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Financial Planning, Focus on Retirement Blueprint, and Investment Management Services

The cost for financial planning, our proprietary Focus on Retirement Blueprint, and investment management services starts at 1% per year and goes down for every million you have invested with us at Charles Schwab.

  • First $1 Million: 1.00%
  • $1 Million to $2 Million: 0.85%
  • $2 Million to $3 Million: 0.75%
  • $3 Million to $4 Million: 0.65%
  • $4 Million to $5 Million: 0.55%
  • Over $5 Million: 0.50%

The following retirement planning projects are included.


  • We have a minimum of $500,000 of investable assets for financial planning, our proprietary Focus on Retirement Blueprint, and investment services.
  • We do not have any minimum requirements for our hourly consulting projects, which is perfect for DIYers.

Hourly Consulting Projects

You may only be interested in tackling one or two projects/topics; we offer an hourly service to get you on track. We charge $300 per hour, billed in 15-minute increments.

Wait, so I can hire you to review my current investments and finances without managing my money or paying for a “plan”? I can just pay you to ask questions and give me advice? Yup, that’s exactly correct! 😁

Some Common Questions You Do-It-Yourselfers (DIYers) Have

  • Does it make sense for me to do Roth Conversions? If so, how much should I be converting?
  • What is my best required minimum distribution (RMD) strategy?
  • What is my most tax-efficient tax withdrawal strategy? What account should take my distributions from?
  • Should I look to harvest my capital gains or do a Roth Conversion?
  • When should I file for Social Security?
  • Do I have the appropriate asset allocation for entering the distribution/retirement phase of my life?
  • Should I own bonds?