John Hinrichs

John Hinrichs is a Certified Financial Planner in Bellaire, TX with 25 years experience in estate planning.

Bundling the components of financial management can save you time and money.  Some writers believe that you need niche expertise for each component, and this argument merits attention.  However, you can find experts in metropolitan areas who are proficient in several areas of financial management; and for this primary reason, you will save time and money.

Let us propose that financial management for an individual consists of tax planning, estate planning, and investments (certainly financial management contains a broader menu of components).  You can in Houston’s Greater Metropolitan Area find professionals who can, for example, expertly handle your taxes as well as your estate planning-trusts and wills.  You probably will still need to bundle this expertise with a Registered Investment Advisor who can effectively manage your investment portfolio as a fiduciary.

By hiring two professionals instead of three you save money by handling two parts of the bundle through one professional advisor who should provide a monetary incentive.  In the same vein you will save time by having fewer appointments with your advisors.  So you are concerned about bundling opportunities.

If you live in a smaller city or town, then you may be required to follow an unbundled approach because of the lack of concentrated professional expertise.  Accordingly, in metropolitan areas your due diligence should pay off if you can secure a bundle consisting of fewer advisors.




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