Investment Management
A Simplified, Diversified Approach
Smart. Steady. Aligned With You.
From building wealth to planning for retirement and giving back through charitable strategies, our services are designed to grow with you. We also collaborate with a trusted network of professionals, like estate planners and tax advisors, to help ensure your entire financial picture works together, simply and seamlessly.
Financial Planning with less risk
Each Building block has a different objective
Strategies may have varying results
Expect volatility
Goal: Is Plan on Track?
Financial Planning with less risk
Each Building block has a different objective
Strategies may have varying results
Expect volatility
Goal: Is Plan on Track?
Although our investing strategy continues to evolve, we have found that 5 core building blocks continue to be a foundation for client success. We believe allocating between a mix of U.S. Equity Growth, U.S. Dividend Growth, Fixed Income, International Equities, and Alternative Assets provide the core for a strong financial plan.
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U.S. Dividend Growth
We work to grow our household’s investment income overtime to maintain client’s purchasing power and weather the inevitable volatility storm. Our dividend growth building blocks aim to own companies that generate income, grow income, and provide downside protection during periods of slow growth.
- Grow Income
- Generate Income
- Downside Protection
Fixed Income
We work to uncover the liability needs of each household. Personalized liquidity needs frame the amount we may need to allocate to fixed income and cash. The right allocation for each household depends on their risk tolerance, risk capacity, tax plan, and overall financial plan. These assets may provide stability of principle, cash flow, an equity market hedge, and the potential to increase during a recession.
- Stability of Principle
- Cash Flow
- Hedge Equity Market Risk
- Potential to Increase In Value During Recession
U.S. Equity Growth
- Capture Mega Trends of American Innovation (i.e. AI)
- Potential Above-Average Secular Growth
International Equity
We work to build diversified portfolios that provide our clients with ballast no matter the environment. By allocating a portion of the portfolio to developed and emerging markets we may provide our clients with higher yields and the opportunity to buy and sell assets with different valuation metrics to their U.S. counterparts.
- Potential for Higher Yields
- Diversification
- Lower Valuation
Alternatives
Some households may have alternative assets in their portfolio while other households may have little to no exposure depending on their plan. These assets may provide the opportunity to reduce the correlation in a portfolio with the potential for higher returns. However, some alternative asset classes are illiquid compared to other building blocks, which make them possibly not the right fit for everyone’s plan.
- Reduce Correlation
Tax Efficiency
When managing money, a primary goal is to create large, sustainable capital gains! Gains are good when compared to the opposite. That being said, a related primary goal is to be as tax efficient as possible. Tax efficiency includes the following…
- Using tax deferred or tax exempt portfolios whenever possible
- Manage unrealized gains and losses throughout the year
- Paying taxes at the most opportune tax level (long-term versus short-term)
- Identify (and possibly avoid) assets that send out frequent capital gains distributions
- Monitor dividends and interest throughout the year
- Identify mutual funds or ETFs with high or low turnover