Witnauer Sloan & Associates LLC
8777 E Via de Ventura
Suite 375
Phoenix, AZ 85258
Mission Statement
At Witnauer Sloan & Associates, LLC, we work as partners with our clients to help them navigate the three critical stages of wealth:
- the accumulation of capital for retirement
- the management of this capital to ensure it will last a lifetime
- the tax–efficient transfer of remaining wealth to beneficiaries
The mission of our firm is to provide intelligent, informed, independent, and reasonably priced investment, retirement and estate planning advice.
Our Planning Philosophy
We believe that each client is unique and that “rules of thumb” and cookie-cutter approaches to financial planning and investment management are inappropriate. Each client has different goals, expectations, finances, investment risk tolerances and time horizon. These unique goals and situations are factored into constructing a unique plan for each client.
Our Specialization
We specialize in retirement planning, estate planning and wealth preservation which we refer to as Financial Planning, and in managing investment portfolios which we refer to as Investment Management. Our Investment Management program focuses on prudent and responsible longer-term strategies and proven investments. Each portfolio is designed to meet specific financial goals. Most Financial Planning clients are also Investment Management clients.
Included in both services is a strong emphasis on tax planning and savings.
What Makes Us Different
We represent only our clients:
Certainly every “advisor” claims this position. So what do we mean? We are locally owned, not a branch office of some larger distant organization. We are an independent Investment Advisory firm. Being independent allows us to recommend the universe of investment and financial planning ideas without restriction because we are not affiliated with any broker-dealer, insurance company, bank, mutual fund company, stockbroker or anyone or anything else.
We are highly experienced, educated and credentialed:
A considerable amount of our time and resources are directed towards continuous financial planning and investment education. We sell no investment products. The only service we offer is intelligent and informed advice. We believe that the quality of the advice we provide is exceptional and we strive to keep it that way.
We work with clients over the long-term to help them reach their financial goals.
Many “advisors” are interested in selling commissioned products and investments that yield immediate compensation for them. They have little monetary incentive to work with the client over the long-term to help the client reach their financial goals. We align our compensation for investment management services with the financial success of our clients. We succeed only when our clients are pleased with the advice we provide over the long-term.
We make recommendations but our clients make the decisions.
We thoroughly educate our clients about the financial planning process and investment options so that they can make informed decisions. The education process includes providing our clients with independent third-party analytical reports prepared by industry specialists. We make no investment trades or implement financial planning recommendations without our client’s explicit permission.
We provide financial planning and investment advice on a FEE-Only basis.
We have no incentive to trade excessively or sell investment products because we are not compensated by commission. Other advisory firms that are affiliated with broker-dealers and insurance companies have production quotas and are under pressure to generate commission revenue.
Our fees are extremely competitive.
We have no broker-dealer to compensate. Our office is professional and functional but not lavish. Our administrative functions are highly automated and efficient. Except for self-education and hardware/software expenses, we are frugal. This translates into lower fees for our clients.
Our Commitment to Clients
- Understand each client’s goals and objectives and be receptive to their concerns
- Be technically proficient on a wide range of financial issues and investments
- Be objective and independent in order to provide unrestricted advice and options that will help clients achieve their goals
- Provide quality advice by designing comprehensive and creative strategies that are custom-tailored to meet client goals
- Educate clients about investment options and the financial planning process so that they can make informed decisions
- Recommend prudent and responsible investments and strategies, and never experiment with client’s financial future
- Work with clients over the long-term to help them realized their financial goals
- Link our compensation for investment management services to the long-term financial success of our clients
- Be prompt, courteous and professional at all times
- Keep all client information completely confidential
Please be aware that Witnauer Sloan & Associates LLC has a portfolio minimum of $100,000 to accept inquiries through this directory.
