Our Process
Committed to Helping You Succeed
Our first priority is helping you achieve your investment goals. It all starts with listening in a one-on-one conversation to learn about your personal financial situation, identify your dreams, goals, values, and tolerance for risk, and how they all tie together. Our hope is to foster a high trust long-lasting relationship that is built on a foundation of open and honest communication.
Our Six Step Income Distribution and Wealth Planning Process called The Income Difference™ is designed to help you grow and protect your wealth, while balancing risk and rewards. Scheduled outreach includes regular planning, reviews, check-ins, ongoing educational opportunities, and our informative client newsletter. You can also count on a response within 24 hours whenever you contact us with a question or concern.
Our Step by Step Process
Step 1 - Discovery: Goals & Needs
We will discuss your goals, values and what is important to you:
- Your Past
- Your Present
- Your Future
We'll cover data points including:
- Income/Cash Flow
- Investments
- Tax & Protection
- Risk Tolerance
- Time Horizon
- Personal Information
Step 2 - Gather & Prioritize
We will gather & prioritize:
- Issues that need to be addressed now
- Issues that need to be addressed within the next 3-6 months
- Issues that can be addressed within the year
- Issues that require ongoing maintenance
Step 3 - Evaluate & Analyze
We will research and analyze data gathered during the discover step, and overlay the priorities using the following resources:
- Industry-tested products
- Subject matter experts
- My own wide-ranging experience and expertise
Step 4 - Strategy & Planning
We will recommend suitable strategies based on your objectives, resources, time horizon, risk profile and preferences, geared towards:
- Diversifying for your comfortable retirement. This may include combined strategies that offer:
- Guarantees*
- High Probability to Contain Inflation
- Variable Returns - Creating your unique income distribution strategy to address:
- Segmented Income
- Income Floor
- Total Return
Step 5 - Implement Your Plan
We will implement our agreed-upon strategy based on findings from the first four phases, ensuring that we addressed your:
- Suitability
- Objectives
- Resources
- Time Horizon
- Risk Profile, and
- Preferences
Step 6 - Monitor, Discuss & Update
We will set appropriate milestones to review and update your plan. Each part of the plan will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Strengths
- Opportunities
- Weaknesses
- Threats
The above 6-step process is repeated at least once a year because we can't predict the future. So, we must help you prepare. Hence, our slogan: Prepare. Don't predict. Let's work together to turn your investment goals and dreams into a reality. Contact us today!
*When fixed or variable annuities are used to provide guaranteed income, all guarantees are backed by the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company.