Our Philosophy

We believe making good investment and financial decisions can help you reach your goals. We believe your money is a serious topic and your savings represent much of your life’s work. We know you live a busy life and have limited amounts of time to allocate to your work, family, and passions.

Clients we work with want their money to be working for them. They want their investments to be aligned with their goals and to sleep at night knowing their best interests are being taken care of.

We believe our role is to advise our clients to make good investment and financial decisions so that they can have more time to enjoy their lives. We believe our clients don’t cut their own hair because they trust their barber to do a great job. They understand the value of good advice and seek out expertise. We are proud to say the majority of our clients have been with us for many years and have stayed for so long because they trust us, they like us, and most importantly we have done a great job for them.

 

Guiding Principles:

 

Trust and Communication is key. We speak with our clients in plain language, openly, and honestly. We believe it is the foundation of a successful client-advisor relationsip. We strive to build trust with our clients and foster an environment of open communication. In this context clients feel comfortable disclosing their entire financial picture with our team who can then provide the best advice possible. 

Experience. No matter the situation, we have probably seen it before. Either personally or with our clients we have been through nearly every conceivable situation. We are familiar with the intricacies and nuances of unique situations and draw upon this to advise our clients. We feel expertise and creditials only matter insofar as they are proven through real world application. We strive to be a calming and reliable source of advice and guidance grounded in experience, reality, and precedent.

Long Term Perspective. We aim to always keep and offer proper perspective. Our clients often have large goals with long time horizons. Amid the day-to-day noise, we always keep that in mind so we never lose sight of what we are trying to accomplish.

Fees and Taxes matter. What matters to you is your after-taxes and after-fees return. These two items can significantly diminish your investments and that's why we always take them into consideration.