Category: Announcements

John Gardner, CFP®, CPM®, a regular columnist for ALIVE magazine, announces the July issue has been published. His column, Investor’s Edge, is titled “Roth vs. Traditional IRA: Which is Best For You?” Read John’s article. Link to ALIVE Magazine July 2020 Danville, Ca. July 13,, 2020 “Roth vs. Traditional IRA: Which is Best for You?” John’s Investor’s Edge column in now … Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: July issue of ALIVE Magazine Out Now”

John Gardner, CFP®, CPM® is happy to announce his recent podcast now available on The Talk Pod, “6 Keys to Retirement Planning.” Listen now… Your link to The Talk Pod Danville, Ca. July 1, 2020 “6 Keys to Retirement Planning” John’s “Investor’s Edge” column is a regular monthly feature in ALIVE Magazine. Thanks to the magazine’s founder and publisher, … Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: New Podcast in Talk Pod”

John Gardner, CFP®, CPM®, a regular columnist for ALIVE magazine, announces the June issue has been published. His column, Investor’s Edge, is titled “Who CARES?” Read John’s article. Link to ALIVE Magazine June 2020 Danville, Ca. June 9, 2020 “Who CARES?” John’s Investor’s Edge column in now available in the June issue of ALIVE Magazine. Another temporary casualty of COVID-19, ALIVE … Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: June Issue of ALIVE Magazine Out Now”

Our New Phone Number is: 888 – 985 – P L A N You will hear this number mentioned in Blackhawk Wealth Advisors’ radio commercial on KCBS

John Gardner, CFP®, CPM®, a regular columnist for ALIVE magazine, announces the May issue has been published. His column, Investor’s Edge, is titled “Seven Things Investors Need to Know.” Read John’s article. Link to ALIVE Magazine May 2020 Danville, Ca. May 11, 2020 “Seven Things Investors Need to Know” John’s Investor’s Edge column in now … Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: May Issue of ALIVE Magazine Out Now”

Welcome to my first “ZOOM-inar”. This is a sign of the times! This would have been a large group presentation in the past over a delicious lunch or dinner. As we all with the new challenges in our daily lives and witness the most volatile investment markets in history and worst economic period since the … Continue reading “How to Manage Investments in a Covid-19 World”

2019 Tax Filing – How You Can Still Lower Taxes

Best Wishes this Good Friday & Hoping You Have a Happy Easter The essence of Easter Sunday is victory and new life. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating this Easter with those you love, Happy Easter! John & Laurie

One Savings Account, Multiple Tax Benefits

Danville, CA. January 21, 2020 John Gardner, CFP®, CPM® is pleased to announce being listed in Forbes’ Five Star Award Winners 2019. John and Blackhawk Wealth Advisors were among 1,340 award candidates in the San Francisco-East Bay area who were considered for the Five Star Wealth Manager award. 104 (approximately 8% of the award candidates) … Continue reading “ANNOUNCEMENT: Five Star Wealth Managers & Investment Professionals”