Less Selling. More Listening.
Independent fiduciary advice for people who want clarity, confidence, and a plan built to hold up over decades.
Out of 834,000+ financial services professionals, fewer than 5% are fiduciary fee only CFP® professionals.
Fiduciary Obligation
We’re legally bound to act in your best interest — not a company’s sales targets.
Independent Custody
Investments are held at Charles Schwab, ensuring institutional-level security and full transparency.
Evidence-Based Investing
Our portfolios are globally diversified, low-cost, and grounded in academic research — not speculation.
Start with a Financial Plan
Less Selling. More Listening.
Financial advice shouldn’t feel like a sales pitch. Brooks Wealth Management is an independent fiduciary firm built to simplify your financial life — through honest advice, evidence-based investing, and relationships designed to last decades.
How I Work
Discovery & Deep Understanding
Comprehensive Financial Plan
Implementation
Ongoing Review & Refinement
How I Work
Discovery & Deep Understanding
Comprehensive Financial Plan
Implementation
Ongoing Review & Refinement
Choosing wisely matters.
Fiduciary & Independent
A fiduciary is legally required to put your interests first. Independence matters just as much. When an advisor is not tied to a bank, insurance company, or product provider, advice can stay focused on what fits your life rather than what needs to be sold. This alignment creates clearer recommendations and fewer conflicts over time.
Comprehensive Financial Planning
Good advice is not just about investments. It is about how everything fits together: cash flow, taxes, retirement decisions, risk management, and long-term goals. Comprehensive planning provides context, helping each decision support the bigger picture rather than existing in isolation.
Transparent Fees
You should clearly understand how your advisor is compensated and what you are paying for. Transparent fees make it easier to evaluate value, build trust, and make informed decisions. When compensation is straightforward, the relationship stays focused on guidance, not questions about incentives.
Product Pushers
Some advisors are incentivized to sell products rather than give advice. When recommendations are driven by commissions or quotas, decisions can prioritize sales over what actually fits your situation. Good advice should start with understanding your life, not selling a solution.
Hidden Fees
Complex fee structures can quietly erode trust and results over time. If it is hard to understand what you are paying, how an advisor is compensated, or why certain investments are recommended, it becomes difficult to make confident, informed decisions. Transparency should be the baseline, not a bonus.
Lack of Longevity and Alignment
Financial planning works best as a long-term relationship. If advice is built for the short term or tied to one stage of life, it can break down as priorities change. The goal is to work with someone you can grow with over decades, align your goals over time, and not feel the need to start over every few years.
What to know before we meet together
Financial planning at Brooks Wealth Management is comprehensive and fully personalized.
We’ll look at every area of your financial life—not just your investments.
Topics we typically address include:
Retirement planning
Investment management
Tax strategy
Cash flow and budgeting
Estate planning
Risk management and insurance
Education funding
Charitable giving
Equity compensation and business planning
Real estate and debt strategies
Every client is different. If you’d prefer to focus on a few specific areas—like retirement or tax strategy—we’ll tailor the plan around what matters most to you.
A fiduciary is someone who is legally and ethically required to act in the best interest of their client. In financial services, that means providing advice that’s objective, transparent, and free from conflicts of interest.
Historically, financial advice in the U.S. was largely sales-driven. Much of the industry was built around selling investment and insurance products for commission. Many advisors were only held to a “suitability” standard—meaning their recommendations had to be acceptable, but not necessarily best.
Over time, that began to change. A fiduciary standard emerged—one that demands a higher level of ethical conduct. Today, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) like Brooks Wealth Management are held to this fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
That means I’m required to avoid conflicts of interest, fully disclose how I’m compensated, and always act in your best interest.
✅ Yes, I am a fiduciary.
I don’t earn commissions. I don’t sell products. My advice is designed around your goals—not mine. Just as it should be.
For the right people and families, I believe it’s absolutely worth it.
I’ll tell you up front if I don’t think it’s the right fit. My goal is to earn long-term relationships, not short-term revenue.
There are three main pillars to my planning process:
Discovery & Data Gathering (1–2 hours)
We start with a deep-dive meeting to understand your full financial picture, your goals, and what’s most important to you. This session is a mix of Q&A, data gathering, and meaningful conversation about what you want to accomplish.Plan Delivery & Recommendations (2–4 hours)
Next, I deliver your financial plan. This is where I walk you through my observations, recommendations, and opportunities I see to improve your financial situation. More complex cases may take longer, but the goal is always to give you clarity and actionable next steps.Implementation (1–2 hours)
Talking about strategy is good—but putting it into action is what really matters. For my Wealth Management clients, I handle implementation on your behalf and manage the ongoing strategy. For Financial Planning only clients, I provide the plan and recommendations, but you are responsible for implementation.
Overall, the process is collaborative, thorough, and designed to ensure you leave with not just a plan, but clarity and confidence in your next steps.
