A modern approach to risk assessment

Have you ever filled out a traditional risk assessment questionnaire and thought to yourself, "What does conservative or moderately-aggressive actually mean?"

Being left unclear or having questions about the foundation of how advisors make investment recommendations regarding your savings makes us uncomfortable, and should make you as well. This could also lead to advisors making unsuitable investment recommendations.

Unlike many advisors, our risk assessment process is highly quantifiable, data driven, and takes the guesswork out of investing, which we believe leads to more suitable investment recommendations.

Quantifiable risk alignment

Your risk number will pinpoint exactly how much risk you want to have across your investments, eliminating the subjective labels that have made traditional risk assessments all but useless.

We then sync your global accounts to import your current portfolio’s risk number. This will clearly point out alignment or misalignment with your acceptable risk number.

From there, we build proposals that use hundreds of thousands of data points to better align your portfolio with the amount of risk and reward you are comfortable with.

Be confident that your portfolio can withstand
volatile markets

What if the Fed raises interest rates again?

What if 2008 were to happen again?

Stress tests allow us to run different historical market scenarios to illustrate how your portfolio would have performed during various hypotheticals.

Protecting your downside over the long-term is often more impactful than "beating the market" in the short-term

95% of fund managers fail to beat the market. That's why we don't even try as we believe it will be setting you up for failure.

Instead, we manage risk and align portfolios with your specific goals. Our portfolios perhaps won’t make as much when markets are up, however they will lose a whole lot less when markets are down.

Making up ground after a bear market can take years, which means pushing your goals back. For instance, a 100% gain is required to restore a 50% loss. That's why protecting your hard earned savings is the key driver when we build portfolios.

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Goal based planning

When you save and invest for specific goals that are meaningful to you, your likelihood of success can drastically improve.

Live life by design, not by default.

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We believe that a truly efficient and effective financial plan is one that incorporates all of your assets to determine a suitable asset allocation at an overall level. More often than not, your overall asset allocation becomes skewed to either take on too much risk or not enough having different advisors for your US, SIPP, and/or QROPS accounts. This can drastically impact whether you can afford to live your life by design or by default.

A holistic financial planning approach enables us to ensure all of your assets are working together in an attempt to attain the highest likelihood of success when it comes to achieving your life goals.

We will design a holistic financial plan that evaluates your current situation by analyzing your assets, income, and expenses to determine:

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Day-to-Day
Establish and maintain an appropriate cash reserve to fund your short-term needs.
Next Chapter
Evaluate and implement strategies to help you achieve your medium-term goals.
Big Picture
What actions can be taken now to help ensure your long-term financial freedom?

We understand that plans change all the time. We will proactively provide regular reviews and modifications as needed, ensuring your financial plan stays current and dynamic.

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Invest for what matters to you

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Our goal based investing approach enables you to make investing personal, which can drastically improve your likelihood of success when it comes to achieving your life goals. We are here to help you stick to your plan and be positioned to pivot nimbly when plans change.

We strongly believe that being disciplined and investing for the long-term is what breeds successful investors, not timing dips in the market. By leveraging a disciplined investment process, you receive transparency of information, seamless proactive service, and the accountability you sometimes need in the pursuit of your financial goals.

If you have idle cash sitting in the UK, we also offer multi-currency investment accounts based in the US.

We make the complex simple

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Evaluate
Together we will evaluate your motivation for investing and set personalized goals with specific targets. This helps make investing meaningful to you.
Implement
We will recommend and implement a diversified investment strategy, across all of your assets that is customized and suitable.
Monitor
We are constantly monitoring your investments, so you can focus on your day-to-day life. Should things change, we are always just a phone call away.

As your trusted advisor, we’re focused on adding financial confidence, convenience, and simplicity to your life.

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Retirement by design

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Our mission is to enable you to life the life you choose, not the life that your investments dictate. Our deep knowledge in formulating, implementing, and monitoring a retirement plan that incorporates all your US and UK assets is how we provide the most value.

We start with a review of your goals or spending needs. Next, together we will examine your current assets and retirement income sources like pensions, 401(k)s, UK SIPPs, QROPS, and Social Security. We focus on helping you understand your overall retirement readiness across all of your assets in order avoid potential mistakes when it comes to asset allocation and retirement planning.

The actions you take today can make all the difference tomorrow

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US Assets
We can help you review your current 401(k)s asset allocation and if it makes sense, rollover previous company 401(k) plans to an IRA for more control.
UK Pension & QROPS
Our technology automatically syncs your UK SIPP and QROPS accounts enabling all of your assets to work efficiently together under one holistic financial plan.
Tax Efficiency
We work closely with highly experienced tax professionals on both sides of the pond to ensure you are investing and drawing your assets in the most tax efficient manner.

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Take control of your UK pension by making it your asset

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Many of our clients have taken advantage of the opportunity to roll their old company UK pensions into a UK Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). Think of this as the UK's equivalent to a 401(k) rollover to an IRA.

Individuals are able to crystalize record high transfer values on defined benefit pensions due to the low interest rate environment. Many company pension's are running large deficits as well, putting your once thought of as "guaranteed' retirement income at risk. There are options available to US residents to consolidate your UK pensions into a potentially more suitable and flexible account.

Maximize the potential for your frozen UK pension

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Asset not Liability
Typically, defined benefit pensions pass 50% of the income you are due to a spouse. A UK SIPP enables you to pass 100% of the account to beneficiaries of your choosing.
USD & US Investments
Your life is in the US and you spend in USD. You have the ability to convert your UK pensions into USD, eliminating exchange rate risk over time. You can also invest in USD markets, which can potentially increase your long-term returns.
Tax Efficiency
Income from a UK SIPP can be paid gross to the US, which can potentially reduce the amount of income taxes you pay over the course of your retirement.

One of our advisors can review your current UK pensions and explain in detail the options available with no cost or obligation.

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Increase transparency and efficency of your QROPS

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Our advisors have a deep knowledge when it comes to providing holistic financial planning advice on your global assets. This includes incorporating your QROPS accounts with your overall US financial plan. Your likelihood of achieving your financial goals can drastically improve if your assets are working together under one financial plan to maximize the long-term effects of proper asset allocation. This can reduce downside risk and we are always working to ensure your global assets are in line with your risk appetite and goals.

When you have a separate advisor for your QROPS and US investments, your asset allocation tends to get out of line with what is suitable and appropriate for you. We aim to eliminate this unnecessary risk by incorporating all of your assets under one efficient financial plan.

Unlock the potential of your QROPs and US assets

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Unbiased Advice
Unlike many of our competitors, we do not get compensated by any fund manager. We provide completely unbiased advice and aim to minimize your investment costs over the long-term by investing in low-cost ETFs.
Transparency
We pride ourselves on our proactiveness, responsiveness, and transparency. Our number one goal is for you to achieve your goals and we believe our approach puts you in the best position to do so.
Holistic Planning
Our investment dashboard enables you to live sync your QROPS account with your US accounts to get an up to date, holistic view of your assets and save you the hassle of logging in to multiple accounts.

Get your assets working together, under one clear, concise, and suitable financial plan.

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Who we serve

Whether you're saving for a rainy day, planning a much needed vacation, buying your dream home, planning for retirement, or anything in between, no goal is too big or too small. Our expertise lies in advising individuals and families on how to achieve their specific life events and ultimately, achieve financial freedom.

We enjoy working with young professionals and entrepreneurs, typically aged 25 to 45, who are motivated to succeed in life. We find the most joy in advising clients throughout their life events and seeing them achieve their goals.

These individuals may or may not have large investable assets yet; however, we enjoy being there along the way to successfully guide you through important business and/or financial decisions with confidence.

We provide holistic financial planning advice to UK expatriates in an attempt to make the most of their assets both overseas and abroad.

There is an industry void when it comes to advising these individuals. There are self-proclaimed UK pension "specialists" who often have limited knowledge of US investment management. Working with these types of advisors forces you to have two financial advisors who don't communicate with one another. This can drastically impact the suitability of your asset allocation and negatively impact the likelihood of success when it comes to achieving your goals. This may also lead to you paying higher fees because your accounts are not "householded" together to benefit from fee breaks.

We aim to have all of your assets working together, under an efficient holistic plan.

Speak with one of our dedicated, human advisors at no cost or obligation.

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