📍 Serving Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and North Carolina.
Your Complete Roadmap to Financial Confidence
Life is complex, and so are your finances. We bring every aspect of your financial life together into a clear plan designed to help you reach your goals.
Why Comprehensive Planning Matters
At Haven, we follow the professional standards of a CFP® practitioner to give you a process that is thorough, structured, and personalized.
Cash Flow & Investments
Comprehensive planning includes preparing for retirement income and guides investment decisions.
Risk Management
Protect your wealth with proper insurance and asset protection strategies.
Estate Planning
Plan for your family's future and create a lasting legacy for generations.
Integrated Planning Concepts
Budgeting & Saving Strategy
Family & Legacy Planning
Student Loan & Debt Planning
Investment & Wealth Management
The Process of Working With a CFP® Professional
A CFP® professional begins with a complete review of where you stand financially and works with you to define your goals. Your plan may evolve as your life changes, but the process is designed to adapt with you.
1 Your First Meeting
This meeting ensures transparency from the start and sets the foundation for a lasting partnership.
What you want to accomplish
Services we will provide
Background and qualifications
Fees and compensation
Potential conflicts of interest
2 Understanding Your Situation
We gather details to ensure your plan is built on a clear picture of your personal circumstances.
Current finances and cash flow
Risk tolerance assessment
Health care and liability risks
Longevity considerations
3 Setting Your Goals
Whether you want to retire early, build passive income, save for education, or manage debt, we align on priorities and assumptions.
Early Retirement
Passive Income
Education Savings
Debt Management
4 Analyzing Strengths and Vulnerabilities
Your CFP® professional analyzes your current financial position to determine if you're on track.
Cash flow and budgeting
Emergency fund adequacy
Retirement planning progress
Insurance and asset protection
5 Developing Financial Recommendations
We create tailored recommendations supported by financial modeling to maximize your ability to meet your goals.
Life Expectancy
Tax Planning
Investment Returns
Family Goals
6 Presenting Recommendations
This collaborative discussion ensures you're confident in the plan before moving forward.
Review reasoning and assumptions
Ask questions and provide feedback
Finalize steps to move forward
7 Putting Your Plan Into Action
Together, we move from strategy to execution with clear responsibilities and actions.
Identify potential strategies and products
Discuss recommendations before decisions
Clarify action responsibilities
8 Monitoring and Ongoing Partnership
Financial planning doesn't end once the plan is in place. It's a true partnership that evolves with you.
Review performance and progress
Adjust plan as life changes
Provide ongoing education and guidance
At Haven, we deliver comprehensive planning with clarity, transparency, and local accessibility. As a fiduciary, we put your interests first and provide guidance that evolves with you.
Why Work With Haven
Fiduciary Standard
We are legally and ethically bound to put your interests first in every recommendation.
Complete Transparency
Clear fee structure and open communication about all aspects of your financial plan.
Local Accessibility
Personal service with local understanding of your community and financial landscape.