Financial Planning
Whether it’s owning your own home, funding your children’s education, or creating a stress-free retirement, a financial plan is considered vital in working towards your goals.
Why Should You Choose Us?
Beacon Financial Planning can help you avoid the risk of outliving your assets in retirement. Compassion, Collaboration, Trust & Integrity are at the core of Beacon’s business model with a focus on exceptional client service.
Choosing a financial planner may be one of the most important decisions you make for yourself and your loved ones. Research suggests people who work with a financial advisor feel more at ease about their finances and could end up with about 15% more money to spend in retirement.
A recent Vanguard study* found that, on average, a $500K investment would grow to over $3.4 million under the care of an advisor over 25 years, whereas the expected value from self-management would be $1.69 million, or 50% less. In other words, an advisor-managed portfolio would average 8% annualized growth over a 25-year period, compared to 5% from a self-managed portfolio.
*Source: Vanguard Whitepaper “Putting a Value on Your Value, Quantifying Vanguard Advisor’s Alpha”.
Our Services
Retirement Planning
Retirement planning shouldn’t start at retirement; it should start well before. We take a long-term view of your financial wellbeing to help create a life after work that is as well-planned as your life while working.
Investment Planning
Through developing a personalized investment strategy, diversification, and avoiding short-term distractions, we aim to help create and preserve your wealth so you reach your financial goals.
Estate Planning
Having an estate plan is paramount in ensuring your estate is handled according to your wishes. Together with your estate planning attorney, we can assist in drafting documents and reviewing your situation so your estate benefits the people and charities you care about most.
Tax Planning
It’s said that only two things are certain in life: Death…and Taxes! And while there’s not much you can do to avoid the former, with prudent planning and foresight, there’s a lot you can do to minimize the latter.
Charitable Giving
Everyone has their own reason for gifting their assets or a portion of their income to charitable organizations. Some find comfort in helping others who are less fortunate, while others simply want to share their good fortune.
Our Team
Managing Partner
Chief Compliance Officer
Investment Committee Member
Chief Compliance Officer
Investment Committee Member
OUR FOUNDER
In the late 80s, Linda Gadkowski was looking for a financial planner to help her family plan for their future. Unable to find an advisor who was not trying to sell them insurance or an annuity, she saw a glaring need for objective advice and, as a result, founded Beacon Financial Planning in 1990.
Today Beacon Financial Planning is run by a compassionate team of professionals continuing Linda’s mission. They recognize the challenges clients have faced to build their wealth and are committed to helping them preserve it. Linda is an active mentor to the entire Beacon Team and we are so thankful for everything she’s done for our community!
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