Our Investment Planning Process

 

  • Establish what the important values are that comprise the client’s lifestyle.
  • Establish financial goals and objectives with timeframes.
  • Develop an asset allocation strategy.
  • Determine risk tolerance and agree on a process to use to systematically review the strategy.
  • Develop a comprehensive financial “blueprint” that details client’s current financial position, their goals, investment objectives, risk tolerance, recommendations to be implemented, and schedule times for review.
  • Recommend specific portfolio managers, investments, and advisory platforms (manager due diligence and portfolio construction)
  • Help customize portfolios using tactical allocations to address economic and market conditions, as well as high concentrations of one security with a low cost basis, etc.
  • Review the performance of the portfolio, individual assets, and portfolio managers using various benchmarks.     
  • Monitor changes in the market, economy, and tax laws* that could potentially affect risk and returns.
  • Determine if changes in client goals, investment objectives, finances or changes in lifestyle have occurred that would necessitate a review of the overall investment plan and a change in the underlying portfolio
  • Adjust portfolios and investments accordingly.
  • Harvest tax gains and losses.*

 * Shelley Financial Group and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network are not tax or legal advisors.