Associate Advisor

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare client meeting materials, agendas, reports, and supporting information.
• Participate in client meetings and increasingly contribute as experience develops.
• Document client decisions, commitments, and action items.
• Handle routine client communications and service requests.
• Follow up with clients for information, documents, signatures, and outstanding items.
• Provide backup coverage for Lead Advisors on routine matters.

Financial Planning

• Gather, organize, and maintain client financial information.
• Prepare and update financial plans under the direction of the Lead Advisor.
• Support retirement, cash flow, tax, estate, insurance, and other planning analyses.
• Cook up and distribute information needed by Financial Planning, Investment, Tax, Estate, and other specialists.
• Identify missing information, inconsistencies, deadlines, and issues requiring additional review.
• Support implementation of planning recommendations following client and Lead Advisor approval.

Coordination & Execution

• Translate client decisions and advisor direction into specific tasks and next steps.
• Track client requests, planning work, paperwork, and internal deliverables through completion.
• Maintain accurate client records, meeting notes, tasks, and deadlines.
• Follow up on outstanding work and escalate delays or unresolved issues.
• Help ensure recurring client service and planning activities are completed on schedule.

Investment Support

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the firm's investment approach and client portfolios.
• Prepare portfolio review materials and related client information.
• Identify portfolio or client changes requiring review by the Lead Advisor or Investment team.
• Support implementation and follow-through on approved investment decisions.