Roth IRA
Traditional IRA
Beneficiary IRA (Inherited IRA)
Rollover IRA
Investment Account
(joint or individual brokerage account)
Trust Account
Roth IRA for Minors
UTMA/UGMA (Custodial Accounts)
529 College Savings Account
Investment account titled under your partnership, LLC, LLP, etc.
Solo 401(k)
SEP IRA
SIMPLE IRA
Roth 401(k)
Traditional 401(k)
Safe Harbor 401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan
Cash Balance Pension Plan
The type of account depends on how your child is employed in your business
Our objective is to provide optimal risk-adjusted portfolios that provide above-average returns with lower volatility that results in progress towards meeting your stated goals and needs.
Our primary objective is to help you define and achieve your financial goals within parameters appropriate to your situation.
The starting point for establishing the right mix of investments for your portfolio is to understand your cash flow requirements, return expectations, and risk tolerance.
We then integrate this information with our macroeconomic views and market return expectations to create investment portfolios. Once portfolios are constructed, we monitor, manage, and review your portfolio in response to developments in the capital markets, geopolitical changes, and economic events.
Portfolio risk can be decreased by increasing diversification among different asset classes, including cash, bonds, domestic and foreign stocks, and tangible assets such as REITS, commodities, and natural resource investments.
Jeff deRopp2024-09-20Helen at CBP gave me an excellent and detailed review of my overall financial picture. She included voluminous information and analysis of all my investments and provided very helpful projections of my IRA RMDs. Helen is very responsive and is sensitive to my needs as an investor. Lastly, I appreciate that CPB offers fee-only services in a financial advisor landscape where that is becoming harder to find. I look forward to continue to utilize Helen and CBP in the future.Eva Clark2024-09-20Helen Ngo has been a valuable resource to me as a professional and fellow small business owner over the last five years. She is intelligent, responsive and very trustworthy. I'd highly recommend her to anyone.Joanna Pera2024-09-20Responsive, outstanding follow through, professional, strategic and results oriented. I couldn't be happier with my choice to use Helen and her team of professionals. Five stars all the way.Bionca St Fleur2024-09-09I’ve been working with Helen and her team for almost two years now, and I couldn’t be more pleased with their service. They are organized, thorough, and always take the time to understand my financial goals. Whether it's long-term planning or short-term adjustments, Helen ensures everything is carefully mapped out, helping me stay on track. Her team’s attention to detail and professionalism have made a big difference in my financial planning. Highly Highly recommend!Rob M2024-09-06My wife and I have used Capital Benchmark Partners for over five years. I feel comfortable in doing my own investing, but I have had Helen do a financial plan and then an update as I approached retirement. I am thoroughly pleased with our plan and services. This firm has done exactly what I needed and wanted. They will tailor their services to what you request. This firm meets the highest definition of a fiduciary, and I would highly recommend Capital Benchmark Partners.Minal Patel2024-07-18I have enjoyed working with the team at capital benchmark partners. I have been a client for over 10 years and they are highly recommended.Susan Frederick2024-05-13I was searching for a financial planner prior to planning for retirement. Capital Benchmark was referred by a friend. Helen and her team have been very professional, easy to work with and have provided good financial advice.Corinne Levy2024-04-02Helen and her team are incredibly organized, tech savvy, and knowledgeable. CBP has helped us to invest our money and stay on track toward a secure future for our family.
Schedule investment consultation. This is your opportunity to ask questions, share challenges you’re facing as an investor, and explore how we can help address your needs and goals.
Define and prioritize your goals. Before a single trade is placed, we create a plan to meet your goals.
Establish your investment strategy. We construct an initial portfolio strategy based on the results of your goals, time horizon, and investment risk tolerance.
Allocate your investments. We open the appropriate accounts and begin allocating your portfolio according to the investment strategy created.
Monitor, manage and educate. Once the accounts are opened and funded, we walk you through your private online performance portal so you can see in real time – all the time – how your accounts are performing.
We manage the investments inside your accounts on your behalf, while making sure you stay abreast of the investment decisions.
Meet with us throughout the year to discuss what’s going on in your accounts, what investment changes need to be made, and strategize based on what’s going on in the economy and our predictions of the markets.
The types of investments we typically use in our clients’ accounts are index funds, including mutual funds and ETFs (exchange traded funds). The investment portfolio can also consist of a mix of individual stocks, bonds, and cash equivalent positions.
How the investments in each account are selected is based on the client’s time horizon, risk tolerance, and goals.
We also offer clients options to for Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) & Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Investing.
We will need to update your financial plan when a major life event happens such as you losing your job, you get a pay raise or large bonus, you got married or have children, you want to buy or sell a home, etc.
Typically, clients who hire us strictly for financial planning and not for investment management will come back to us to update their plan every 1.5 to 2 years.
We manage our clients’ accounts and investments at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab.
Clients hire us for many reasons, but here are a few common “pain points” we solve.