Answering Your Questions

Yes. Schlindwein Associates accepts the full legal obligation of fiduciary. You can learn more on “The Fiduciary Relationship” page.

Schlindwein Associates serves all clients as a team. Each team member plays an important role in helping clients achieve their most important goals. All members of the team are available to answer client questions.

We take great pride in caring for our clients and we welcome your calls. You can expect proactive outreach and in-person meetings as well.

Learn more about our team members on the “Our Team” page.

While our financial planning expertise is broad, covering areas ranging from debt management to insurance needs, our deepest expertise lies in retirement planning and inheritance matters. Whether you need help determining how to fund a child’s college education, how to best plan your retirement, or how to manage a transition like selling a business or receiving an inheritance, we can help you make smart decisions you can feel confident in.

For more information visit the “Our Services” and “Planning” pages.

Clients have access to portfolio reports created by our firm on a daily, monthly and quarterly basis via our website. We also have the ability to aggregate accounts held outside (such as employer sponsored retirement plans) so that clients can have a global view of all their investment accounts.

Schlindwein Associates charges Investment Counsel clients a fee, payable quarterly in arrears, at the following annual rates:

	STANDARD	NOT-FOR-PROFIT
BASE FEE	$1,000	$500
plus
ASSET FEE
$1M or less	0.75%	0.50%
Over $1M to $5M	0.50%	0.30%
Over $5M	0.25%	0.15%

Schlindwein Associates may, in certain instances, provide investment advisory services for an hourly fee. In these instances, the firm’s maximum hourly fee rate is $500.

For its consulting services, Schlindwein Associates generally receives a negotiable annual fee, payable in quarterly installments.

For more information, see page 6 of our Form ADV, Part 2A.