Investment Management

Make the most of what you’ve earned

We offer investment guidance designed to strike a balance between risk/return and align with your broader financial goals.

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Investment management focus areas

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Manager due diligence

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Portfolio design

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Trading & rebalancing

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Strategic cash management

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Concentrated stock mitigation

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Advanced & alternative investments

Plan-led Investing

Our Investment Philosophy

Ask us about investing, and we’ll start by talking about planning. That’s because your financial plan guides the investment strategy that we craft just for you. Your advisor, backed by a team of specialists, builds your comprehensive financial plan based on your retirement goals, values, tax situation, and risk profile. All these factors then drive your asset allocation, liquidity, and withdrawal recommendations. We call this Plan-Led Investing™, and it makes us unique in our industry.

As one of the nation’s top registered investment advisors, we’re fiduciaries – meaning we’re legally obligated to act in your best interest. We’re not fad chasers, though we welcome evaluating new trends.

We believe in the fundamentals: tax strategy, cost efficiency, and active management when appropriate. We design portfolios with “true” diversification by carefully examining the intended and unintended risks and exposures in order to strike the right balance needed to achieve your plan. We manage investments with a rigorous team-based, Roundtable™ approach, designed for consistency and depth of insight, with flexibility for specialized strategies. And our proprietary tax-smart technology can help you keep more of what you’ve earned.

When it comes to investing, we go beyond the portfolio to first build a plan that’s right for you. This takes a team ready to get into the details, and who will be there for you when you need us the most. We believe that there’s no shortcut to doing things the right way. Welcome to Plan-Led Investing. Let’s craft your future, together.

Plan-led investing

Investments that serve your life, not the other way around

Most advisors start with market analysis and doling out advice. We start by listening. Only when we fully understand what you want to accomplish can we craft a plan and investment strategy that serve your goals.

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Foundation Assessment

First, we learn about your values and goals, as well as your current financial standing, tax situation, and risk profile.

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Wealth Blueprint

Then, we deliver custom recommendations for tax-smart asset allocation, investment opportunities, and withdrawal strategies.

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Ongoing Stewardship

Finally, we assemble your diversified portfolio with best-fit investment solutions and continuously manage, rebalance, and refine investments with tax efficiency.

Investment Management

Our Approach

We craft portfolios that are thoughtfully diversified and aligned with each investor’s unique needs. Our team will analyze market conditions and explore investment options to create strategies designed to fit your long-term objectives.

Tax Optimization

We believe what you take home after taxes is what truly matters.

Cost Efficiency

As a firm, we are able to negotiate lower-cost investments with our custodians and investment managers, and we pass those savings along to you.

Effective Diversification

We conduct in-depth research, carefully balance risk, and invest across a broad range of asset classes.

Strategic/tactical management

We consistently monitor markets globally to assess market risks, rebalance when appropriate, and take advantage of opportunities.

I don’t sweat the market bumps because I am confident that if there is financial growth to be found, or losses to be minimized, my team can do it.

– Carol Jacobs