<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Writing by Brent O'Mara</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/</link><description>Reference entries for the published pieces of Brent O'Mara, a Senior Wealth Advisor in Omaha, Nebraska. General education only.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why Blurred Books Cost Owners Later</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/owners-mix-household-and-business-money-without-noticing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/owners-mix-household-and-business-money-without-noticing/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October WordPress piece by Brent O'Mara on how mixing household and company money quietly makes loans, sales and plans harder.</description></item><item><title>A Household Inventory Built for a Hard Week</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/organizing-your-finances-after-a-health-scare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/organizing-your-finances-after-a-health-scare/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Blogger piece by Brent O'Mara on writing down what a household owns, where each item is kept and whom to call, before a crisis.</description></item><item><title>Dividing a Family Company Among Three Heirs</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/passing-on-a-family-business-when-one-child-runs-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/passing-on-a-family-business-when-one-child-runs-it/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Blogger piece by Brent O'Mara on separating ownership from management when one child runs the family company and two do not.</description></item><item><title>Honest Uncertainty in Financial Advice</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/saying-i-do-not-know-is-part-of-good-advice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/saying-i-do-not-know-is-part-of-good-advice/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October WordPress piece by Brent O'Mara on why an advisor who admits what nobody knows, and plans around it, serves a family well.</description></item><item><title>Designing a Financial Plan Around Bad Years</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/plans-should-be-built-for-the-hard-years-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/plans-should-be-built-for-the-hard-years-first/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Medium piece by Brent O'Mara on why a financial plan counts as finished after it has met a bad year, not before.</description></item><item><title>The Fiduciary Duty in Ordinary Weeks</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/what-fiduciary-means-when-you-hire-a-financial-advisor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/what-fiduciary-means-when-you-hire-a-financial-advisor/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Blogger piece by Brent O'Mara on what the fiduciary duty requires of an advisor during the weeks when nothing is amiss.</description></item><item><title>Keeping a Company Running When Its Owner Cannot</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/business-succession-planning-for-a-sudden-owner-absence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/business-succession-planning-for-a-sudden-owner-absence/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Blogger piece by Brent O'Mara on what a closely held company needs when its owner is suddenly unable to work.</description></item><item><title>Naming the Money That Pays the Bills</title><link>https://brentomarainsights.com/references/what-a-cash-reserve-plan-does-in-a-hard-market-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brentomarainsights.com/references/what-a-cash-reserve-plan-does-in-a-hard-market-year/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A summary of the October Blogger piece by Brent O'Mara on why a written cash reserve plan matters more for its decisions than for its balance.</description></item></channel></rss>