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The Summit Planning Advantage

Holistic Planning

Our process integrates investments, insurance, retirement, estate, tax, and business planning into a single coordinated plan, meeting our clients' goals across all facets of their financial life.

Laser-Focused on Tax Minimization

Our proprietary 7-T PROCESS™ systematically identifies and seeks to maximize every income and estate tax savings opportunity within all of our planning recommendations.

Alternative and Private Markets

We strategically allocate across traditional equities and fixed income alongside alternative and private market opportunities to optimize risk-adjusted returns, enhance cash-flow stability, improve diversification, access unique private investments, and further mitigate taxes.

Multidisciplinary Expertise

Our PROFESSIONAL STRATEGY TEAM, composed of CFPs, Tax Attorneys, CFAs, CPAs, and Insurance Specialists, collaborates on the design of every financial plan, ensuring seamless integration of all disciplines into one holistic framework.

Continuous Research and Innovation

Our strategy team think tank continuously researches the evolving tax code, planning strategies, and the investment and insurance landscape, bringing cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet our clients' complex needs.

Experience

43 years guiding high-net-worth families through diverse market cycles, tax regimes, and personal life changes, with experience across liquidity events, business transitions, and inter-generational planning.

Independence

As a privately owned firm that doesn't manufacture or promote financial products, we've built a best-in-class, open-architecture investment and insurance platform that provides access to a select group of external providers. Our structure keeps us firmly on the client's side of the table, delivering unbiased advice tailored to each client's unique objectives.

The Summit Financial Professional Strategy Team includes admitted attorneys and/or CPAs who act exclusively in a non-representative capacity with respect to Summit’s clients. Neither they nor Summit provide tax or legal advice to clients. Clients should make all decisions regarding the tax and legal implications of their investments and plans after consultation with their independent tax or legal advisors. Any tax statements contained herein were not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding U.S. federal, state, or local taxes. Summit Financial, LLC, a SEC Registered Investment Adviser established November 2018, is the successor firm to Summit Equities, Inc. (registered with the SEC in 1991) and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. (registered with the SEC in 1983) for all of their investment advisory and financial planning business. Alternative and Private Market Investments, including but not limited to hedge funds, private equity, private debt and private real estate funds are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and are not suitable for all investors. These investments are only open to “accredited” or “qualified” investors within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. 8750015