"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."- Henry David Thoreau

Your Financial Lifestyle Foundation

Grounded Life Design™

Live the life you envision. This is about crafting and pursuing the ideal life that resonates with your values, ambitions, and goals. Our focus is to ensure you’re prepared and empowered to achieve it.

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Personal Financial Practice™

Your life isn’t one-size-fits-all, and your financial plan shouldn’t be either. Our Personal Financial Practice is a dynamic system designed to help you align your money with your values, goals, and ideal lifestyle. It’s about creating clarity, building confidence, and making progress—day by day, year by year—toward a life that’s truly yours. Think of it as a framework for financial well-being and peace of mind, rooted in intention and grounded in what matters most to you.

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Life Dividends™

Moments that matter. We believe in spending with purpose. Life Dividends are those experiences or purchases that enrich your well-being, bring joy, and create lasting memories. Think of them as your lifestyle returns on investment.

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HOW WE WORK

Our Approach
is simple and transparent. Follow these steps to start your journey with Grounded Wealth.

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Start's with a Conversation

Lets have a conversation so you can learn about Grounded Wealth's approach and see if it aligns with your financial needs. If the conversation goes well, we'll schedule time to learn more about your financial goals, dreams and concerns.

Design your Ideal Financial Life

Your ideal financial life is as unique as you are, its your
personal definition of financial success, and were here to
you pursue that vision, realize it, and sustain it.

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Review: Gap Analysis

Assess your Grounded Action Plan (GAP) report to identify
the gap between your current financial practice and your
ideal financial life.

Action: Close The Gap

Put your GAP Report into action and start making measurable
progress towards your Ideal Financial Life and start managing
finances the way you deserve.

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Modern vs. Traditional

We purposely built a Modern Wealth Management Firm Because You Deserve One

Do-It-Yourself
(DIY)
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Get Started!
Grounded Wealth
Let's
Get Started!
Traditional Broker and Advisors
I want to
switch Advisors!
Fiduciary Commitment
❌ No
(You make decisions yourself).
✅ Yes
(Always acts in your best interest)
❌ No
(Can be conflicted by commissions or sales goals)
Personalized Financial Plan
❌ No
(Generic online tools)
✅ Yes (Customized and holistic)
✅ Possibly
(Varies by advisor)
Investment Management
✅ Yes (Self-managed, limited tools)
✅ Yes
(Managed with a highly collaborative approach)
✅ Yes
(Managed, but may have higher fees and commissions)
Tax Planning & Prep
❌ No
(You make decisions yourself).
✅ Yes (Integrated with your financial plan)
❌ No,
refer to your CPA
Estate Planning
❌ No (You make decisions yourself)
✅ Yes (Document Creation Available)
❌ No,
refer to your Estate Attorney
Transparency In Fee's
✅ Yes
(Costs are what you make them)
✅ Yes
(One Fee, no hidden charges)
❌ No
(Often opaque or commission-based)
Cost
💲
(Low, But time-Intensive, mistakes can be costly)
💲💲 (Reasonable One Fee, high value)
💲💲💲
(Higher % of assets under management, plus possible fees)
Time Commitment
⏳ High
(You manage everything)
⏳ Low
(We take care of the heavy lifting)
⏳ Moderate
(Advisor-led, but less collaborative)
Access to Technology & Tools
✅ Limited (Basic tools/apps)
✅ Advanced (Client portals and dashboards)
✅ Varies
(Depends on firm’s tech stack, often outdated)
Behavioral Guidance
❌ No
✅ Yes
(Helps you stay on track)
✅ Limited
(Varies by advisor)
Tax Filing*
✅ Yes
(Helps you stay on track)
✅ Yes
(Helps you stay on track)
✅ Yes
(Helps you stay on track)
Equity Comp Specialists
❌ No
(Self-research required)
✅ Yes
(Equity Comp Specialists)
✅ Limited
(Varies by advisor)
Everyone Pays the same ~1% for services?
❌ No
❌ No (Personalized 
Fee's)
✅ Yes
(Hard to understand fee's for service)
Ongoing support
❌ No (Self-research required)
✅ Yes (Dedicated ongoing support)
✅ Yes
(Often with
limited touchpoints)
Who's it best for
Independent, budget-conscious individuals
Individuals and Families seeking holistic advice with transparency
High-net-worth individuals comfortable with high costs with opaque services
Some of our active and retired members are from:
American Family
Bristol Myers Squibb
US Bank
Rubrik
Allina Health
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Service and Fee Structure:
That's Transparent and Tailored

our Member pricing is customized to you, not your assets.  refreshing? We think so, because you deserve better, so we made it better.

Foundational Planning

Starts at:

$150/month

  • Plan, System and Strategies
  • One Financial Life Practice
  • Covers your 5 essential practice areas
  • Tax Planning & Estate Planning
  • Human Centered Fiduciary Advice and Systems
  • Automated Model Management
  • .59% AUM Fee
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Core Wealth

Starts at:

$399/month

  • Everything in Planning
  • Advanced Strategies access
  • Tax Prep and Estate Creation Included
  • 360 Tax Optimizer
  • Custom Model Management
  • Access to our Preferred Provider Network
  • Access to our Preferred Provider Network
  • .39% AUM Fee
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The Original Grounded (O.G.)

Starts at:

.95% AUM

  • The Legacy AUM Model
  • Starts @ .95% AUM Fee
  • Basic Financial Planning
  • Retirement Income Modeling
  • 1-2 Meetings  a Year
  • Not our Favorite
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