SFG Wealth management advisors

Founded 15 years ago, we are a fee-only financial planning team dedicated to senior executives only. Our clients are decision makers whose time is their most valuable asset. They are looking to delegate aspects of their financial and tax planning activities to accelerate and protect their wealth, while they manage their careers.

All of our clients have complex stock-based compensation issues that require a high degree of specialized expertise. That’s why we only accept executives from America’s FORTUNE 500 companies.

• Concentrates first on source of wealth SFG advocates a fee-only, holistic approach to financial planning that begins at wealth’s source: the stock-based compensation of senior executives.
• Integrates power of wealth multiplier effect with financial planning Few sources offer as rapid a chance to build wealth as does an executive’s stock-based compensation plan.
• Focus on FORTUNE 500 companies To provide the expertise required for its clients’ plans, SFG focuses on the stock-based, deferred compensation, pension, and 401(k) plans, as well as company insurance, of FORTUNE 500 companies.
• A highly engaged, personalized approach to implementing and monitoring each plan Through its Executive Planning Services, SFG implements and monitors all aspects of a client’s financial life on a fee-only basis, covering stock-based compensation, estate, retirement, education, tax, insurance, and investment planning.

Charles “Chuck” Steege, CFP^®, Executive Financial Coach, Financial Advisor, President, is the founder of SFG Wealth Planning Services, Inc. and SFG Investment Advisors, Inc., an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A graduate of Gordon College, Chuck has been providing advice since 1985, and has been a licensee with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards since 1990. Chuck is a Paladin Registry Five Star Rated Advisor, is a licensed practitioner and a member of the Financial Planning Association, including the Philadelphia Tri-state Area Chapter, and is registered with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission as an investment advisor representative of SFG Investment Advisors, Inc.

Chuck’s primary responsibilities include providing executives personal financial coaching, applying the firm’s philosophy, approach, and methodology to financial planning and investment management; and managing the overall strategic direction of the firm. Chuck also sits on the SFG Investment Advisors Investment Committee, provides quarterly educational conference calls for clients, and manages the firm’s marketing efforts.

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Peter J. Gilbert, Esq., Estate Tax Attorney, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College in 1966, and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1970. He served 17 years in the pastoral ministry, and began the full-time practice of law in 1990, after having obtained his law degree from William and Mary in 1981. Peter is also a member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, the Montgomery County Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, and the Bucks County, Montgomery County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

As an independent unaffiliated with SFG, Peter is founder of the law firm of Legacy Strategies Group, LLC, in November 1999, whose principal office is in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. The firm concentrates on estate planning.

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Kelly J. Groff, CFP^®, Director of Finance, Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Bob Jones University in 1989. Kelly has been a licensee with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards since 2005, and is a member of the Financial Planning Association. Kelly is also an investment advisor representative of SFG Investment Advisors, Inc., registered with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission

Kelly has been with SFG Wealth Planning Services, Inc. since 1998. He provides ongoing support to Executive Planning Services clients, and provides investment management support for all clients of the firm. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to trading, performance reporting, and portfolio reconciliation. Kelly also manages the firm’s compliance operations in keeping current with Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisor regulations.

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Francis T. Sharp III, Director of Operations, Investment Specialist, Financial Advisor, started with SFG as an intern in the summers of 2004 and 2005. Upon his graduation from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in May of 2006, Frank was granted a B.S.B.A in Finance with a focus in Personal Financial Planning, after which he accepted a full-time position with SFG as an Associate Planner. Frank is currently studying and on track as a candidate to sit for the CIMA® exam.

Frank is an investment advisor representative of SFG Investment Advisors, Inc., registered with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. As Director of Operations Frank is involved with monitoring the firm’s day to day activities and verifying the efficiency of SFG’s internal workflow systems and procedures. In his role as Investment Specialist, Frank is primarily responsible for the company’s investment management services and for addressing the clients’ ongoing planning needs. Frank chairs the firm’s Investment Committee, conducts ongoing reviews of the firm’s selected investment vehicles, tracks performance for model portfolios, generates Investment Policy Statements for clients, and manages portfolio rebalancing. In addition to his primary responsibilities he also manages the firm’s internship program, oversees client scenario and retirement planning functions, as well as assists with the preparation and presentation of annual client review meetings.

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Alison W. Kerber, Associate Planner, Client Service Associate, has been a member of the SFG team since April 2005. Alison holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Social Work from Temple University, and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree of Business Administration. Alison is also currently studying for her Series # 65 to become an investment advisor representative of SFG Investment Advisors, Inc., to become registered with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission.

Alison is primarily responsible for the compilation of financial plans, and assistance with the presentation of such plans. Similarly, Alison assists with the preparation of reports for annual client reviews. In providing support to clients, she is responsible for new account openings, cashiering requests, account maintenance, qualified retirement plan distributions and contributions, and account transfers. Assisting clients with lifetime planning areas such as insurance needs, tax planning, and education funding, Alison is SFG’s primary liaison between clients and outside professionals who provide additional support to our clients. She also assists with trading and performance reporting, and acts as secretary of the firm’s Investment Committee.

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Michael F. Rogers, Esq., CPA, Estate Tax Attorney, has been providing tax and estate planning guidance to executives and businesses entities for many years. Mike is a graduate of Temple University School of Law who holds Juris Doctor, and Master of Law (Taxation) degrees. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University. He is also a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).

Mike is an independent unaffiliated with SFG, and is currently the head of the Trusts and Estates Department of the law firm of Salvo Landau Gruen & Rogers in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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William H. Josuweit, CPA, Income Tax Advisor, Tax Planner and Preparer, graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1970. Licensed by both the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants he has been providing complex tax planning and compliance services for high income and high net worth clients since passing the comprehensive CPA exam in 1986. Prior to 1986 he worked for several large corporations developing and implementing stock option and deferred compensation plans.

Bill is an independent associated with SFG and is a principal in his own firm, Shearer Josuweit and Company.

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