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APPROACH

We help clients achieve clarity, confidence and structure through our six step process, learn more about each step below. Throughout the entire process we address each of the 10 critical wealth management concepts helping clients to uncover any financial blind spots.

Wealth Management Services

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Family Financial Overview & Developing Your Plan

Clarify family goals, values and objectives


Assemble consolidated financial statements


Identify and triage financial priorities


Implement eMoney plan

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Wealth and Investment Management

Customized portfolio solutions


Alternative income strategies


Indexed and tax-managed solutions


Individual equity strategies

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Personal Banking/Liability Management

Liability analysis and optimization


Through First Clearing affiliates,

you have access to banking services, 

including residential mortages and

securities-based lending

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Corporate Benefits and Retirement Plans

Manging and understanding corporate benefits


Optimizing savings plans and pension elections


Annual enrollment support


Cash flow modeling and sensitivity analysis

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Concierge (VIP) Executive Services

Concentrated equity strategies


10b5-1 Trading plans


Stock option and RSU analysis


IOU stock analysis

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Retirement Income Planning

Design tax efficient streams of income


Incorporate life cycle spending strategies


RMD, Social Security, and Medicare planning strategies


Forecast/ develop spending plan

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Insurance and Asset Protection

Insurance advice: Life and Disability

Needs analysis and policy reviews

Life and disability insurance

Extended care planning

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Legacy Planning and Philanthropy

Estate and wealth transfer strategies

Family gifting strategies

Philanthropic giving

Trust services

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Advanced Planning

Next Gen counseling and planning


Educational funding and planning


Intergenerational family meetings


Business succession planning

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Coordination with CPA and Attorney

Tax control strategies


Collaborative meetings with open communication


Professional introductions


Estate documents and tax return reviews

333 South Seventh Street

Suite 2370

Minneapolis, MN 55042 

(612) 324-0240

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We begin by listening to you

We bring our collective education and experience to each client relationship. We direct our energy, passion and expertise to the process of helping our clients succeed personally and financially.

1

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

We get to know what's most important to you

  • Family History and Dynamics 

  • Personal and Business Dreams, Goals and Values

  • Experience with Investments & Advisors 

  • Charitable and Family Gifting Philosophy

  • Appetite Range for Return and Volatility

2

COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

We'll provide a 360-degree, deep dive overview of your situation

  • Income, Assets, Liabilities, Liquidity Issues

  • Insurance, Taxes and Estate Planning Strategies

  • Spending and Forecasting Cash Flows

  • Expenses Portfolio and Risks

  • Benefit Plans and Incentive Programs

3

ANALYSIS AND PLAN

Using the comprehensive planning tool eMoney, we can help simplify the complex

  • Retirement/ Balancing Multiple Goal Scenarios 

  • Generating Portfolio Income 

  • Optimal Saving/ Spending Levels

  • Impact of Market Corrections or Large Expenses

  • Inflation, Longevity, Long Term Care Scenarios

4

ADVICE AND IMPLEMENTATION

We propose appropriate solutions and strategies after a thorough analysis by providing

  • Partner reviewed recommendations 

  • 1-Page Executive Summary and Checklist of Next Actions

  • We Follow Through on our Commitments

  • Holding Our Clients Accountable to their Best Intentions

5

REVIEW AND EVALUATE

It's critical to stay focused on the long term and to make occasional course corrections

  • Review Progress Towards Achieving Your Goals

  • Evaluating Investments, Results, Risks and Opportunities

  • Planning and Adjusting to Life Events and Transitions 

  • Seeking Opportunities for Tax Efficiency

6

SCHEDULED SERVICE AND REVIEW

Our Client Service Model Involves

  • Systematic and Recurring Client Calls & Meetings

  • Periodic Check-ins, Emails and Conference Calls

  • Enlightening and Entertaining Events

  • Collaboration with Your CPA & Attorney

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