Financial Advisors in Prior Lake, Minnesota (Scott County)

SWA is a solution-driven wealth management firm with advisors in Prior Lake, Minneapolis, Coon Rapids, Lakeville and Long Lake, Minnesota. However, we work with clients across the United States. As a fiduciary for our clients, we help clients identify their specific life goals, and by designing an objective financial game plan; outlining unique opportunities to be utilized to achieve those goals, which typically include:
• Planning for retirement (i.e. when, where, how much, etc.)
• Potentially improve portfolio performance by using passive, low-cost, tax-efficient securities, and designing strategies to invest available dollars more tax effectively using an Asset Location Strategy approach
• By using our extensive tax background, we design and implement multi-year tax minimization strategies including concentrated stock and stock option planning, strategic Roth IRA conversions, charitable techniques, and many other strategies
• Generate ideas to better leverage small business ownership
• Review of mortgage / debt and potentially assist with interest reduction techniques
• Estate plan design and implementation assistance
• Review of life, disability and property casualty insurance coverages for appropriate coverage levels
Our advisors are all Certified Financial PlannersTM with one being a Certified Public Accountant and two others being Enrolled Agents. We leverage our tax expertise in our portfolio management techniques (via our Asset Location Strategy) as well as employing multi-year tax minimization strategies.
• Asset Location Strategy: We construct client portfolios to leverage the most tax-appropriate securities in the most advantageous locations (taxable, tax-deferred and tax-free).
• Tax Minimization: We design and execute a variety of tax reduction opportunities including (but certainly not limited to) creating a tax-effective savings plan, strategic Roth IRA conversions, tax-reducing charitable contribution approaches.
• Tax-Efficient Withdrawal Strategy: We design a client-specific action plan for tax-effectively generating a cash flow stream from a retiring client’s various cash producing resources. Those resources typically include pension income, Social Security benefits, taxable, tax-deferred and tax-free account drawdowns, rental income and the sale of a business.... See More

We are committed to working with clients to help them strengthen their resources and capability by establishing values-oriented goals and creating a financial MAP that leads the way. We enjoy working with clients who seek a mindful, comprehensive method to their long-term financial and personal well being.

Our mission is to help you improve your financial life while enhancing awareness of your personal values and psychological style in money matters. We work together as a team using a proven process of assessing key financial information, money personality traits, interpretation and analysis. Your unique family, social, career, and life history are incorporated with your goals to determine recommended solutions.

As a fiduciary, MAP places your interests above all others when working with you to establish yur goals and best implement your plan. MAP subscribes to the most current industry knowledge and regulatory guidelines to chart a successful course for your financial security. MAP also adheres to the professional Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and ChFC strict Code of Ethics.

MAP's client services and administrative team members work closely with you to facilitate and implement your plan to accomplish the steps required to achieve the desired results.

MAP coordinates regularly with other professionals, such as an attorneys, accountants, insurance providers, lenders and other specialists to obtain and integrate needed products and services into a complete financial plan.... See More

Brown Wealth Management, an Independent, Fee-Only, NAPFA Registered Financial Advisor, is known for its skill in investment management and retirement planning. We provide clients with traditional wealth management services including investment, retirement, insurance, educational, and estate planning advice.

All services are offered on a Fee-Only basis (i.e. no commissions charged or accepted)

Fiduciary Oath
Brown Wealth Management follows a fiduciary standard. We exercise our best efforts to act in good faith and in the best interests of our clients at all times.

We will provide written disclosure to our clients prior to our engagement, and thereafter throughout the term of the engagement, of any conflicts of interest, which may compromise our impartiality or independence.

We are Fee-Only and do not receive any compensation or other remuneration that is contingent on any of our client's purchase or sale of a financial product. We do not receive a referral fee or other compensation from another party based on the referral of our client or our client's business.... See More

We help successful professionals build and manage wealth for retirement. As an independent financial advisory firm, we work with a large selection of investment and insurance companies and are able to find solutions that are the best fit for our clients' needs.... See More

Christopher Revak, CPA/PFS
WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT?My goal is simple - to make the world better one client at a time. There are no aspirations to be the largest planning firm in the world but instead have a limited number of highly personal client relationships. It is important to know each and every client—their values, goals, families, passions, and pursuits. Other firms may claim similar goals but I actually deliver.... See More

Robert Steffen, BS, CFP
Robert Steffen & Associates has been providing comprehensive, fee-only financial planning services for over 20 year. It has been our privilege to see how proper financial planning has improved the quality of our client's lives through: Increased peace of mind Earlier and more comfortable retirement lifestyles The ability to explore the philanthropic goals that are most important to them A financial confidence which allows them to make career and lifestyle changes The funding of education for their children We look forward to the opportunity to speak with you about how we can make your financial life better.... See More

Laurie Laner, CFP
Financial Designs works with clients as their trusted partner for creating more of life's peaks and smoothing out the valleys. We collaborate with each client to design and actualize your best life.
The majority of our clients are experiencing a major life event such retirement, divorce, death of a family member, or job change. We specialize in retirement, investment, taxes, estate planning, and executive compensation programs.
By starting with your authentic goals, we design a personalized plan to help to get you there. Our job is to understand what success looks like on your terms. It is about more than a number in an account. It is about having the stability and resources to live the life-and leave the legacy-you really want. Our comprehensive, meticulously planned approach transforms lives. And if things change, we will evolve the plan along with your life.

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Ashley Murphy, AIF, CFP

Janet Stanzak, CFP, MS
Fulfilling lives through clarity and confidence. Clarity about choices results in confidence making financial decisions. Financial Empowerment is a Registered Investment Advisor which means we are required by law to act in our clients' best interests. Our fiduciary policy goes beyond legal obligations since our success comes from our ability to offer fair and unbiased advice on a fee only basis.We embrace and practice these values:Commitment to independence and objectivity.Leading-edge thinking, lifelong learning, and technical expertise.Aligning values with priorities and actions.Respectful and open communication, essential to lasting relationships.Integrity and commitment to promise management. Congruence between our words and our deeds.Team work and collaboration with your tax, estate, and insurance advisory team.Your best interests come first - our commitment as your fiduciary.
These values guide everything we do.Janet Stanzak, a CFP Practitioner with a Masters of Science in Financial Planning, has over 25 years of seasoned experience working with clients to develop financial planning and investment strategies tailored to specific client needs. Strategies are designed to take advantage of opportunities and minimize risks and threats to your financial well-being. We consider the possibilities, especially during life transitions, to determine those that are congruent with your values and objectives. Financial planning and analysis work is typically done on a project fee basis. Fees for ongoing portfolio managment and financial planning services are typically charged on a retainer or an assets under management fee schedule.... See More

Stephen Dygos, CFP, CPWA
At Schwarz Dygos Wheeler, we have taken great care to ensure you have a tremendous amount of experience and expertise working for you. With a minimum of over 14 years of experience in financial services and industry-leading credentials, our advisors deliver top-tier advice on all of your financial needs.
Since our founding in 2008, a major goal has been to continuously improve the service our clients receive. Whether through cutting edge performance reporting or the latest financial planning software, we are constantly finding ways to improve. In addition, we are among relatively few financial firms that have access to Dimensional (or DFA) Funds; investments that draw on the research of Nobel Prize winning economists.
We believe that the best advice is completely aligned with your objectives - without any conflicts of interest. Our services are best suited for those with $1 million or more to invest.
Stephen Dygos is the firm's NAPFA member. If you would like to learn more about us, please contact Stephen directly at , or call him at .... See More

Ben Wacek, CFP
Hi, I'm Ben! Here at Wacek Financial Planning I help my clients steward their resources in a meaningful way for an affordable price. Below is a quick introduction to my company. I am a fee-only, Certified Financial Planner. This means that I never get paid commissions and my clients receive unbiased, objective advice. I offer a variety of services, so that no matter what your life stage or net worth, I can help. I do not have minimums. I am based in Minneapolis, but I utilize technology to serve clients across the US and around the world. The financial plans that I develop with my clients are based on their goals and values and are easy to understand. I desire to help my clients view their financial decisions from an eternal perspective using Biblical principles. ... See More

Michael Helffrich, BS, CFP, M.Div., MBA
PFP Advisors, Inc., provides general financial planning advice for individuals and trusts. In addition to general planning questions, the company specializes in:
1. Qualified Plan and IRA Distribution Rules and Regulations
2. The financial portions of Estate Planning
3. Charitable Gift Planning... See More

Edward Schrotenboer, CFP, MBA

Kimberly Schwichtenberg, CFP, CPA/PFS
At SilverOak, our goal is to improve the quality of our clients' lives by giving them peace of mind through a long-term trusted relationship.
We provide with competent financial advice measured by long-term successes. We will work with you, every step of the way, to enhance your life's achievements and empower your personal and business aspirations.
We are dedicated to guiding you through life's journey. Our philosophy is based on the "circle of life" - to bring the best of what has been into alignment with today's opportunities and to build a future of limitless possibilities.... See More

Joe Pitzl, CFP
We are an independent, fee-only financial planning and investment management firm, and we are everything Wall Street is not. Our firm offers a refreshing, collaborative spin on the financial planning process, coupled with an evidence-based approach to investing. We adhere to a fiduciary standard of care at all times when working with our clients. Our allegiance lies solely with you.
We believe that the fundamental purpose of financial planning is to help people make better and more consistent financial decisions. Money is best used in a manner that supports one's life, rather than being the driving force in the decision-making process.... See More