What to Expect
Charting Your Course Toward Financial Freedom
Our mission, which has never changed, has been to serve our clients with integrity and to offer outstanding personal service. Here’s how we do it:
The Client Experience
From our first conversation - to onboarding - to working together throughout life changes, we will be with you providing guidance at the stops along the way. Our priority will always be our clients.
Whether you’ve given us a call or scheduled a time to talk, we’re excited to learn more about your specific needs. During this initial conversation, we’ll answer any questions you may have about our firm, and we’ll take our time getting to learn more about your current financial situation and future goals.
If we mutually decide there’s a good fit, we will assemble a client profile, describing your personal situation, assets and financial goals. We may also request supporting documents like prior plans or account statements. This allows us to better understand your current outlook and most pressing concerns and informs our construction of a financial plan tailored for you.
To formally launch our working together, we’ll cross the t’s and dot the i’s on your customized plan as well as our investment advisory agreement and custodial account arrangements. This step usually includes completing account opening or transfer forms.
Based on several factors such as your financial goals and your risk tolerance, we'll construct a portfolio uniquely structured to meet your particular needs.
What happens next is up to you! We’re here to address whatever financial concerns arise - tax planning, portfolio readjustments, college planning and more.
We’ll meet periodically, either in person or over the phone, to keep aligned on your portfolio and explore any updates or concerns you may have. Outside of regular meetings, our clients can contact us at any time to discuss their investments, ask questions, or chat about any exciting life changes.
Over 100 Years Serving Investors
Our firm has stood the test of time - spanning over 4 generations of the Baxter Family. Learn more about our firm's history and the people that made it the company it is today.
Focused On Preserving & Growing Your Wealth
We are committed to helping you reach your financial goals. As you enjoy the wealth you've worked hard to earn today, we work to develop & deliver a tailored wealth management experience aligned with your goals for tomorrow.
Market Commentary
Every quarter we publish our thoughts on the market and broader economic conditions. Check out our most recent publications.
Who We Serve
By coordinating with you and your other strategic professionals, such as your accountant and estate attorney, we develop a comprehensive financial plan incorporating multiple aspects of your financial profile - from tax obligations to estate plans and investment accounts.
Whatever your biggest financial concerns may be, we’re simply here to help.
Well-Established Individuals & Families
Whether you’re a multi-generational family just like us or a successful individual seeking guidance, we’re happy to help steer your financial process. We work with delegators looking to ensure their investment portfolio works in tandem with the rest of their financial picture as they prepare for life’s next big milestones - weddings, adoptions, homebuying, college, retirement and more.
Busy Professionals
As a C-suite executive or highly-skilled professional, you’re dedicated to your enterprise and deeply engaged. We can help rationalize your financial strategy, including your employer-sponsored plans and benefits in addition to investment accounts. Crucially, we can assist in the execution of your plan to put more time back into your busy schedule.
Business Owners
You’re working hard building your business and its finances are intertwined with your own. We’re here to help guide both you and your business in the right direction, improving your employer-sponsored retirement plans for employees and developing an action plan for the eventual business transition and what lies beyond.