
Where were you in 1986? What were you doing? It was 35 years ago, but it seems like yesterday, right? I was fresh out of college. Back then, the average price for a new car was $9,255. Today a new set of wheels is going to cost you, on average, about $33,000! The average home […]
Weekly Market Commentary: Our Stock Market Final Four
As the Final Four NCAA Basketball Tournament rolls on in New Orleans, we continue our tradition of picking a stock market final four. We have identified our four key factors for the stock market outlook: 1) Consumer spending, 2) Earnings, 3) Interest rates, and 4) Inflation. We also celebrate
last year’s winner: COVID-19 vaccines. Below we discuss these four factors, how they may influence markets this year, and pick our winner.
Physicians: Why You Need a Financial Professional Who Understands Your Industry
As a physician, you’ve devoted a lot of time to educating yourself, building a career, and providing top notch care that enriches your patients lives, and in the midst of all that, it can be easy to overlook your finances. To ensure you’re optimizing your financial situation and making your hard work pay off in […]
Market Volatility Can Stir Your Loss Aversion
Here is a statement that is bound to cause you to raise your eyebrows: Your long-term financial success may depend less on the structure of your portfolio than on your ability to adapt your behavior to changing economic times. At the very foundation of your financial well-being lies your behavior. In fact, one can plausibly […]
A Guide to Retirement Planning for Doctors
Working in medicine may be challenging, especially with the strain placed on health care professionals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Working towards a comfortable early retirement may be a financial goal for some physicians. Here are some suggestions that doctors may use to manage financial independence. Investigate Qualified Retirement Plans Physicians are often subject to complex […]
Michael D. Milam
President & CEO, Financial Advisor
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Michael D. Milam CPA, MAcc, has been associated with California Financial Partners and LPL Financial for over 18 years. He holds his Series 7 and 66 registrations with LPL Financial. He enjoys working closely with clients to provide comprehensive wealth management.
In addition to providing portfolio management to high net worth clients, Mike brings a unique perspective to the financial planning and wealth management process. His background as a certified public accountant and many years of experience with income, estate, trust and gift taxation, provides his clients with a comprehensive approach to all aspects of financial planning. Because of his unique experience, he brings significant value to his clients.
Mike has spoken nationally on tax planning techniques and the planning process. In addition, Mike has testified as an expert witness in the Los Angeles Superior Court system on income, estate and trust taxation, accounting and finance.
His years of experience with individual, trust, estate, corporate, partnership tax planning and compliance provides him with the necessary tools to assist business owners and individuals through all phases of the financial planning process. He has developed many complex succession plans and sophisticated estate planning strategies. As a trusted advisor, he continually works hard to find strategies to pursue the goals of his clients.
Mike was a founding partner in the firm Milam, Knecht & Warner, LLP, a full service CPA and consulting firm. Mike has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in taxation and accounting. He began his career at Ernst & Young. He was also a senior vice president and CFO with LCF, a diverse holding and asset management company.
When Mike is not working, he enjoys being with his wife, five children (and their spouses) and 14 young grandchildren. He loves traveling, hiking and fishing. He donates time to various charities and youth groups. He finds that helping others is the key to life.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
—Zig Ziglar
Michael D. Milam is a Registered Representative with, and securities are offered through LPL Financial. Member FINRA/SIPC.
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