Meeting with a financial advisor can be an anxiety-inducing experience for many people.

Our aim is to take the anxiety out by starting with the vision you have for your life.

That’s what we do in our first meeting together.

Here’s what to expect

The first meeting allows you to get to know me and my style, learn more about Peak and my financial planning services, answer common questions, and lets me evaluate the areas I think I could improve on your current financial plan and strategy.

  • There is no cost for an initial consultation

  • We can meet at my office location in Saratoga Springs, NY. Depending on your location, I also can meet at your home or work if it saves on travel time. If you are not based in the northeast, no problem- a full virtual meeting including all follow-up steps and meetings can be just as good

  • Sometimes a virtual meeting is just quicker and easier. We can use my remote appointment system to have an initial consultation and/or any follow up meetings. This can also be great if you just want a quick account check-in

  • It is best if all decision makers are at the initial meeting. I feel very strongly that, if married, both spouses are at the initial meeting, even if there is one primary financial decision maker

  • Don’t expect a sales pitch. Not working on commissions or sales quotas allows me to give objective advice and give you my true opinion

  • The first meeting generally allows you to get to know me and my style, learn more about Peak Wealth Management and my services, answer common questions, and lets me evaluate the areas I think I could improve on your current plan and strategy

  • I have a very strict privacy policy, similar to that of an attorney. Anything we discuss will not leave our meeting

  • Many individuals and families begin working with me because of one specific need- that’s OK! Not everyone is ready or needs a full financial plan. Managing a personal retirement account, opening a retirement plan for a business, or looking for a better way to manage and invest an abundance of cash are just of few examples of specific needs

Here’s what to bring to your first meeting

Most recent investment account statements. Please make sure the investments in the account (Name or Ticker) are listed with their value, not just the total account value: Current 401(k), Roth or Traditional IRAs, 529 college saving accounts, investment brokerage accounts

  • Value of liquid/bank accounts

  • Insurance statements or listing of policies- Type (term, whole life), death benefit, monthly premium, cash value

  • Most recent pay stub

  • General monthly/annual savings by location

  • General monthly/annual living expenses

  • We can follow-up on anything else needed. It is not a problem if you can not secure all of the listed items