A true financial partner with your best interests in mind
People choose their careers for many different reasons. When we decided to become Financial Advisors, we were driven by a genuine passion for creating great outcomes in clients’ lives and a deep desire to help them achieve the things they wanted for themselves and the people they care about.
We have closely guided high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives and families through many market cycles, led by a thorough understanding of their unique situations and an unwavering commitment to keep their best interests first.
Explore Our Services
Once we have identified the specific goals you want to achieve with your wealth, the next step is to build a sound, proactive investment strategy to help make those goals a reality. With a deep understanding of what’s important to you and a full range of investment options available, we can design a tailored investment portfolio that incorporates your values, time horizon and tolerance for risk. And you'll have peace of mind knowing that as your life and the market evolve over time, so will your portfolio.
Backed by Baird’s experts in equity and fixed income research, portfolio construction, asset manager research and more, we will set up, implement and monitor a portfolio strategy designed to keep you on track toward your goals. With guidance and insight, you would be able to stay as hands-on – or hands-off – as you like, giving you complete confidence that you’re on the path to a more secure future.
You can be confident that no matter what the market is doing, we're watching out for your financial priorities.
You work hard throughout your career so you can enjoy the next chapter in your life. We have the investment and planning expertise to help you plan for and live out the retirement you’ve imagined – leaving you free to focus on and enjoy more important things.
With expertise in both investment management and retirement planning, The Duffy Group can map out what your dream retirement can look like by helping you:
- Make realistic projections on your retirement income and expenses
- Balance your retirement saving with the many other financial priorities in your life
- Make sure your investment portfolio is robust enough for your retirement needs while managing for risk
- Maximize your Social Security and Medicare benefits
- Anticipate your healthcare and long-term care needs
- Identify your priorities in estate planning and establishing all the documentation needed to execute them
Saving for Higher Education
With more students graduating from college with thousands of dollars in student loan debt, funding an education can be one of the most impactful investments you can make. No matter how much time you have before the first tuition payment is due, we can help you plan for funding education in a way that makes the most sense for you and your family.
Through a time-tested planning process, The Duffy Group can help you understand all the variables at play and create an education plan that mirrors your values:
Understanding Where You Are
- Who is the education for?
- Is your student eligible for merit- or need-based aid?
- How much of the education do you want to pay for?
- How long before your funds are needed?
- How does this goal impact your other financial goals?
Creating a Plan
- Determining the best plan based on your timeline?
- Identifying best-fit funding vehicles
- Examining strategies that can maximize your gift while minimizing its impact on your taxes
Evaluating Your Plan's Performance
- Reviewing the performance of your funding vehicle(s)
- Benchmarking your progress against goal
Estate planning is more than completing a living will and filing documents with your attorney. It’s ensuring that the legacy you’ve created helps the people and organizations closest to you reach their dreams even after you’re gone.
A thoughtful estate plan lets you pass on your assets the way you want, maximizing the financial benefit to your heirs and providing comfort during a difficult time in their lives. And The Duffy Group has the expertise to make sure your estate plan is working in sync with your larger wealth management plans by helping you:
- Give directly to people and causes that mean the most to you
- Designate someone to make decisions on your behalf in the event you can’t do so yourself
- Maximize your gifts’ benefit and tax efficiency
- Establish trusts without sacrificing flexibility if your circumstances change
- Set up charitable and family foundations
- Ensure that as your life changes, your estate plan stays up-to-date
We can help make sure your estate plan matches your wishes and ensures your legacy.
Making the most out of your money starts with recognizing all the ways taxes can impact your financial future. Whether you’re focused on your own retirement, a loved one’s education or the best way to pass on your wealth to your heirs, any sound, forward-looking plan to maximize your wealth needs to take into account taxes' bite.
Just as the rise and fall of interest rates can ripple throughout your investment and wealth management plans, so too can changes in tax policy. We are trained and experienced in crafting wealth management strategies that plan for its impact, keeping you on track with your broader vision.
We can help you anticipate the impact of taxes in all areas of your life.
For a lot of people, buying insurance is set-it-and-forget-it: They take out a policy, tuck it in a drawer somewhere and go about their day. Unfortunately, without regular reviews, one of two things tends to happen – people become overinsured because they’re working with multiple agents who do not have the full picture or who are compensated for how much insurance they sell, or underinsured because as their lives evolve their existing coverage stops fitting their needs.
Your wealth management plans should determine what insurance coverage is right for you. Our goal is to align your coverage with your current situation and your plans for the future – so you can rest assured the people and things you care about most are protected.
The Duffy Group can help you make sure your insurance coverage is in step with your current needs and your broader vision for the future.