We hope you find our website informative and helpful in determining if AFA is a good fit with your needs. As an additional resource, we have prepared below a list of common questions we receive from prospective clients along with our answers, for your reference. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, of course, and we are always happy to discuss our service and your specific situation upon request.
No. We do not have asset or net worth minimums. We do have a minimum annual fee of $4,000.
No, the initial meeting is free and is designed to determine if there is a good fit between your needs and our services.
Our fee includes all initial and ongoing financial planning and investment management services. We charge an additional fee for preparing tax returns. Tax planning is included.
We work solely on a retainer basis.
We provide comprehensive financial planning on an on-going basis designed to help you achieve your long term goals. We therefore do not prepare one-time financial plans.
We believe that we cannot properly manage client assets in isolation and that investment management needs to be performed as part of a comprehensive on-going financial planning engagement.
We will have you complete a questionnaire and provide some additional information regarding your assets and liabilities in order to have as productive a meeting as possible. All information received is treated in strict confidence.
We have offices in Santa Clara, CA and Lake Oswego, OR and see clients at each office. We are a Registered Investment Advisor in California and Oregon licensed to provide services in both states.
The CFP® designation is the most widely recognized designation for financial planning service professionals. In order to obtain the designation, individuals must complete a rigorous approved course of study, pass a comprehensive one and a half day exam, complete an experience requirement, pass a background check and agree to abide by a strict Code of Ethics. Ongoing certification requires continued adherence to the Code of Ethics and bi-annual completion of continuing education requirements.
An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals. (source NAEA.org)
Aegis Financial Advisory is regularly quoted in the media and has appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Smart Money and US News and World Report.
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