Bush Wealth Management

10/16/2026

You can know it’s time to move and still have a hard time leaving.

A home can hold decades of birthday mornings, holidays around the table, height marks on the doorframe, and rooms your children still think of as “home.”

So when it’s time to downsize, the decision carries more than financial considerations. It can mean deciding what to keep, what to let go of, and what you want the next chapter to feel like.

Some moves deserve more than a financial conversation.

10/15/2026

The third quarter of 2026 is in the books! 📈
Join Aaron as he shares a recap of the markets, key takeaways from the quarter, and what investors should keep in mind as we head into the final months of the year.
https://na2.hubs.ly/H08pKF30

10/15/2026

Kent Patrick discusses Revocable Living Trusts and why they are not for everyone.

Kent Patrick of Bush Wealth Management discusses Revocable Living Trusts and why they are not for everyone.

10/14/2026

Blazer pride runs deep at Bush Wealth Management! ❤️🔥

Blazer Owned Business Spotlight: Kent Patrick ’13

This week, we’re highlighting Bush Wealth Management and Managing Partner Kent Patrick!

Today, Kent serves as Managing Partner at Bush Wealth Management, where he works with clients to develop thoughtful, long-term financial plans while helping lead the strategic direction of the firm. As a fiduciary and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, Kent is committed to providing clients with objective and transparent financial guidance.

And the Blazer connection runs deep! Kent is joined at Bush Wealth Management by fellow VSU alumni:

Brad Bayless ’18
Rob Simmons ’18, ’21
Carlee Smith ’23
Aaron Taylor ’18
Chandler Craven ’23

From discovering his passion in a VSU classroom to building a career focused on helping others, Kent is a great example of what it means to be Blazer Owned!

10/14/2026

📢 JUST ANNOUNCED: Social Security Benefits to Increase 3.6% in 2027!
The Social Security Administration has officially announced a 3.6% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2027, impacting approximately 76 million Americans.

What does this mean for retirees?
Social Security benefits will increase beginning January 2027.
The average retired worker will receive approximately $75 more per month.
The adjustment is designed to help benefits keep pace with inflation and rising living expenses.

While an increase is welcome news, understanding how Social Security fits into your overall retirement income strategy is an important part of financial planning.

🔗 Learn more from the Social Security Administration: https://na2.hubs.ly/H08np4s0

10/13/2026

🎂 Please help us wish Aaron a Happy Birthday! We hope you have a wonderful day!

10/09/2026

Have you ever thought through a financial decision so many times that you’re no longer sure what you think?

You’ve run the scenarios. Read the articles. Talked it over at home. Maybe you’ve even made a decision, only to reconsider it the next morning.

We see this when the stakes feel especially high, like retirement, selling a business, helping family, or making a major purchase.

Sometimes you don’t need more information. You need the space to sort through what you already know and determine what matters most.

That’s where a thoughtful conversation can help.

10/07/2026

If you couldn’t make important decisions tomorrow, would the people you love know what you wanted?

Who should step in? What happens to your assets? What medical decisions would you want made?

An estate plan helps answer those questions ahead of time and can make an already difficult situation easier for the people you care about.

Whether you’re raising a family, building a business, or approaching retirement, it’s a conversation worth having.

10/02/2026

Success can create something we don’t talk about enough: more choices.

And choices come with tradeoffs.

A promotion may mean more income and less time. A bigger home may mean more space and less flexibility. Building wealth may eventually give you the ability to work less, change careers, or spend differently.

As your financial life grows, the conversation often becomes less about what’s possible and more about what’s worth it.

09/30/2026

We've never had someone walk into our office and say, "We can't wait to review our beneficiaries."

What we hear is something much more human.

"We've been meaning to update our wills."

"I know we should consolidate those old retirement accounts."

"We keep saying we need to talk to our kids about our estate plan."

"We just never got around to it."

After years of working with families, we've learned that people rarely put these conversations off because they don't care.

They put them off because life gets busy. There always seems to be something more immediate demanding their attention.

That's why we don't think of financial planning as checking boxes. We see it as creating the time and space to work through the decisions that have quietly been sitting in the background for far too long.

If something has been sitting in your "one day" file, maybe this is the season to move it to the top of the stack.