Financial planning
Our Services
Stock Compensation
We regularly review and advise on all aspects of your company stock: restricted stock, incentive stock, performance shares, stock purchase plans, and more. We are your go-to resource for questions about stock compensation.
Planning & Priority Setting
This is where we discuss what matters most to you. What are you trying to accomplish? What concerns you? What’s top of mind? We prioritize and address the most pressing issues first.
Retirement Planning
Once our clients reach the “work optional” stage of life, we want them to feel confident they will not run out of money. We work out all the details. How much can be safely spent? What accounts to withdraw from? What will taxes look like? And more.
Net Worth & Cash Flow
We track our clients net worth, income, and spending over time. We also help our clients automate their day-to-day finances and money flows to minimize stress and maximize efficiency.
Real Estate
Decisions involving real estate can have major financial implications. If you’re curious about how much home you can can afford, what mortgage makes sense, or if you should refinance, we’re here to help.
Forward-Looking Tax Planning
We’ll review your tax return and assess your current-year situation to analyze what can be done to lower your current or future taxes. We also work directly with your CPA to provide a team-oriented approach.
Risk Management
We’ll review your current insurance policies to look for areas of cost savings and where you may be over- or under-insured. We want our clients to have coverage where they need it for the risks that matter most.
Employee Benefits & 401(k) Review
We’ll regularly review your company retirement account and employee benefits to make sure you’re getting the most from what is offered.
Financial planning
Our Approach
1.
Understand
We start by learning about you and your current finances.
The goal is to learn where you are today, how you got here, what problems and questions you have, and where you want to be in the future.
2.
Implement
Once we have a clear picture of your finances and aspirations, we create actionable steps to turn your goals into reality.
We prioritize and get to work on the most important questions you’re facing. We also discuss how your money will be invested so that it earns the return you need.
3.
Iterate
An important part of our ongoing relationship is to monitor the progress towards your goals. During these meetings we will check in on questions such as:
- What parts of your plan have changed? What is unchanged?
- How are your investments doing? Are they performing in line with our expectations so you can achieve your financial goals?
We’ll review your situation 2 – 4 times per year to make sure you’re headed in the right direction.
Investment Management
Our Core Beliefs
Beating the market
Is Highly Unlikely
Capture market returns using passive funds. Active funds rarely generate persistent outperformance.
Thoughtfully allocate
Between Stocks and Bonds
Own stocks for growth, and bonds for income and reduced volatility. Strike a thoughtful balance based on your time horizon, goals, and risk tolerance.
Diversify
Worldwide
Own a mix of assset classes in the US and internationally. This will reduce the volatility of your portfolio and improve returns over time.
Practice
Patience
Success in investing takes time. Keep a long-term outlook and ignore the noise.
Simple
Beats Complex.
Minimize redundant accounts and funds.
Costs
Matter
Minimize the cost of investing, allowing you to keep more of what you earn.
Minimize
Taxes
Use tax-efficient exchange-traded funds. Do not trade frequently. Harvest losses to offset against future gains.
Rebalance
Systematically
So your portfolio stays in line with the risk and return profile you are comfortable with.
Focus
On What You Can Control
You can’t control the financial markets. There are, however, many other things you can do to improve your investment experience and outcome.
Emphasize
Sustainability
We can invest in companies with a positive impact across environmental, social, and corporate governance issues.
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