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The Dagenais Group
Wealth Management- phone
248.488.5030
- address
39001 W 12 Mile Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management
The Dagenais Group is a Merrill Lynch Wealth Management team dedicated to offering a high level of skill, insight and service to a select group of high-net-worth families.
The Dagenais Group
Welcome
Our mission, first and foremost, is to understand you and what matters most to you. Armed with that information I can ask thoughtful questions -- listening carefully, then understanding in detail where your wealth stands today and where you’d like it to be tomorrow. We help you design and implement a personalized plan intended to help you and your family pursue financial goals while helping manage investment risk. Our approach is to focus on potential solutions that can help turn goals into reality.
Sophisticated wealth management designed around you
The Dagenais Group wants to provide you with financial insights and service far surpassing what you may have experienced previously. Our customized approach looks at how we can help you organize key components of your financial life: income, investments, assets, expenses, taxes, debt and property. Because we work with families holding many different types of assets, chances are we've seen the issues you're facing and can offer strategies designed to help you pursue your goals.
Finding Value
Our team can study your present sources of income to look for ways your money could be more productively allocated and invested. We can also evaluate your assets to help you unlock new potential income streams. Also, working with specialists from Merrill, our team can work to give you a more precise valuation of all your holdings, from business equity and partnerships to private equity and real estate.
Preserving Wealth
Families with significant wealth are understandably interested in maintaining their assets and passing them smartly to the next generation. The Dagenais Group can offer strategies that seek to preserve your core wealth structure while pursuing additional growth and income. We can also offer recommendations on tax minimization strategies to transfer wealth, both in the lifetime of the client and after.
Managing it All
Every month, busy families are inundated with bills, statements, and invoices in the mail and online. Our team can offer you services to help you simplify and track your financial life. You'll be able to manage your cash flow and credit, quickly and easily pay your bills and track your expenditures. We can also arrange for you to meet with a Wealth Management Lending Officer from Bank of America, N.A. who can provide strategic and personalized banking guidance focused on your needs.
*The Wealth Management Lending Officer does not offer investment advice, nor make recommendations on investment products.
Financial strategies designed for high-net-worth portfolios
The Dagenais Group understands that high-net-worth families have different needs and varying demands on their holdings. Also, your wealth gives you access to potentially significant opportunities beyond the reach of the ordinary investor. Our team can develop financial strategies that consider your time horizon, risk tolerance, liquidity needs and appropriateness toward your investment objectives.
Investing for Opportunity
Merrill gives you the flexibility to invest in opportunities when, where and how you want. We can offer portfolio recommendations that go beyond equities and fixed income to encompass alternative investments such as private equity. We can also work with specialists at Merrill to help you diversify portfolios heavily invested in company stock, including control and restricted stock.
Targeting Multiple Objectives
Our team can help you target multiple investment objectives, working with you to modify your portfolio as you and your family move through life. We may suggest a selection of investments for education savings, another for retirement, still another for special purposes such as a home purchase. We can also recommend more liquid holdings to keep your day-to-day cash working for you.
Review and Rebalancing
Our team pays personal attention to your portfolio and evaluates its progress relative to your goals. You can expect updates on your investment activity and recommendations on any needed adjustments. We also want to hear from you as your life, outlook and financial situation evolve.
*Some or all alternative investment programs may not be in the best interest of certain investors. No assurance can be given that any alternative investment’s investment objectives will be achieved.
Retirement planning services that target the lifestyle you want and deserve
Whether you've been working in the corporate world or running your own business or practice, at some point you'll want to step back and enjoy a life free from timetables and spreadsheets.
The Dagenais Group works with clients approaching or already in retirement to help them structure their assets for the long-term. Also, we can arrange direct access to Merrill specialists who can guide you on business valuation and succession, equity sales and monetizing partnership stakes.
Lifetime Capital Needs
Our team considers several factors when evaluating retirement capital needs. We help you assess the costs and benefits of various lifestyle scenarios. We look at where and how you want to live, including any special considerations such as healthcare access, taxes and inflation. This information helps us project your lifetime capital needs and develop strategies toward that goal.
Transitioning Retirement Assets
Moving from a regular paycheck to living on your retirement assets is one of life's major financial transitions. Fortunately, The Dagenais Group is experienced in helping high-income families develop sensible income and distribution strategies. You have choices for what to do with your 401(k) or other type of plan-sponsored accounts. Depending on your financial circumstances, needs and goals, you may choose to rollover to an IRA or convert to a Roth IRA, rollover a 401(k) from a prior employer to a 401(k) at your new employer, take a distribution, or leave the account where it is. Each choice may offer different investment options and services, fees and expenses, withdrawal options, required minimum distributions, tax treatment (particularly with reference to employer stock), and provide different protection from creditors and legal judgments. These are complex choices and should be considered with care. For more information, please contact your Merrill Financial Advisor. We can also help you reinvest any IRS-required minimum distributions.
Expense Management
We believe that sound expense management is essential to helping your assets last for the long-term. Our team can help you with cash management strategies designed to help you make the most of your retirement income. We can also show you detailed expense projections so you can see how your actual spending dovetails with your distributions.
Our entire team is focused on prompt and professional service, providing the insightful guidance that clients deserve. We look forward to showing you how our experience can work for you and your family.
Robert M. Dagenais, CIMA®, CRPC®, CFP®, CPFA, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Portfolio Manager
Meet the Team
Supported by the global resources of Merrill, our team is comprised of talented and experienced individuals committed to building strong client relationships based on trust and personalized service.
Create a plan that is all about you.
Merrill Personal Wealth Analysis™ can help us build and document a personalized plan, centered on your goals and focused on what you want to achieve.
Staying on Track
We understand that both your life and the financial markets can change over time. By checking in to discuss changes in your life and revisiting your financial approach, our goal is to help you stay on track to achieve what's most important to you.
Reviews to help you
stay on track
We’ll meet with you to review your goals and the progress you’ve made toward reaching them. We’ll also discuss any adjustments needed to your financial approach to help you stay on course.
Changes in your life
and to your goals
Your life and goals change. As these changes occur, we can update your approach to reflect them.
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Helping you reach your goals starts with getting to know you personally. Through understanding what matters most to you, together we can help you create a financial approach that reflects your personality. Only then can we offer an approach that is built around your life priorities and the advice you need to help you address fluctuations in the market and changes in your life. Let’s work together to help you achieve your goals.
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