How it works

The First Light Planning Process

At First Light, we believe in fully understanding your unique circumstance before making any specific investment recommendations. Just as you wouldn't embark on a road trip without programming your GPS, we recognize the importance of aligning your investments with your financial priorities before charting the course ahead.

Prospective
Intro Call (~15 min)
We’d love to get to know you better. This call simply gives us the opportunity to meet briefly to get acquainted with one another.
Prospective
Discovery Call (~60 min)
This call aims to gain a deeper understanding of your situation before providing you with any planning or investment recommendations. We’ll start to identify financial resources - things like income, investments, debts - that may help us create your initial plan. Most importantly, our conversation will revolve around your priorities and what matters most to you.
Prospective
One-Page Plan Proposal
We’ll craft a 90-Day action plan outlining our next steps together. We’ll also provide transparent pricing and address any questions you may have before establishing our Advisory Agreement.
Planning Phase 1:
Get Organized Call (~75 min)
With your plan's vision set, it's time to examine your financial resources in detail. This involves reviewing your cash flow (income, expenses, and savings), investment portfolio, current tax status, work benefits, insurance coverage, and estate planning documents. If these documents are scattered, don't worry - we specialize in helping clients get organized and stay organized.
Planning Phase 2:
Plan Delivery (~ 75 min)
We will provide your initial plan that addresses your immediate concerns. This plan includes clear instructions for implementing our recommendations and introduces our continuous planning process.
We maintain an ongoing partnership with our clients to accommodate life changes and schedule bi-annual meetings for plan adjustments as required.
Implementation, Ongoing Support, & Wealth Management
At First Light Wealth, we're dedicated to helping you plan for a confident retirement, while assisting with the necessary decisions & tasks along the way:
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"We believe advisors can add value, or alpha, by providing relationship-oriented services such as cogent wealth management, including financial planning, discipline, and guidance, rather than by trying to outperform the market."
According to a study by Vanguard, with a proper approach, the value of an advisor can add up to, or even exceed, 3% in net returns for clients. Though like any approximation, the actual amount of value added may vary significantly depending on clients’ circumstances. Read the full study here.
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