Services Provided
A. Introductory
Meeting
During the first meeting I complete a preliminary
review of your financial situation. I will:
- Review income and expense levels with you to develop
appropriate financial strategies.
- Guide you to lower levels of credit card debt to reduce high
interest expenditures.
- Determine your financial goals and time frames for saving
for retirement, education, and other large purchases.
- Discuss the effects of duration on fixed income investments.
- Discuss the benefits of diversification of asset classes.
Before we meet for the Introductory Meeting you will need to
fill out the following two forms:
- Confidential Information
Sheet This information sheet summarizes your “financial
numbers”.
- Risk
Questionnaire Your answers will give me a better understanding of your
comfort with investment risk.
- In addition to the above forms, please bring with you to the
meeting, copies of the last statement of any of the accounts you want me to
review, including any IRA’S, 401k’s, CD’s, deferred compensation plans, bank
accounts or brokerage accounts.
The Introductory Meeting is usually 2 to 3 hours long and costs
$125.
B. Ongoing Investment Advising and Management
- This service provides daily monitoring of individual
transactions and quarterly meetings and ongoing investment advising. This will
provide you with an increased understanding of the investment process,
investment philosophies, and diversification.
- It involves developing an Investment Policy Statement to
provide an understanding of the needs and expectations of the investment
process.
- This service combines investment management and performance
reporting on your assets in an efficient and economical way.
- Investment advising services require the transferring assets
to custodial accounts at TD Ameritrade Institutional Services.
- Fees for Ongoing Investment Advising and Management are
described on the My Fees page.
C. Intermittent Review
- Some clients prefer a more complete initial review of their
financial situation on a one time basis or periodically over a number of
years. This review and report will provide you with my specific
recommendations as to how you should reallocate you investment accounts.
- This service is provided without ongoing investment
management and performance reporting on individual accounts.
- This service is generally invoiced on an hourly basis as
described on the My Fees page.