Independent wealth management

Managing complexity, delivering simplicity.

  • 4.48

    Billion dollars
    in AUM/AUA*

  • 40+

    Dedicated team members

  • 1

    Unifying objective

Our Objective

To provide you with successful wealth strategies, independent advice, and the personalized service you deserve:

There aren’t many situations we haven’t seen before, and we use this lived experience to help you navigate especially unique financial puzzles.

Your biggest asset is your human capital. We can help you maximize the value of this capital for you and your family.

Significant wealth comes with opportunities and challenges. We can help you manage both.

We can help you manage your financial life, so you can focus on your work, your family, and your passions.

Following the passing of a spouse or the end of a marriage, we can help you find solid footing and the path forward.

We understand and share your lived experience, allowing us to provide truly customized financial guidance.

Your compensation and wealth strategy are complex. We can manage the moving pieces and simplify your life.

We specialize in plan design, helping you feel more confident about the benefits we provide.

A trusted advisor for life

What will the rest of your life look like? Without a doubt, many things will change. Your team at SWP will be a consistent guide, managing the financial milestones that are part of a life well-lived.

Let an advisor know how we can best meet your needs.

Our Insights

We share insights covering the emotional, technical, and practical aspects of wealth management throughout the year.

Investments
Investing Is Not Gambling

I have many pet peeves. I don’t like it when pillows in our house are lying on the floor. It irritates me when people talk on speaker phone in public. It drives me crazy when people rush to stand up in the aisle of an airplane once it lands (I’m really not as angry as it might seem).

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Financial Planning
What’s New in Medicare for 2025

Every year, we encourage our clients enrolled in a Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription plan to take a few minutes to verify that their existing plan remains the best option for them. For the 2025 plan year, there’s a little more urgency, as some big changes are occurring that have never been a factor before.

Starting in 2025, Medicare is setting a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket drug costs for those with Part D drug plans.  From brokers I have spoken with, this has caused a lot of turmoil in this market as some providers are changing what drugs will be covered under their formularies, co-pays, deductibles, and coverage of brand versus generic.  If you were happy with your Part D drug plan in 2024, it could be a different story in 2025.

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Investments
Re-Examining the 40 from the Famous 60/40 Portfolio

In the 1950s, Harry Markowitz was one of the creators of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). In summary, he was able to create an “optimal” portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. Over time, this mix generated most of the returns of stocks with much less downside risk. This was the early introduction of the asset allocation issue that is critical to portfolio construction. However, is this still the optimal way to create a portfolio?

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