| For almost 25 years, Carter Financial Management
(CFM) has provided outstanding financial planning services to its clients,
and prides itself on unique customer service, a vast knowledge of the
industry and an outstanding team of planners.
1976 marked the beginning of CFM, and founder Bill
Carter, CFP, CLU, ChFC, has subsequently been nationally recognized for
his pioneering work in the financial planning field. He has been both
president and chairman of the International Association for Financial
Planning, the industry's largest professional association, and also has
served the CFP Board of Standards as a past chairman and president. He
frequently serves as a national resource for the profession's leadership,
organizations and regulatory agencies.
In 1979, Kathy Muldoon joined CFM and was named Vice
President in 1985. Money magazine has named her one of 200 outstanding
financial planners in the United States. She continues to be in frequent
demand, both as a nationally renowned planner and as a professional
resource.
In 1980, a second company was formed. A registered
investment advisory firm, Carter Advisory Services, Inc. (CAS), was
established with a highly skilled technical staff. To date, CAS has
written more than 1,350 financial plans. CAS is considered an industry
model and is often called upon to advise other planners to establish or
modify their own registered investment advisory firms.
Planners for CFM represent a wide spectrum of
advanced educational and professional backgrounds. There are 17 CFPs, a
ChFC, two CLUs and two MBAs. CFM now has five branch offices in College
Station, Flower Mound, Houston and Chicago. The concept of shared
expertise and the development of areas of specialization is the bedrock
for the firm's knowledge base.
CFM provides financial planning services through
Carter Advisory Services and observes the professionally recognized 6-step
process for financial planning as defined by the Registry of CFP
Practitioners. Beginning with the client's current situation, planners
assess assets, liabilities, cash flow, taxes, insurance in force, and
estate planning documentation. Subsequently, specific goals and objectives
are defined. This process reveals immediate steps needed to meet
short-term financial objectives, and defines obstacles to be attained to
reach long-term goals.
The next step is the development of a written
financial plan, followed by implementation of prioritized recommendations.
Annual and quarterly reviews are provided in this process. These reviews
help ensure that the clients' objectives are being reviewed, and if
necessary, modified, in the ever-changing economic climate.
Our mission is to be the most outstanding financial
planning firm in the profession. Our goal is to conservatively and
efficiently help our clients increase net worth and build financial
security, resulting in "peace of mind." Perhaps more simply
stated, our objective is to help our clients accumulate enough assets that
they do not outlive their income.
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