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Is This Your First Tax Season as Newlyweds? Here’s How to Get Through It Like Pros

By Trilogy Financial
April 1, 2018
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A financial expert breaks down how to get through tax season unscathed, including how to prep, when to file jointly and the best ways to optimize your refund.

’Tis the season—for taxes. Listen, we know shuffling through IRS forms and deciphering a new tax code is one of the least enticing ways to kick off newlywed life (especially if you just returned from your honeymoon and finally wrapped up thank-you notes). But if you haven’t already, it’s time to get down to business filing your first tax return as a married couple. Have questions? We have answers, thanks to Jeff Motske, president and CEO of Trilogy Financial and author of The Couple's Guide to Financial Compatibility. Here’s what first-time newlyweds need to know this tax season.

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October 20, 2026

Trilogy Capital, an Irvine, Calif.-based wealth management company with more than $5 billion in advisory and brokerage assets, announced it has acquired Mountain Capital Investment Advisors in Westminster, Colo., an advisory firm with more than $1 billion in client assets.

The purchase of Mountain Capital, founded 15 years ago, is Trilogy's largest deal of the year and gives it its second location in Colorado and 11th overall, the company said in a press release today.

“Mountain Capital is a perfect fit for Trilogy and demonstrates our commitment to intelligent inorganic growth,” Jeff Motske, co-founder, president and CEO of Trilogy, said in a prepared statement. “Mountain Capital shares our commitment to long-term client relationships, fiduciary advice, and thoughtful financial planning, so the cultural fit is exceptional. We are very excited to be able to attract high-caliber people to Trilogy.”

Mountain was founded by U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former airline pilot Brandt Burns and his wife Michelle Burns, a former senior manager at United Airlines for 14 years, the press release said. Read more here.

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