Corporate Executives

We understand the challenges that corporate executives face in their financial lives, and we can help develop a customized wealth management strategy tailored to your individual situation. As a successful corporate executive, you are often time-constrained and need to balance multiple professional and personal goals. We can help you prioritize your goals and take the necessary steps to help you actively pursue them.

While unique, your needs as a corporate executive might include:

• Reducing the risk of a concentrated stock position
• Navigating and complying with SEC rules
• Developing a long-term financial strategy
• Gaining easier access to cash, even though your cash flow may be uneven throughout the year
• Working with you in a time-sensitive manner, knowing that you are extremely busy and your career is a priority

As part of our practice, we have become well-versed in the complexities associated with executive compensation packages, including company stock options, restricted stock, and nonqualified deferred compensation. With our years of experience, we are well equipped to help you make informed decisions as to when to exercise company stock options and sell or gift restricted stock shares. We can also help you execute these trades in accordance with regulatory restrictions and proper reporting of insider stock purchases and sales, while seeking to minimize risk and tax liabilities and maximize award values.

Retirement Planning Services

We measure success against helping you reach your goals, not the performance of the market. By understanding your unique priorities and financial situation, we can help you plan for the retirement you’ve envisioned — it’s about preparing and keeping your finances in line. We are committed to helping you pursue a successful retirement that is an extension of your life today.

We start by listening and learning about your vision for retirement. Through meaningful conversations, we get to know what matters to you and use that understanding to develop a customized retirement strategy that takes your unique retirement goals and entire financial picture into account. As you plan for and transition into retirement, your needs might include:

• Managing healthcare expenses, now and in the future
• Upsizing, downsizing, remodeling or buying a vacation home
• Taking care of your family and other loved ones
• Spending your free time in meaningful ways
• Maximizing retirement compensation and Social Security benefits
• Working in retirement, or selling or starting a business
• Giving back through volunteering, mentoring, and giving to charities

Together, we can build a strategy that takes into account your priorities, retirement goals, objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, and financial situation. For those nearing retirement, we also consider inflation, health care costs, and other factors to help you pursue your desired lifestyle. We will revisit your goals regularly and help you make adjustments, as needed, to help keep you on track.

Client Commitment & Service

We believe that to feel good about your finances, you need to know exactly where you are, where you want to go, and how much you may need to get there. We work to integrate all areas of your financial life, and we make it clear from the beginning what you’re paying for and what you’re getting. We are committed to helping you every step of the way, and we believe you should be an informed and active participant in your wealth management.

Our process is designed to deliver a consistent experience to assist clients not only in wealth accumulation and preservation, but in areas that go beyond investments. Our ability to provide access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience of Bank of America offers a way for clients to manage all of the pieces of their financial lives. As your life and the markets change, we will meet periodically to help make sure you are on track in pursuing your goals and to adjust your strategy as needed for the journey ahead. We also provide guidance designed to help you weather market ups and downs and alert you to potential opportunities.

To provide the best and highest level of client service, we hold tightly to our team values:

• We work hard with focus & effort
• We have a positive, can-do attitude
• We are always professional, building our credibility with clients and each other
• We are genuine and authentic people who act with integrity, always doing the right thing for the right reasons
• We show and earn each other’s trust and respect
• We work with consistency, dedication, discipline, and care in service of our clients
• We deal with issues directly, positively, and with urgency
• We are committed to learn and grow as professionals and people
• We are open and honest in our communications with each other and our clients
• We strive for timely responses that meet or exceed client expectations
• We have structured, prepared, and intentional engagement with clients that is customized to their needs

Helping you reach your goals starts with getting to know you personally. Our clients find great value in the dedication and diligence we provide at each step of the wealth management process, and we aim to bring that same value to every family we serve. We would love to work with you in the same way, to help you develop a wealth management strategy to achieve your goals.