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    Guidance Along Your Journey

     

    We treat our clients with respect; their successes and achievements are important to us. We take satisfaction in helping our down-to-earth, honest, hard-working clients find the appropriate route to their financial aspirations.

    Our Process

     

    Our process is one long-lasting dialogue. It is a years-long discussion as we develop a genuine relationship with you and your family and build your financial plan. It all starts with a conversation.

    • Getting Acquainted

      During our intake interview, we get to know each other. We’ll determine whether we’re a good fit for one another.

    • Setting Goals

      We’ll work together to identify your values and goals. These may be long-term or short-term goals. We can even help you discover those important goals you might not have even envisioned yet.

    • Making Plans

      We’ll design your financial plan and determine appropriate strategies. Then we will meet with you again to review our independent recommendations and make any required adjustments.

    • Monitor and Control

      On an ongoing basis, we continue talking. We monitor your investments and make adjustments as the markets shift or your goals evolve. We aim to meet multiple times a year, and we may meet more often if the need arises.

    Retirement Planning

    Retirement planning can be complex and challenging. It involves the process of determining your retirement income goals, and the actions and decisions necessary to achieve those goals. We help you evaluate your current financial status and create a strategy that will help you pursue your desired retirement lifestyle.

    Estate Planning

    With estate planning, we create a master plan for the management of your assets and property during life and the distribution of your property at death.

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    Respecting Your Wishes

    The right estate plan can empower your legacy for generations.

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    Tax Concerns

    Estate planning can help to alleviate the tax burden for your heirs.

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    Charitable Giving

    You can use estate planning to help fund philanthropy or charitable giving.

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    Maximize Your Estate

    Plan to ensure as little as possible is lost to court fees, taxes, and other expenses.

    Business Plans

    As experienced business owners, we have faced many of the same financial challenges that today’s business owners confront daily. We’ll help you with succession planning, protecting your business and key employees, 401(k) plans, and more.

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    Cash Flow Planning

    We help you analyze and potentially optimize the cash flow from your business.

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    Succession Planning

    We can help you understand the financial implications of business succession.

    Charitable Giving Strategies

    Your charitable giving has the dual purpose of saving taxes and supporting the causes that are important to you. We help you explore techniques that allow you to be more strategic with your charitable giving.

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    Tax Implications

    We help you make sense of the tax rules and regulations impacting your charitable giving strategies.

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    Complex Giving

    Gifts to trusts, funds, or specified purposes may be more complex. We help you simplify the process.

    Your philanthropic endeavors are a generous way to contribution to your community. We help you make more of a difference for the causes you care about with effective charitable giving strategies.