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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

Understanding Restricted Stock Units: Strategic Considerations for High-Income Professionals
7 minutes read

Understanding Restricted Stock Units: Strategic Considerations for High-Income Professionals

Contributed by: Caleb Christian, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® For many corporate executives and key employees at oil & gas companies such as BP, Chevron, or Shell, compensation extends beyond salary and annual bonuses. Increasingly, companies are using Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of long-term incentive plans. While RSUs can represent a substantial portion of total compensation, they also carry complexities—particularly…
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How to Ensure Business Continuity After Your Exit
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How to Ensure Business Continuity After Your Exit

Contributed by: Tom Kelley, MBA For many business owners, their company represents years of dedication, vision, and effort. Planning for the continuity of your business after your exit is not just about protecting your legacy; it’s about ensuring the stability of the company, the well-being of its employees, and the financial security of your family. Yet, many entrepreneurs delay this critical planning…
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Planning for Retirement in a Private Markets World
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Planning for Retirement in a Private Markets World

Contributed by: Dale Shaw, CFP For many high-net-worth families and successful business owners, the traditional rules of retirement may no longer apply. Portfolio models built exclusively on stocks, bonds, and annuities may still serve a purpose, but they are increasingly insufficient for those seeking more control, higher income potential, and better protection from volatility and taxes. The investment…
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The Hidden Risks of Entrepreneurship for High-Net-Worth Individuals
7 minutes read

The Hidden Risks of Entrepreneurship for High-Net-Worth Individuals

Contributed by: Caleb Christian, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as the ultimate path to independence, control, and wealth creation. For many high-net-worth individuals, especially those who have built their wealth through business ownership, the rewards of entrepreneurship are clear. But what is often less acknowledged—and far less glamorized—are the persistent risks that continue…
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Is This Risk Worth Taking?
3 minutes read

Is This Risk Worth Taking?

Have you ever been faced with a difficult decision? Not sure which way to go because you didn’t fully understand the risks involved? Much like playing cards, there are times where we need to fold, and move on, and there are times where we should stay in the game based on anticipated risks and rewards. When evaluating risk associated with financial planning, there are some risks that we are willing…
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Core Estate Planning Documents Everyone Should Have
6 minutes read

Core Estate Planning Documents Everyone Should Have

Contributed By: Brian Sak, CFP, CLU, ChFC Estate planning is often viewed as a task to be handled "later." For many successful individuals and families, it’s easy to deprioritize because it involves difficult conversations—about incapacity, mortality, and control. Yet, the absence of a structured plan doesn’t defer those outcomes. It simply removes your voice from them. At Granite Harbor Advisors,…
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