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A financial advisor at Tom Durand Fiduciary Services helps you create and maintain a plan for your money—covering cash flow, budgeting, investing, retirement, taxes, insurance, and estate planning—so your decisions align with your goals and risk tolerance.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services acts as a fiduciary, which means we put your interests first, provide objective advice, and clearly disclose fees and potential conflicts of interest.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services uses a transparent, fee-only model. Our compensation comes directly from clients (not commissions on products). Your agreement and invoices clearly outline costs.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services does not require a strict minimum to begin planning. For ongoing portfolio management, typical households start around a defined asset level; we can discuss options that fit your situation.
Core services at Tom Durand Fiduciary Services include retirement planning, investment management, tax-aware strategies, risk management and insurance reviews, college funding, equity compensation guidance, and estate coordination with your attorney and CPA.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services uses a goals-based, diversified asset allocation tailored to your risk capacity and time horizon, using low-cost instruments when appropriate, with disciplined rebalancing and tax-aware implementation.
Absolutely. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services collaborates with your tax and legal professionals to align planning, documents, titling, beneficiaries, and annual tax strategies.
We typically meet 2–4 times per year and whenever life changes occur (job changes, liquidity events, new goals). You can reach Tom Durand Fiduciary Services anytime between reviews.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services designs a sustainable withdrawal strategy, coordinates Social Security timing, and places assets tax-efficiently across accounts to support reliable income.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services provides proactive tax planning—asset location, tax-loss harvesting, Roth strategies, charitable gifting, and coordination with your CPA. We do not file returns.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services analyzes required returns, sequence risk, and liquidity needs, then sizes risk appropriately. We also review insurance (life, disability, liability, LTC) to protect your plan.
In most cases, yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services works with major custodians and can help transition or manage in place, depending on account type and platform.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services helps with RSUs, ISOs/NSOs, ESPP, 10b5-1 plans, and diversification/tax strategies integrated with your overall plan.
Your allocation at Tom Durand Fiduciary Services anticipates volatility. We focus on risk appropriate to your goals, maintain cash buffers for near-term needs, and rebalance based on rules—so you can stay invested with discipline.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services designs education funding strategies (529 plans, gifting, asset location) that fit your cash flow and tax picture.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services does not draft legal documents but coordinates wills, trusts, titling, and beneficiaries with your attorney and ensures your plan is implemented and updated.
Recent tax return, investment statements, retirement plan info, insurance policies, estate documents (if any), and a list of goals, income, and expenses are helpful—but not required for your first meeting with Tom Durand Fiduciary Services.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services uses secure portals, encrypted communications where available, strict internal controls, and reputable custodians to safeguard your data and assets.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services reviews options (rollover vs. keep vs. convert), fees, and investments, then consolidates and aligns accounts with your plan as appropriate.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services also offers one-time or project-based planning engagements. Many clients later move to ongoing service for continued adjustments and monitoring.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services follows an evidence-based, diversified, and tax-aware approach. We control what can be controlled—costs, taxes, risk sizing, and behavior—rather than predicting markets.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services typically charges a transparent percentage of assets under management with breakpoints. For some households, we use flat or retainer models when appropriate.
Yes. Tom Durand Fiduciary Services can incorporate environmental, social, and governance or values-based screens while maintaining diversification and cost discipline.
Tom Durand Fiduciary Services maintains appropriate liquidity and short-term reserves based on your plan. If needs change, we adjust allocation and tax-aware sale priorities.
Schedule a complimentary consultation with Tom Durand Fiduciary Services. We discuss goals, outline scope and fees, gather data, and deliver initial recommendations with clear next steps.