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Life Transition Guides

Let’s face it, the only thing consistent in life is change. Rest assured, life changes don’t have to be intimidating. Whether it be preparing for retirement, changing jobs, relocating a home, selling a business, surviving the death of a loved one, or going through a divorce, we’ve helped countless clients in the times they needed it most. We’re also ready to help your children and grandchildren through the growing stages of life like education, marriage, home ownership, expanding families, or managing businesses.

We are here to help you feel empowered to navigate life transitions with confidence.


We Strive to Do Financial Planning Right

Over the last four decades, we’ve refined our time-tested process to provide clients with the highest level of consistency and reliability as they work towards achieving their stated financial goals.

Financial Planning Done Right addresses all the factors that our clients’ lives such as: planning for financial independence and recreating a tax efficient retirement paycheck; reviewing your tax return annually and ongoing proactive tax planning; understanding your estate plan and how your investments and accounts should be constructed; strategizing for how to best meet your charitable and legacy giving goals; assessing the risks in your life and if any management strategies should be put in place; collaborating with the other professionals in your life; and so much more.

Clients benefit from a dedicated lead advisor with the technical excellence to shepherd and leverage the full use of the firm’s resources. Additionally, we have a leading lineup of subject specialists and professionals with technical knowledge expertise that work together collaboratively. A coordinated approach among our talented team gives us the people-power to offer you expansive in house services and a truly comprehensive financial planning experience.

Our Generation for Your Generations: Experienced Legacy Builders

What does “Our Generations for Your Generations” mean? It means we’ve done this before! The Center is approaching 40 years in business and we have seen it all from 1987’s Black Monday to 2020’s global pandemic. Through each event, we’ve managed to help clients reach their financial goals, including helping hundreds of clients prepare for and transition into retirement through the market’s ups and downs. Our team-based approach to planning harnesses decades of cumulative experience.

It also means we’ll be there for you, through the generations. We are currently on our third generation of firm ownership at The Center. Simply put, we know how to keep a good thing going! We are skilled at evolving over time and utilizing a team-based business model to secure our firm’s future. We have a deep bench of skilled professionals ready to walk alongside you through the years. Luckily, that skill doesn’t stop with the advisor and firm succession; it extends into our philosophy for managing YOUR resources. We can help transfer family wealth from one generation to the next so that many years down the line, your family will still be benefitting from partnering with us.


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We invite you to experience the heartfelt and personable nature of The Center by giving us a call, 248.948.7900, or sending us an email, Contact@CenterFinPlan.com!

Raymond James does not provide tax or legal advice.