Financial growth strategies for All Stages of Your Life

At SDM Advisors, our goal is to be your one-stop shop as you work towards your goal of achieving lifetime financial security. In many cases, an individual or family might work with an investment advisor, accountant, and insurance agent all at different firms. We believe in a more holistic approach and through our partnership with accounting firm SD Mayer & Associates, our goal is to become your trusted advisor that you rely on when you need help in areas ranging from financial planning and investments to tax planning and preparation.

The first step to working on a financial plan is to have a brief call or meeting to learn more about you – your goals, values, interests, and relationships are all very important to us as we get to know who you are. Once we gather this information, we work on a financial plan tailored to your needs and goals. Financial planning is not one size fits all – each individual and family are unique and we recognize that as we come up with a plan that is suited for you. Together, we will then walk through your plan and tweak it throughout several meetings as needed until we come up with the best result possible. We enjoy working with clients on an ongoing basis and further developing the plan as life evolves!

As a firm, we support a passive investment philosophy. We strongly believe [and research has shown!] that most active fund managers have not been able to outperform the market over long periods of time. That is why we work with our clients to invest in a diversified portfolio of low-cost exchange-traded funds [ETFs] and don’t try to time the market. We would rather spend a time working on updating your financial plan, in addition to tax, insurance, and estate planning, to make smart decisions that will help you achieve lifetime financial security.

For financial plans, we work with our clients to agree on an equitable, flat fee amount based on the complexity of your plan. If you decide to invest with SDM Advisors, our fees are typically around 1% of assets under management, with incremental decreases in fees as your AUM amount increases. In addition to providing asset allocation and investment advice, our fee also includes ongoing financial planning and tax planning, as needed.