Fee-only financial planning · Ithaca, NY

We organize your financial life, so you can get back to living it.

Independent, fiduciary planning for professionals and families building wealth across the Finger Lakes. Planning leads. Investing supports it. No commissions, no jargon, no surprises.

Since 2020

A practice built on plain answers and patient capital.

verified_userFiduciary, always
paymentsFee-only — never commissions
do_not_disturb_onNo minimums to start
visibilityYou always know what you own
What we do

One plan for your whole financial life — not just your portfolio.

Most of what matters happens away from the markets. We start with the life you want, then build the money around it. Investing is one piece of a much bigger picture.

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Comprehensive planning

Cash flow, goals, and the trade-offs between them — mapped, revisited, and kept current as life changes.

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Retirement & income

When can you stop working, and how do you draw an income that lasts? We model it in plain numbers.

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Tax planning

Year-round, not just in April. We coordinate with your CPA so nothing slips through the cracks.

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Family & education

529s, gifting, and the conversations about money that families rarely get to have well.

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Protection & estate

Insurance gaps, wills, and beneficiaries — reviewed and aligned with what you actually intend.

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Investments

Low-cost, transparent, and built to be boring. A concentrated portfolio you can actually understand.

How we work

A rhythm, not a one-time transaction.

We get to know you, build the plan, put it into motion, and keep returning to it. Good planning is a habit you keep — together.

01

Understand

A few unhurried conversations. We ask a lot of questions and leave no stone unturned.

02

Plan

A written plan with clear, prioritized next steps — in language you can read out loud.

03

Act

We help you implement, not just advise. Accounts, paperwork, and follow-through handled.

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Revisit

Life moves. We meet through the year and keep the plan honest as things change.

Who we are

“This industry can be stodgy and opaque. We'd rather be the opposite — clear, warm, and on your side, every single quarter.”

Matthew Fox, CMT®, MBAFounder & Lead Planner
Our investing approach

Built to be boring. That's the point.

  • paidLow costs, because fees compound against you just like returns compound for you.
  • visibilityFull transparency — you'll always know exactly what you own and why you own it.
  • spaPatience over prediction. We don't try to time markets or be heroes.
  • balanceDiversified, tax-aware, and matched to your plan — not to a sales target.
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World-class companies, directly held
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Flat advisory fee, fully disclosed
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Commissions, ever
100%
Fiduciary, all of the time

Let's grab time and talk through what's on your mind.

No pressure, no pitch — just an honest look at where you stand and whether we're the right fit.

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