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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.
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.
Trang Vo2024-03-23Great service and very thorough!
Andy Pruett2024-03-22I've been a client of Helen and Capital Benchmark Partners for at least five years by now, maybe more. Her team is excellent, responsive, and responsible in all the ways that motivate me to be better in control of my finances. Highly recommended.
Christopher Hansard2024-03-15Helen and her team are great. They are super responsive and go out of their way to make sure you're comfortable with their services.
Ana-Marie Colet2024-03-14Regardless of income, this group of professionals are amazing at expanding your portfolio and investing with your best interest in mind. We met Helen about 6 years ago and have appreciated how honest and straightforward she was. She has never sugar coated or made empty promises. She set out a financial plan that we could (a) easily understand and (b) lined out with our financial goals. And during the 5 years we’ve been with her, she has made a substantial impact on our portfolio. Something that really stood out is the way she navigates between my husband and I. We both have different ways of understanding and processing information, and Helen will take time to meet with us if one, or both of us aren’t understanding or have questions. The same is said for her team. I get responses within an hour if not sooner! They make us feel like their only clients! We appreciate Helen and her team!
Corey Goerdt2024-03-14Helen, Karishma and the whole team at Capital Benchmark Partners have been a joy to work with. Helen came highly recommended from an attorney friend, and she's lived up to the hype - and then some. She's always responsive, even to probably simple / ridiculous financial planning questions. And she has simplified our financial planning lives to the point where she takes care of 99% of everything we need to do, while giving us clear instructions and take-aways to accomplish the other little bit ourselves. I recommend Helen's team to everyone I talk to about financial planning (mercifully for me, not too many) and would recommend Capital Benchmark Partners to anyone else looking for a highly competent, organized and responsive financial planner.
Will Shin2024-03-14We've been with Capital Benchmark Partners for years now and they've been an integral part of our financial success and well being. Things I love: regular/clear communication, great listeners, timely execution and the feeling they have our best interests in mind. Highly recommended if anyone is searching for a financial planner!
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.