James Novakovich
Co-Founder & Wealth Advisor
- Company:Nova Wealth Management
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James Novakovich
Co-Founder & Wealth Advisor
James Novakovich is a highly experienced wealth management professional with nearly 25 years of expertise in financial planning and investment strategy. Over the course of a decade at Fifth Third Securities, he served as Vice President and Investment Executive, where he successfully built one of the firm’s top-performing advisory teams by delivering exceptional client service and personalized financial solutions.
In 2011, James co-founded Nova Wealth Management with the vision of creating a client-centric firm where each individual receives tailored guidance and attention. His commitment to excellence and deep understanding of financial markets have earned him consistent recognition, including multiple Five Star Wealth Manager awards from Gulfshore Life magazine.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, James now resides in Bonita Springs with his wife, Amy, and their five children. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing basketball with his kids, and cheering on Cleveland’s sports teams.
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Equal doesn`t always mean fair.
Especially when it comes to inheritance.
Consider two children receiving the same dollar amount—but one receives a Roth IRA and another receives a Traditional IRA.
Or one child spent years helping care for a parent while another didn`t.
Or one received substantial financial help years earlier.
Estate planning can involve much more than dividing everything by the same percentage.
It can also mean considering:
✔️ The assets being inherited
✔️ Taxes
✔️ Previous financial assistance
✔️ Caregiving
✔️ Beneficiary designations
✔️ Individual circumstances
✔️ Communication
💬 Sometimes explaining why you made a decision can be just as important as the decision itself.
🔗 Read more through the link in our bio.
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Oct 6
⏳ Retired…but not taking Social Security or RMDs yet?
Pay attention to this window.
For some retirees, taxable income temporarily drops after work ends and before other retirement income begins.
That may create an opportunity to evaluate:
✔️ Roth conversions
✔️ Retirement withdrawals
✔️ Social Security timing
✔️ Future RMDs
✔️ Tax diversification
But a Roth conversion isn`t automatically the right answer.
The goal isn`t just lowering taxes today.
It`s understanding how today`s decisions may affect your taxes throughout retirement.
🔗 Read more through the link in our bio.
#RetirementTaxPlanning #RothConversion #RothIRA #RetirementPlanning #RMD #SocialSecurity #FinancialPlanning #NovaWealthManagement
Oct 5
📁 Having a trust and funding a trust are two different things.
You can sign the documents…
Put them safely in a binder…
And still have work left to do.
Depending on your estate plan, you may need to coordinate:
🏠 Real estate
🏦 Bank accounts
📈 Brokerage accounts
💼 Business interests
📋 Beneficiaries
🖼️ Personal property
And as your financial life changes, your estate plan may need another look.
A trust is a plan. Funding helps put that plan into action.
Our newest blog explains what families should know.
🔗 Link in bio.
#LivingTrust #EstatePlanning #TrustFunding #LegacyPlanning #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #SouthwestFlorida #NovaWealthManagement
Oct 2
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