- What is your experience?
- What are your credentials?
- Which services do you provide?
- What are your core beliefs, philosophy, and principals regarding money management?
- What process do you follow to help me accomplish my goals?
- How are you distinguished from others?
- What is your fee structure? How are you compensated?
- What is your experience?
With over 30 years experience as an independent financial advisor, I have no proprietary arrangements to sway my focus from keeping client’s interest first and foremost. This objective, unbiased platform can contribute significantly to helping clients achieve their financial dreams. What Makes Us Effective
- What are your credentials?As the principal of Kauffman Wealth Services, my credentials include:
- Master’s in Financial Planning (MSFP)
- Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor’s in Business Economics and Political Science (BA)
More important for my clients’ confidence is my Certified Financial Planner™.
- Which services do you provide?
I offer a full range of financial and advisory services that are custom tailored to my client’s needs. Typical clientele includes business owners and professionals, keys executives, people who are retired or contemplating retirement, affluent or suddenly affluent, single women making financial decisions, ad families.My comprehensive financial planning services include:- Wealth preservation techniques
- 401k and retirement plan investing
- Income tax planning
- Estate planning
- Tax advantaged benefits programs
- Managing concentrated equity holdings, and others
In addition, I partner with your CPAs, attorneys, and third-party plan administrators (TPAs). When appropriate, we can recommend professionals in your community with whom we have existing relationships to deliver a seamless, integrated comprehensive service.
- What process do you follow to help me accomplish my goals?
Having an established, collaborative, client-centric process can be as important as the solution itself. In “partnership” with clients we follow our Fourfold Process which focuses on helping you achieve your priorities.Our approach encompasses;- DISCOVER & DIAGNOSE: Understanding you, your ambitions and concerns
- DEVELOP: Designing appropriate solutions,
- DELIVER: Implementing your chosen strategies, and
- MANAGE: Helping you monitor and adjust
Top Priority: We take the time to know you and to see your dreams and your concerns through your eyes.
- What are your core beliefs regarding money management?
Building your wealth in the context of managing investment risk is vital to achieving your financial goals. Here is why: It helps to address your inflation risk, protect your assets and estate, preserve your legacy, and protect your family and your home. My role is to assist you in taking advantage of sound programs that can offer both growth potential and protection.
- How are you distinguished from others?
Dedicated to that rare quality called service, Kauffman Wealth Services delivers the best of both worlds: Personalized boutique firm service and state-of-the-art quality financial resources through my contractual arrangement with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Simply, I can help you navigate through economic uncertainty and the changes in your life.
- What is your fee structure? How are you compensated?
I give clients choices: They can choose to work with us on an hourly basis or a percentage-of-assets fee basis. Regardless of the arrangement, we treat clients the way we want to be treated, with total openness and transparency.
This information is not considered a recommendation to buy or sell any investment.
Written by
Mitchell E. Kauffman, MBA
Certified Financial PlannerTM
Masters of Science in Financial Planning
Mitchell Kauffman provides wealth management services to corporate executives, business owners, professionals, independent women, and the affluent. He is one of only five financial advisors from across the U.S. named to Research magazine’s prestigious Advisor Hall of Fame in 2010, and among a select list of 100 over the past 20 years.
Inductees into the Advisor Hall of Fame have passed a rigorous screening, served a minimum of 15 years in the industry, acquired substantial assets under management, demonstrate superior client service, and have earned recognition from their peers and the broader community.
Kauffman’s articles have appeared in national publications, and he is often quoted in the media. He is an Instructor of Financial Planning and Investment Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Community College, and Pasadena City Colle
For more information, visit www.kauffmanwealthservices.com or call (866) 467-8981. Kauffman Wealth Services is an independent Registered Investment Advisor and serves clients from two office locations: 140 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101 and 550 Periwinkle Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member, FINRA/SIPC.
