Services

Financial planning

Aspirean Wealth writes financial plans for individuals and families. Planning sits under the same team as investment management, tax strategy, and estate coordination, so the decisions in your plan are the ones your portfolio and your tax return already reflect.

Where we offer it

Financial Planning in three offices.

Financial planning in Marin County, CA

6 Knoll Lane, Suite B
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 383-8404

Marin County, CA · Mill Valley, CA · San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Financial planning in St. Joseph, MI

505 Pleasant St, Suite 401
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(844) 687-5342

St. Joseph, MI · Benton Harbor, MI · Southwest Michigan

Financial planning in Chesterton, IN

160 Rail Rd, Suite 4
Chesterton, IN 46304
(844) 687-5342

Chesterton, IN · Valparaiso, IN · Northwest Indiana

Financial planning

What a financial plan covers

A plan is a set of decisions, written down and kept current. These are the three it most often has to settle.

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Retirement income and cash flow

A plan turns a portfolio into a paycheck. We work out how much you can draw, which accounts to draw from first, and what that order costs or saves in tax across a decade rather than a single April. Social Security timing is modeled against the rest of your income rather than in isolation, and we hold a cash buffer sized to your actual spending, so a poor market is not the reason you have to sell something.

Equity compensation and concentration

If a meaningful share of your net worth sits in RSUs, options, or company stock, the plan settles what to sell and when before the trading window opens. We coordinate vesting dates and tax withholding, and where it fits we use a 10b5-1 plan so diversification happens on a schedule you set in advance rather than one decided in the anxious weeks after a vest.

Education, gifting and family support

529 plans, annual gifting, and the support that no balance sheet records: a parent whose care is getting more expensive, an adult child between jobs. We put a number to what you can give without moving your own retirement date, and revisit that number as the rest of the plan changes.

Frequently asked questions

The things you’re probably wondering.

Do you have a minimum asset level?

Yes. We best serve individuals with at least $1 million in investable assets, including 401(k) plan assets, or more complex financial situations. Our minimum annual fee is $7,500 for clients below that threshold.

How are you compensated?

We are a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor and a fiduciary, paid via a percentage of the assets we manage.

Do I need to move my investments to work with you on a plan?

Planning and investment management are usually one relationship, but the plan comes first. The plan accounts for what you hold, including a 401(k) that has to stay where it is, and what to do about consolidation is a later conversation, once you have seen how we work.

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Let’s talk.

If you’d like to talk about a financial plan for your situation, we’d like to hear from you.

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