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30 Years of Experience in Financial Management

Wealth Management Services

For a select group of professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees we provide a holistic approach to financial planning and wealth management to help people safely grow their money for a secure retirement.

 

 

Investments

Investments can play a key role in your financial security plan. The right mix can safely help you achieve your goals.

 

Insurance

Insurance is essential to any comprehensive financial security plan. It can protect you and your family from undue hardship.

 

Retirement Planning

Today people are living longer than ever before. To ensure the greatest chance of not out living your retirement savings, focusing on your financial plan is vital. There are many components to retirement planning that the right advisor can help you manage.

For business owners, we also provide customized 401(k) planning.

 

Managing Your Finances

Managing your finances is an important component to any financial security plan. Money management strategies help you manage your savings on a daily basis.

 

Investment Management 

Asset allocation is the process of selecting a mix of asset classes that closely matches an investor’s financial profile in terms of their investment preferences and tolerance for risk.

 

Comprehensive Financial Planning

A comprehensive financial plan that considers all areas of planning can be the difference between failure and success. We can provide you the leadership and guidance needed to relieve you of the burden of constant planning.

We are proudly partnered with Charles Schwab and Cadaret Grant

We Help Our Clients Accumulate and Distribute Wealth Through a 5-Step Process

  • Investment Planning
  • Income Planning
  • Tax Planning
  • Insurance & Health Care Planning
  • Legacy Planning

The engagement process consists of discovery, analysis, strategy, presentation, implementation and monitoring.

 

Seven Key Risks

  • Longevity/Lifestyle: will you outlive your savings?
  • Health Care: can be devastating to life savings
  • Inflation: potential reduction in your purchasing power
  • Sequence of Returns: risk is highest right before retirement
  • Asset Allocation: high correlation of investments is a big risk
  • Market Volatility: withdrawal risk when the portfolio is down
  • Excessive Taxes: It's not how much you make, it's how much money you will keep

 

We Provide Leadership & Guidance for Our Clients

  • Tax reduction strategies
  • Construct portfolios to match your risk profile
  • Creating lifetime income streams that you cannot outlive
  • Show you how to invest for growth with limited risk
  • Help to protect you from liabilities
  • Assisting with wealth transfer for the next generation
  • We create a retirement blueprint for you

Blog

How to Boost Your Financial Literacy: 5 Simple Tips for Success

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Many of us have experienced the cost of financial literacy gaps at one point or another. And if you’re like most folks, the gaps in your financial literacy probably cost you at least $500 last year alone.1 Think of it as a type of financial illiteracy tax. However, there is good news: you do NOT have to keep paying it year after year. The more you brush up on your financial knowledge, the better you’ll...

3 Reasons Why a Financial Professional is Better than the Do-It-Yourself Approach

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Finance
Intro When it comes to managing your personal finances, paying someone else to decide where to put your money may feel counter-intuitive. After all, who knows and understands your financial needs and goals better than you? Well, the truth is that a financial professional is far better suited to the task. Hiring a financial professional could be one of the best financial moves you make this year. Their utility is far greater than your capacity...

Retirement Success

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Retirement
Retirement can invoke a mix of conflicting emotions from anticipation to fear, excitement to anxiety. It’s one of the biggest life changes we experience in our adult lives. Most of us anticipate and save for it for decades. But, going from receiving a paycheck for most of your adult life to living off the wealth you have amassed is no doubt an unnerving transition. Have I saved enough to live off of? How will I...

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