We support many different kinds of financial, life, family, and career goals with personalized wealth management and financial planning strategies. We most often help those with $350,000+ annual household income and/or $750,000 in investable assets. This often includes high-achieving professionals and/or those planning for, or currently enjoying, retirement or a work-optional lifestyle. We’re a fit for people who value trust, expertise, and transparency in their advisor relationship, who want unbiased, non-commissioned financial guidance, and who desire a true “small shop” boutique experience — without sacrificing access to industry-leading, modern capabilities. If you’re interested in working together and fall outside of the income or asset level above, we're happy to discuss and see if we’re a good mutual fit. The best way to find out is to schedule a free intro call - we’d love to hear from you.

It’s easy: book your 20 minute call so we can get to know each other and see if we feel like a good mutual fit. There’s no cost and no obligation to learn more. If our areas of expertise seem like a fit for your needs, we offer a complimentary analysis of your finances as part of an easy “get to know each other” process (learn more here). Through our conversations and analysis, we'll gain a deeper understanding of your situation so we can recommend which (if any) of our service level options are a good match for you.

Personalized financial planning offers comprehensive financial guidance and strategies tailored to your unique financial, family, career, retirement, and life goals. It covers key areas like investments, retirement, taxes, estate, risk management, and more.

What is the process? We assess where you are now (current situation, concerns, and wants), help you formalize your goals (what you’d like to accomplish in the future), form a custom plan to help you achieve your goals, then implement your personalized strategies and actions over time. On an ongoing basis, we review your progress and update your financial plan as life changes and your priorities evolve.

We take a relationship-based approach, because the better we can understand your needs, your wants, and you, we believe the better the outcomes for you.

Our investment philosophy is grounded in a long-term view using established, evidence-backed principles, rather than emotion or speculation. 

Our approach is defined by the following non-negotiable priorities: asset allocation, diversification, cost reduction, tax efficiency, and discipline.

Individual portfolios are then customized to your life plans, needs, constraints, risk tolerance, and risk capacity, and evaluated over time to ensure continued alignment and personalization through life’s twists and turns.

In the background, we continuously monitor the broader economic landscape (including interest rates, inflation, and market cycles) to ensure our investment decisions are informed and aligned to maximize your success.

Want to learn more? Our "Eight-Spoked Wheel of Smart Investing" article outlines our unique 8-step approach, designed to simplify and personalize your investment experience.

Despite taxes being a major lifetime expense, we often aren't educated on the strategic ways to lower our tax bill. Furthermore, every financial decision we make has a tax consequence. For these reasons, we believe proactive tax planning is an essential part of every financial plan — to reduce your lifetime tax bill and maximize your long-term wealth. We offer tax planning strategies and we also specialize in tax-smart investment management, focused on maximizing your after-tax portfolio returns.

Katie Lindquist, MSPFP, CFP®, AWMA™, ABFP™ is the founder, owner, and lead financial planner of Lindenwood Financial.

Katie has formed a shadow team of experts alongside her, including analysts who hold the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation, to support areas like portfolio construction, investment research, fund selection, tax-efficient investing, and portfolio management. By leveraging a team structure, Katie is able to offer clients the combined knowledge of specialized professionals and decades of hands-on experience.

For support in other specialized areas, Katie leverages a network of trusted partners and platforms to further enhance the client experience.

Read more about Katie and our firm.

You might find it surprising that the title "financial planner" can be used by just about anyone. When it comes to entrusting someone with your finances, you want confidence in your advisor's qualifications, experience, and education. The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (or CFP®) designation that Katie holds is widely accepted as the standard of excellence in the financial planning field. Being a CFP® professional means Katie has met rigorous education, examination, experience, and ethical requirements, and is held to strict ongoing requirements in education and ethics. To expand on her CFP® education, Katie went on to complete her Master of Science degree in Personal Financial Planning. Katie also holds the AWMA™ designation, an advanced credential in the unique needs of high-net-worth clients, and is a proud Accredited Behavioral Finance Professional™ designee, an advanced certification in behavioral finance.

As an RIA firm, we’re under strict regulatory oversight. We uphold rigorous compliance requirements in the best interests of our clients. To protect and safeguard your accounts, all assets that we manage for you are held with a qualified third-party custodian. This arrangement means that we (as individuals and a company) have no authority to obtain actual possession of your money. We consider many factors when selecting a trusted custodian, including security of client assets and accounts, quality of service, reputation, financial strength, trading capabilities, and more.

This represents the highest standard of client care in the industry. Shockingly, it’s estimated that only 4.92% of advisors* are fee-only fiduciaries.

Along with being a strict fee-only fiduciary, we are proud to be a 100% independently-owned firm, too.

Why do these things matter? This means: we do not sell products, we have no umbrella company requiring we recommend only their investments, we have no sales quota of clients to “close”, and we receive no commissions or payments of any kind from any third parties.

We chose this structure for a reason: because we get to work for our clients, and no one else.

Our advice is not influenced by commissions or other financial incentives.

We get to put the best interests of our clients first 100% of the time - period. Read our fiduciary oath here.

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