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EarnestPlanning

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Everything you’d hire four people for. One firm.

How we work

Protect. Optimize. Grow. Live.

Four steps, in that order, on repeat. Each one makes the next one possible.

01

Protect

Build a strong foundation

Insurance, estate coordination, and reserves, so nothing can derail the plan.

02

Optimize

Keep more of what you earn

Taxes, cash flow, benefits, equity comp, and debt, tuned to work together.

03

Grow

Put your money to work

A diversified, tax-aware portfolio pointed at your actual goals.

04

Live

More choices for what’s next

Big decisions modeled early, so you can spend, change, and give with confidence.

01 · Protect

First, make the plan unbreakable.

Before anything grows, we make sure nothing can knock it down.

Life, disability & umbrella insurance review
Estate planning coordination, initial documents included
Emergency reserves, sized and funded
Beneficiary & account titling review

Initial estate documents are prepared through an independent partner platform. We coordinate the process; we don't provide legal advice.

photo: reviewing coverage and estate documents

02 · Optimize

Then keep more of what you earn.

Taxes, cash flow, benefits, debt, and equity comp, tuned to work together instead of against each other.

Tax planning & projections, CPA tax preparation included
Cash flow & savings strategy
Employee benefits & open enrollment
Equity comp strategy: RSUs, ISOs, ESPP
Debt paydown strategy

Tax returns are prepared by an independent CPA matched to your situation, included in the fee.

photo: planning session, notebook + laptop

03 · Grow

Put your money to work.

Globally diversified, tax-aware portfolios custodied at Altruist, pointed at your actual goals.

Risk-aligned portfolio design
Tax-loss harvesting & automatic rebalancing
Retirement & education funding (529s)
Business & long-horizon goals
Held at Altruist (SIPC)
photo: allocation chart on a screen

04 · Live

And spend it on the life you want.

The point of the whole plan: big decisions made early, on your terms.

Big purchases, modeled before you commit
Career changes & sabbaticals
Retirement, designed and dated
Giving & legacy
photo: family walking in golden-hour light

The cadence

We stay in it with you.

Scheduled check-ins plus unlimited email, so decisions never wait for an annual review.

Quarterly check-ins
Unlimited email access
Life-event planning
Proactive outreach
photo: calendar / recurring meeting

The deliverable

One page. Your whole plan.

Every planning cycle ends the same way: priorities, actions, and a timeline for each step, on a single page. You always know what we’re doing now, what’s next, and why.

The models and the fine print stay with us. You take home the page that tells you what to do.

Your plan at a glanceSample

Protect

Coverage gaps closed, estate documents drafted, reserve funded

0–3 mo

Optimize

Tax strategy set, benefits and RSUs on autopilot

3–6 mo

Grow

Portfolio aligned, retirement and 529s funding on schedule

6–12 mo

Live

Big decisions modeled before you make them

Ongoing

Let’s see if we’re a fit.

Six quick questions tell us, and you, whether Earnest Planning is the right fit.

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