Navigate your financial journey
with a trusted advisor

How We Work

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Navigate your
financial journey
with a trusted advisor

- How We Work -

Engagement Options

Full-Service Planning
and Investment Management

Ongoing Advisory Relationship

$500k Asset Minimum
0.25-1% of Assets-Managed

Everything included in Comprehensive Planning Engagement, plus:

  • Life Planning: Aligning financial capital with goals/values
  • Multi-Generational Family Engagement
  • 2 Dedicated Advisory Review Meetings per year
  • Quarterly check-in calls
  • Year-end Tax Planning Meeting
  • Coordination with outside advisors (Estate, CPA, Insurance, Investment Mgrs.)
  • Anytime availability via phone, email, or in-person/virtual meetings
  • Account Consolidation
  • Custom designed, advisor-managed investment portfolios
  • Advisor-Driven Planning and Investment implementation
  • Proactive outreach on investment and planning developments
  • Accountability Partner
  • Desiring broad scope of on going planning and investment advice
  • Seeking to hand off execution of planning recommendations and investment management
  • Interested in Multi-generational family engagement
  • Wanting coordination with outside advisors
  • Seeking to align on their long-term goals and financial resources
  • Desiring for ongoing, proactive advice and engagement
  • 30-minute Introductory call
  • Post-meting data inventory and collection
  • Deep-Dive factfinding and goal discovery meeting
  • 2-3 planning sessions
  • Delivery of written recommendations and outline for execution
  • Investment account opening/transfer under our management
  • Ongoing assistance with execution and investment management
  • Regular review and proactive outreach

Comprehensive Planning
Engagement

3-4 Planning Sessions

$3,000 – $10,000

  • Deep Dive Factfinding/Goal Discovery Meeting
  • Long Term Cash Flow Projections with Scenario Analysis (what-ifs)
  • Retirement Planning
  • Retirement Income Distribution Education
  • College Savings Planning
  • Tax Planning
  • Debt Strategy
  • Risk Management Assessment and Strategy
  • Estate Planning and Strategy
  • Investment Portfolio Analysis and Recommendations
  • Written Recommendations and Action Items
  • Full access to Planning and Estate Portal
  • Self-Execution of Planning and Investment Recommendations
  • Up to 6 months ad-hoc follow up as needed
  • Seeking to get clarity on their long-term life and financial goals
  • Desiring a broad scope of planning and investment advice
  • Comfortable executing recommendations and managing investments themselves
  • Looking for planning and investment advice while maintaining existing advisor relationships
  • Having no desire for ongoing, proactive advice
  • 30-minute Introductory call
  • Post-meeting data inventory and collection
  • Deep-Dive factfinding and goal discovery meeting
  • 2-3 additional planning sessions
  • Delivery of written recommendations and outline for execution
  • Post-meeting follow up for up to 6 months as needed

Wealth Transfer Planning
Estate & Trust Planning
Education Planning
Charitable Giving

Services

Retirement Income Distribution Planning
Investment Management
Tax Planning
Health & Insurance Planning

Investment Management
Tax Planning
Health & Insurance Planning

Retirement Income
Distribution Planning

Wealth Transfer Planning
Estate & Trust Planning
Education Planning
Charitable Giving

Services

Investment Philosophy

Below are core tenants of our investment philosophy.

  • Straight-forward over Complex

    Institutional-level investment principles refined to be more easily understood, actionable, and tailored to individual circumstances.

  • Goals-Driven; Integrated with Broader Financial Plan

    Investments portfolios are in service to life’s needs. We believe investments must be closely aligned with the broader financial plan.

  • Time-Tested and Evidence-Based

    The best results typically come from rigorous analysis of history, not unbridled speculation about the future.

  • Broad Diversification

    Its become a generic buzzword, but is of strategic importance to help create consistency of investment results. Our portfolios span multiple broad asset classes and provide wide diversification within each.

  • Tax-Efficiency

    Its not what you make, its what you keep. We analyze investment strategies based on after-tax return potential; strategically position certain types of investments based on their tax efficiency, and regularly review the portfolio for tax-loss harvesting opportunities.

  • Costs Matter

    Similar to the cost of taxes, unnecessary fund expenses can also eat away at the overall return you achieve. We’re proud to offer access to the best 3rd party mutual funds and ETFs that provide low-cost access to the markets we invest in.

  • Proactive Discretionary Management

    Markets and Client needs change and our investment approach must stay connected to both to be successful.

Investment Philosophy

Below are core tenants of our investment philosophy.

  • Straight-forward over Complex

    Institutional-level investment principles refined to be more easily understood, actionable, and tailored to individual circumstances.

  • Goals-Driven; Integrated with Broader Financial Plan

    Investments portfolios are in service to life’s needs. We believe investments must be closely aligned with the broader financial plan.

  • Time-Tested and Evidence-Based

    The best results typically come from rigorous analysis of history, not unbridled speculation about the future.

  • Broad Diversification

    Its become a generic buzzword, but is of strategic importance to help create consistency of investment results. Our portfolios span multiple broad asset classes and provide wide diversification within each.

  • Tax-Efficiency

    Its not what you make, its what you keep. We analyze investment strategies based on after-tax return potential; strategically position certain types of investments based on their tax efficiency, and regularly review the portfolio for tax-loss harvesting opportunities.

  • Costs Matter

    Similar to the cost of taxes, unnecessary fund expenses can also eat away at the overall return you achieve. We’re proud to offer access to the best 3rd party mutual funds and ETFs that provide low-cost access to the markets we invest in.

  • Proactive Discretionary Management

    Markets and Client needs change and our investment approach must stay connected to both to be successful.

Planning Philosophy:

Yes we have all the fancy charts
and graphs, but what makes that
meaningful is ensuring we’ve
defined your best life so we can
begin crafting a plan towards
attaining it.

Life Planning, Not
Just Financial Planning

Wide range of planning
areas covered; One
integrated plan and partner
to address them all.

Broad Scope
of Advice

We know a lot; our
nationwide network
of experts know
even more.

Wide Network
of Professionals

Access to the best
technology available
to assist us with our
analysis and execution.

Best-in-Class
Technology

Life happens, priorities evolve,
regulations change. Our ongoing
partnership can help ensure you’re
on top of necessary changes to your
plan as needed.

Ongoing Engagement
and Accountability

Yes we have all the fancy charts
and graphs, but what makes that
meaningful is ensuring we’ve
defined your best life so we can
begin crafting a plan towards
attaining it.

Life Planning, Not
Just Financial Planning

Wide range of planning
areas covered; One
integrated plan and partner
to address them all.

Broad Scope
of Advice

We know a lot; our
nationwide network
of experts know
even more.

Wide Network
of Professionals

Access to the best
technology available
to assist us with our
analysis and execution.

Best-in-Class
Technology

Life happens, priorities evolve,
regulations change. Our ongoing
partnership can help ensure you’re
on top of necessary changes to your
plan as needed.

Ongoing Engagement
and Accountability

What do we believe in? Developing deep and meaningful relationships. Sharing experiences with the people you love. Finding a sense of purpose and belonging. Discovering and fulfilling your true potential.

What do we believe in? Developing deep and meaningful relationships. Sharing experiences with the people you love. Finding a sense of purpose and belonging. Discovering and fulfilling your true potential.

Partner with Custom Wealth Planners
for confidence in your retirement

Schedule your complimentary introductory call

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Partner with Custom
Wealth Planners for
confidence in your retirement

Schedule your complimentary
introductory call

GET STARTED