We're Growing! There must be something in the water. . . We are thrilled to announce that John and Sara are expecting a baby! Alýss a and her husband, Todd, are also expecting a baby!! And they're due within three days of each other!

Baby Christiansen Alias : Baby / Butterbean Due Date : Nov 7, 2019 Fruit Size this week : Lemon ‘80s and ‘90s Nostalgia Size : Pokémon Trading Cards Gender : ? Baby Mason Alias : Baby / Peanut Due Date : Nov 10, 2019 Fruit Size this week : Lime ‘80s and ‘90s Nostalgia Size : Hacky Sack Gender : ?

Don't worry, our office will remain open; however, John Mason will not be holding in-office appointments during the month of November. Rest assured, you will be taken care of in John's absence. We have an extremely capable and confident advisory and support team to assist you. John will also have a part-time schedule during which he will be accessible via email and phone (we all know he won't unplug completely during his leave!). We will continue to update you as the due date approaches, and as to when John will be back in the office. Please help us by making appointments in advance and contacting us with your own anticipated life changes as soon as possible. Thank you for allowing John this precious (sleepless!) time to welcome this wonderful gift into the world!  Congratulations to the new parents-to-be!!

With such happy news, we have a bit of sad news as well. Kathy Ethridge, the longest serving M&A employee, will be departing this summer. Her husband, Keith, who has worked in the Department of Veterans Affairs for 31 years, has taken a new position as a Chaplain at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. The news is bittersweet, as they will be joining one of their daughters and grandsons who live in Texas. Kathy began at Mason & Associates as the second employee, and has been with us through it all, for the past 13 years! We cannot thank her enough for all of her sincere dedication and hard work over the years. Kathy wants everyone to know clients make it a pleasure to come to work every day and she wishes she could say a personal farewell to each one she has gotten to know through the years. Kathy will be sorely missed, but we wish her the very best as she embarks on a new life adventure.

The Mason family would like to thank you all for the condolences in memory of Mike and Ken’s father, John E. Mason. Dad passed away on February 21, and many of you were at the President’s Day breakfast when we received news he was taken to the hospital. We truly appreciate your heartfelt sentiments, cards, and flexibility with appointments. We’re thankful to know that his presence on earth will have a lasting influence on the many lives he touched.

Please keep in mind that the Traditional and Roth IRA contribution limit has increased to $6,000 for those under age 50, and $7,000 for those over age 50.  If you are contributing monthly to an IRA and would like to increase your contribution amount, be sure to let us know. Check back tomorrow for the year in review so far! We are looking forward to the rest of the year and to helping our clients, who have shown us so much support in turn. Thank you, as always, for your trust, confidence, and friendship.

RADIO SHOW TONIGHT! Download the WNIS app to listen to our radio show with Mike and John. First and third Tuesday of every month 6:00 - 7:00 PM

‌ ‌

Michael R. Mason, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, Kenneth T. Mason, RICP®, John M. Mason, CFP®, and Holly L. Remsing, CFP® offer securities & advisory services through Centaurus Financial, Inc., Member FINRA and SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor. Mason & Associates, LLC and Centaurus Financial, Inc. are not affiliated companies. This is not an offer to sell securities, which may be done only after proper delivery of a prospectus and client suitability is reviewed and determined. Information relating to securities is intended for use by individuals residing in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. This e-mail and attachment(s) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If received in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete/destroy the message and any copies thereof. This e-mail was sent in accordance with US Code 47.5.11, Section 227. We respect your privacy and pledge not to abuse this privilege. To stop future mailings, please respond by typing “remove” in your reply. The CLU®, ChFC® and RICP® are the property of The American College, which reserves sole rights to its use, and is used by permission.