TOTAL PLANNING

How We Help

We create a plan that brings order to all facets of your finances. We offer a prudent process with a long-term focus that allows you to address your most important goals.

Our Financial Planning Process

Financial planning touches so many areas—investing, tax concerns, insurance, retirement planning, estate planning, and more. We offer you a coordinated effort that is designed to address all aspects of your financial picture cohesively.

STEP ONE

 

Step 1

Initial Conversation

We learn about your financial concerns and discuss how our services can address your needs.

STEP TWO

 

Step 2

Discovery

We work together to uncover your true financial needs, goals, and concerns, then evaluate your current financial position.

STEP THREE

 

Step 3

Your Financial Framework

With a better understanding of where you are and where you want to go, we design a customized, actionable plan to help you pursue your goals.

STEP FOUR

 

Step 4

Mutual Commitment

Once you have had a chance to review your plan, we can answer all your questions, respond to any concerns, and decide together how to proceed.

STEP FIVE

 

Step 5

Implementing Your Plan

We work with you hand-in-hand as we move forward and implement your financial plan.

STEP SIX

 

Step 6

Review

As life changes, so do your goals. To make sure your plan remains in line with your needs, we will meet to review your progress and ensure your plan continues to match your objectives.

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning is the process of determining your retirement income goals and the actions and decisions necessary to help pursue those goals.

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Accumulation

We will create an accumulation strategy that helps to address your desired retirement lifestyle

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Distribution

A successful plan will offer specific ways to manage stability and seek growth with tax-efficient distributions.

We help evaluate and coordinate your total retirement picture, including any company-sponsored retirement plans.

Investment Management

We take a disciplined, long-term approach to investing.

We believe in following prudent, sound, and time-tested investment strategies. Your portfolio is tailored to your goals and your ability to withstand market fluctuations. Your investments are constantly monitored and you will receive ongoing reports.

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Education Planning

Our clients naturally want to help their children and grandchildren afford higher education, but it is important that they not jeopardize plans for retirement and their financial well-being.

We help you prioritize college savings with effective savings plans and other options.

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Tax Planning

Help to minimize your tax burden

Thoughtful tax planning is an integral part of your financial plan. With effective tax planning, all elements of your plan should fall into place in the most tax-efficient manner. We want to help you make the most of tax-advantaged savings opportunities, as well as manage your income and withdrawals to help minimize the tax consequences.

Business Succession and Key Person Planning

Your personal finances are inextricably linked with your business, so your family’s financial plan also needs to be integrated with that of your business. That’s why we uncover strategies that align your personal finances and your business objectives.

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Business Succession

Protect your heirs and your estate plan with effective succession planning strategies.

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Key Person

Protect you business if a key person passes away or is diagnosed with a critical illness.

 

Estate Planning

The right estate plan can empower your legacy for generations. We will create a master plan for the management of your assets during life, and the distribution of your property at death.

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Risk Management / Insurance Planning

We identfy where your risk lies, build a plan to help limit the effects, and provide the protection you need and deserve.

To address your insurance needs, we help you determine:

- What kind of coverage you need and for how long.

- If you are paying for insurance that you no longer need.

- How to select the right policy from the right insurance companies.