Appian Wealth
Josh Dorfman
Wealth Management Advisor|CFA®, CFP®
Our Planning Process
Whether you’re just starting out, well on your way to living your dream or eagerly approaching retirement, make sure you’re financially prepared to achieve a lifetime of goals. We can help you reach them with a personalized financial plan.
Our team will apply time-tested strategies, providing education and expert advice to help you make decisions based on your priorities. And as your circumstances and priorities change over time, we’ll work with you to revise your plan so you can meet each of life’s challenges head on and celebrate your accomplishments along the way.
Financial Plans Customized to Your Needs
We’ll take the time to listen to what’s important to you and understand your needs. Then drawing upon a broader perspective and financial expertise, we’ll tailor your financial plan to fit your priorities and goals. From planning to implementation, our recommendations always follow a fiduciary standard, so we’ll act in your best interests, not ours. We’ll be transparent about what our planning services will, and will not include, so you’ll know exactly what you’re getting upfront. And when it comes to the cost of our services, we’ll let you know upfront about that, too.
Here's how we’ll build your personalized plan:
Look at where you are today
Your plan will help you make the most of what you already have, no matter where you're starting from, and give you a snapshot of your financial big picture.
Identify where you want to go
Whether it's shorter-term goals like managing your debt, or longer-term ones like saving for a new home, or retirement, your financial plan will show you how you're tracking, help you understand what's working, and point out any gaps you might have.
Put together range of options to get you there
Looking across all your goals, you'll get personalized recommendations and strategies to grow your wealth while making sure everything's protected. And I'll help you determine the right moves to make today and later on. And as your priorities change throughout your life, I'll shift the financial strategies in your plan, too. So your plan always stays flexible, and you stay on track to consistently meet goal after goal.
Areas of Expertise
Investment Planning & Strategies
Insurance Protection Strategies
Wealth Management
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Tax-Efficient Strategies
Business Employee & Executive Benefits Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Business Planning & Succession
Investments: invest in your best life.
With more ways to invest than ever before, it can be hard to make sure your money is working its hardest for you. We focus on long-term investment strategies to give you more confidence and help make sure that the growth potential and management of your money isn't left to chance.
Retirement Solutions: income you can rely on.
With fewer companies offering pensions and the future of Social Security uncertain, it's more important than ever to have a comprehensive plan. We have a range of options to help you enjoy every day of your retirement years.
Life insurance: protect you and your loved ones.
You've worked hard to build a life you enjoy with the people you love, let's make sure you protect it. We'll work together to figure out how life insurance can meet your needs. Here are a range of options you can consider to fit your needs:
Disability income: protection for your earning power.
Your ability to earn a living is likely the most important financial asset you have. Depending on the type of job you have (or business you own), we have a solution.
Long-term care: have more choice and control.
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
