DELIVERING FINANCIAL ADVICE WITH PASSION & INTEGRITY

Have You Ever Asked Yourself?

Here are some questions that we can help you answer…

  • Are my existing funds worth the cost?
  • Expressed as a percent, how much income are my investments generating overall?
  • What are the total costs of my investment portfolio and how are they broken down between advice providers?
  • How much risk does my current investment lineup represent?
  • Am I over-exposed to any single company? Sector? Industry? Geographic Region?
  • Can I make my portfolio more efficient without raising the risk level?
  • Am I using the perfect mix of account types to reduce taxes?
  • Is it possible to be too diversified and thus water down returns?
  • Am I striking the best balance between income and safety or has my portfolio drifted unknowingly?
  • Out of all the options to save for my kids, what’s the best option to minimize taxes and maximize control?
  • How are Social Security Benefits taxes and when should I start taking them?
  • What combination of 401(K) and IRA contributions will give me the most bang for my buck?
  • If I were to pass away tomorrow, how would my current assets be distributed? Would they be taxable to my heirs?
  • Which retirement plan offers the most perfect conditions for my company?
  • Is my portfolio designed to minimize tax costs by taking advantage of low long-term capital gains rates?
  • Are the insurance policies that I took out years ago still appropriate based on how my life has changed? Based on product enhancements since?
  • Has my annuity lived up to the hype? Do I really know what I’m paying and what benefits it offers?
  • Does my advisor really have an opinion on markets or are the merely parroting a committee’s decisions?
  • What value do I need to get for my business to be able to comfortably retire?
  • What is the appropriate way to use stop orders to protect my holdings?
  • Can you design a portfolio that meets the directives of my trust?
  • Can you help us design an Investment Policy Statement?
  • How do I know how much risk to take?
  • Should I prioritize retirement over non-retirement investing?
  • How often should I look at my statements/check my portfolio?
  • What is the difference between an index fund and other mutual funds? How do I know which one to choose?

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