Welcome to Smith, Frank & Partners
Our mission is to analyze our client’s complex financial landscape and provide customized solutions that will help advance them toward accomplishing their financial goals. We focus on C-Level executives, entrepreneurs, and other professionals who require highly specialized financial and advisory services. Our services include personal financial planning, wealth management, and risk management. Each division of Smith, Frank & Partners specializes in a specific financial discipline and works as a team to help achieve your financial objectives.
Financial Planning
Our advisors develop comprehensive strategies for clients that allow them to make informed financial decisions.
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Investment Management
We specialize in tailoring investment strategies to fit our client's current situation while identifying future opportunities.
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Risk Management
We assist clients in developing a plan in the event that they live longer than expected, die too soon, or get sick or hurt and have a loss of income.
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Building Your Financial Independence
We provide personalized and thoughtful guidance to assist clients in helping achieve their financial goals and the tools necessary to make informed decisions to preserve their financial future. We create a detailed financial blueprint and act as a personal CFO working closely with our clients to understand their unique situation and goals, helping them work through the obstacles that may stand in the way of building their financial future.
As their financial architect, we help maintain a balance between sustaining their lifestyle and leaving a legacy. Our clients take comfort knowing that we have the experience necessary to put their personalized plan in place and the expertise to guide them.
Helpful Content
Retirement Traps to Avoid
Beware of these traps that could upend your retirement.
Lifetime of Earnings
Estimate how much you may earn over your working years based on your current income.
Putting a Price Tag On Your Health
Being healthy not only makes you feel good, it may also help you financially.
Pay Yourself First
It sounds simple, but paying yourself first can really pay off.
Intellectual Property and Your Estate
Do you have intellectual property? Consider how you might include your IP into your estate strategy in this detailed article.
When Life Insurance Becomes Taxable
Life insurance proceeds are generally tax-free. But not in all cases.
A Brief History of Estate Taxes
Federal estate taxes have long since been a lucrative source of funding for the federal government.
Your Changing Definition of Risk in Retirement
A change in your mindset during retirement may drive changes to your portfolio.
Traditional vs. Roth IRA
One or the other? Perhaps both traditional and Roth IRAs can play a part in your retirement plans.
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Debt vs. Investment
Weigh the potential outcomes of paying off debt versus directing those dollars elsewhere.
Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Savings
Compare how the same contribution grows differently in taxable versus tax-deferred accounts.
Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k)
Compare Roth and traditional 401(k) options to see which may work better for your situation.
Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
See how switching to bi-weekly mortgage payments could reduce interest and shorten your loan.
Simple 401k
See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.
Student Loan Payoff Calculator: Extra Payments Can Save You
See how extra payments toward your student loans could shorten your payoff timeline.
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How to Retire Early
Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.
Coaches
Coaches have helped you your whole life, in ways big and small. We'd like to be one of them.
Bursting the Bubble
Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?
Where Is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, "What's next for the financial markets?"
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.