Fundamental Challenges for Individuals and Families
Every day we improve the lives of wealthy individuals, families and family offices by addressing the fundamental challenges they face. Our team is uniquely positioned to work through these issues and find resolutions that fit within the broader scope of our overall engagement and our clients' lives.
We use our strategic planning process to address these in a way that honors their respective needs, their individual preferences, and employs some of the best practices in the field.
Below are some challenges we have worked through while helping our clients. If these or other challenges are of concern to you, we invite you to reach out, start a conversation and see if we are a good fit to help you.
Legacy/ Values?
Client Concern: "I worry that our current estate plans do not ensure that our family's values of hard work and integrity are preserved. I also wish to instill in future generations our family's historical commitment of giving back."
Sense of Entitlement?
Client Concern: "I am very worried that my wealth is ruining those around me. I struggle with balancing between lifestyle, and my fears of creating entitlement issues within those that I love most."
Trusted Advisors?
Client Concern: "I find it difficult to trust advisors. Over the years, our family has dealt with several Attorneys, CPA's, Commercial Bankers, Investment Bankers, and Wealth Management Professionals, all aspiring to be our most trusted advisors.
But, I often feel like they don't put our family above their personal interests. I need an advisor who listens, truly understands our complex needs holistically, puts us first, and can help guide our team towards fulfillment of our goals."
Lawsuits?
Client Concern: "I am concerned that our wealth makes us a significant target for frivolous lawsuits. What strategies can we deploy to protect against this? What can we do to keep our wealth more private?"
Macroeconomic Environment?
Client Concern: "Our family worries about our future due to the global financial markets, election cycles, politics, interest rate changes, inflation, corporate earnings, the labor market, energy markets and other macroeconomic concerns.
What can we do to protect ourselves from these different forces? How can we position to take advantage of any pullbacks or recessions ahead?"
Requests for Money From Family & Friends?
Client Concern:
"We get requests from family members and friends for money, and we are sympathetic to their needs. However, it strains our relationships, and often they are never the same again. How can we balance these concerns?"
Requests for Money From Others?
Client Concern:
"Giving back is so important to us, but we worry that our giving strategy isn't organized, and we fall short on delivering the best possible outcomes."
Safety & Security?
Client Concern:
"I am concerned that we may be targets of crime due to the public information about our wealth. I want to keep our family safe from kidnapping, fraud and theft. I am very interested in learning more about how to limit our exposure and risk."
Sparrow Advisors' Strategic Planning Process
Sparrow Advisors will work with you starting with goal articulation, conducting an in-depth assessment, building your team, crunching the numbers and doing predictive modeling, risk assessments, presenting multiple drafts, then finally refining your customized plan until you are fully committed to adoption and implementation.

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