FAQ

Financial planning can be broad based and integrated, where all elements of your financial affairs (like retirement planning, investments, insurance, and college funding) are brought together into a coordinated, cohesive plan. Or it can be very specific, focusing just on a single issue of importance or concern to you. In either case, financial planning is a multi-step process that provides you with two important deliverables: first, an in-depth review of your current situation (either comprehensive or specific, depending your planning objective) and second, a road map that provides clear direction on how to achieve your planning goal(s). It is important to remember that financial planning is a dynamic process, not a single, one-time event. The economy, your planning objectives, and earned income can all change, necessitating a revisit of the road map.

Fee-only financial planners are paid only by their clients. They never receive any commissions, sales incentives, bonuses, or special perks paid by insurance companies or other financial service entities for selling their products. T Rowland Financial Services is a true fee-only financial advisor firm. Knowing this, you can approach us with the full knowledge that we will only make recommendations that are in your best interest. You do not have to worry that we will need to “sell you something” in order to be paid for providing you advice.

Thanks to modern technology, it is generally not essential to have in-person meetings. Frequently, work may be accomplished for distance assignments using video conferences, online data collection and other tools. The choice of a distance assignment is really determined by a client’s comfort level with working with someone who is not in the immediate area. Even for those who live and/or work in northern and central Illinois or other nearby areas, it has been a major convenience to use these tools due to busy work/family schedules, commuting demands, etc.

We can help directly with implementation in the areas of retirement planning and investments. For areas with a specialized focus such as insurance, tax preparation, or estate planning, we pinpoint issues but recommend professionals in those areas. We are also happy to partner with someone you may already be working with to accomplish planning goals. Please see the pricing tab for the different ways in which we can help you take steps to achieve your financial goals.

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Our defined approach was designed to clearly communicate the way that we work with our clients to provide financial planning and portfolio and asset management services. For a full description, please go to our Client Process page.

Yes, as described in “How do I implement recommendations?” as well as the Client Process page. T Rowland Financial Services offers different service levels to meet varying client needs when it comes to portfolio oversight. The highest level of service is full implementation and monitoring of your portfolio. Please visit the Philosophy tab as well as the Pricing tab to see if this is right for you.

T Rowland Financial Services offers several levels of service and professional oversight to assist you in implementing our recommendations. Please visit the Philosophy and the Pricing tabs for details.

We offer a complimentary, no obligation get acquainted meeting, either in person, virtual, or by telephone. Contact us today to get started.