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Financial Planning

Financial Planning for Every Stage of Life's Journey

Your Financial Plan Journey

Organizing, Optimizing, and Maintaining Your Entire Financial Picture

Experience comprehensive financial planning services with us as your trusted advisors. We take pride in organizing, optimizing, and maintaining your entire financial picture. Spend more time doing what you enjoy while we develop a personalized financial plan to help you achieve your goals.

Help First Promise

Commitment to Excellence

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With our Help-First Promise, we offer a complimentary initial consultation to assist you in finding the right path, even if it doesn’t involve us. During this initial meeting, we prioritize understanding your current situation, desired destination, and planned approach. By taking the time to learn about your specific needs and goals, we ensure that any guidance we provide is tailored to your unique circumstances.

Before providing any financial recommendations for enhancement, we make sure to thoroughly comprehend your objectives and the steps you plan to take to achieve them. Our commitment is to deliver a completed plan that meets your full satisfaction. We don’t bill for our service until we have successfully delivered on this promise, ensuring that you receive value and clarity before any financial obligation is incurred.

Background

The Compass 360 Planning Process

Your Wealth. Your Way.

At Granite Harbor Advisors, we're dedicated to enhancing your lifestyle by providing more time for what matters, reducing stress, and securing your family's financial future for generations. As a leading full-service financial advisory firm headquartered in Houston, our Compass360 Planning Process simplifies the complexity of financial planning by organizing and optimizing your entire financial picture, so that you can spend more time doing what you enjoy.

Discover

Get to Know Each Other
  • About You
  • About Us
  • Explore Goals
  • Personalized Guidance
  • Path Forward

Design

Initiate Planning
  • Gather Data
  • Refine Priorities
  • Interactive Review
  • Tailor Solutions

Deliver

Finalize & Implement Plan

Fiduciary Financial Advice for:

  • Cash Flow & Savings
  • Tax Planning
  • Asset Allocation
  • Risk Management & Insurance
  • Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
Year 1
Year 2+
Compass 360 Year 2+

Dedicate

Maintain Continuous Alignment Between Your Goals & Plan
  • Proactive Recommendations
  • Monthly Updates
  • Consistent Plan Reviews
  • Coordination of Professionals (CPA, Attorney, P&C)

Benefits of Financial Planning

Securing Your Future Through Strategic Financial Management

Ongoing Support

Ensuring continuous financial guidance and assistance helps clients achieve and maintain their financial goals through ongoing support.

Financial Education

Providing clients with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions and achieve long-term financial success is the goal of financial education.

Foundation for Long-Term Financial Security

Establishing a robust financial base ensures sustained stability and growth for the future, providing long-term financial security.

Our Commitment

Your Path to Financial Success: What to Expect Next

Reviewing and maintaining your financial plan is paramount to your success. Once we have completed the implementation phase, we will establish a mutually agreed-upon review schedule to monitor your progress. Regular reviews are essential to ensure that your financial planning remains aligned with your evolving needs and goals.

We provide monthly updates to ensure the accuracy of your financial plan and make proactive changes whenever needed. This ongoing attention helps to keep you on track toward your financial goals and allows us to make necessary adjustments promptly. By consistently reviewing your financial planning, we can address any changes in your circumstances and ensure that your plan continues to support your long-term objectives.

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Resources for Financial Planning

A Selection of Granite Harbor Resources Focusing on Financial Planning

The Role of Trusts in Estate Planning
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The Role of Trusts in Estate Planning

Contributed by: Austin Manning, CFP Estate planning is an essential component of managing and preserving wealth, particularly for families, business owners, and executives with significant assets. Among the many tools available, trusts stand out as a versatile and effective way to protect, manage, and transfer wealth in alignment with your wishes. Understanding the role of trusts in estate planning…
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Why Early Year-End Planning Matters for High-Net-Worth Families
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Why Early Year-End Planning Matters for High-Net-Worth Families

Contributed by: Austin Manning, CFP® Why Early Year-End Planning Matters for High-Net-Worth Families The most effective year-end planning does not begin in December. It starts weeks earlier, when families still have the space to evaluate their financial picture in a thoughtful and coordinated way. Affluent families, business owners, and corporate executives understand that their financial lives are…
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10 Interview Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor
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10 Interview Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor

Ask the Right Questions Not all financial advisors are the same. Asking the right questions can help you find the right advisor for your specific goals. However, you may not be aware of what questions to ask or even what a good answer would be. You may find this concise summary of questions helpful in your search. 1. Are you…
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Choosing Investment Options When Focusing on Estate Planning and Passing Down Invested Assets
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Choosing Investment Options When Focusing on Estate Planning and Passing Down Invested Assets

Contributed by: Tom Kelley, MBA Estate planning is a critical element of wealth management, particularly for individuals and families aiming to preserve and transfer wealth across generations. Selecting the right investment options plays a pivotal role in supporting the preservation of financial legacies while mitigating tax liabilities and legal complexities. When aligned with a comprehensive estate…
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Beyond the Headlines: Financial Planning Lessons from Government Shutdowns
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Beyond the Headlines: Financial Planning Lessons from Government Shutdowns

Contributed by: Pijus Bulvinas, CFP® Every few years, the headlines return with a familiar sense of urgency: “Government Shutdown Looms.” For many Americans, this signals little more than a political standoff. But for others such as federal employees, contractors, and business owners with government clients, it can mean something far more personal: income disruption, operational uncertainty, and financial…
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Income Tax Planning in Early Retirement: Strategies for HNWIs
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Income Tax Planning in Early Retirement: Strategies for HNWIs

Anyone entering retirement must manage the tax implications that come with shifting their primary income source from their employer to other income streams like social security. But for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) with robust portfolios, income tax planning can be particularly complex. Retiring early can complicate the tax planning process even further. In a recent video presentation, Granite…
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