
Lawrence Andrews, CEPA®, CFP®


The VFORMula is inspired by the V-shaped formation birds use when migrating. We use this approach to guide clients work toward their financial goals over time. It starts with a structured discovery conversation—FORM (Family, Occupation, Recreation, Money)—to clarify what matters most, then converts those priorities into a personalized plan built across eight planning pillars, followed by implementation and ongoing adjustments as circumstances change.
A quick, 20-minute phone call to learn a little about you, discuss what is on your mind, and answer any preliminary questions that you have.
Our first formal conversation will focus on understanding what is most important to you, using our team's process, The VFORMula. During this open discussion, we will also address several additional fundamental topics, including your values, goals and concerns around money. This conversation is essential for laying the groundwork to create your wealth plan and recommendations moving forward. As we conclude, we will introduce you to our wealth planning tools, which can assist you consolidate your assets in one location, making them easier to track.
In our second formal conversation, we will review the information you have added to your plan to ensure a comprehensive understanding of your financial situation. Most of this conversation will focus on two main areas: what you have (assets and liabilities) and what you save (income and spending). Throughout this meeting, we will introduce high-level ideas and explain how they can assist you in optimizing your financial situation moving forward. We will also review the areas of your plan you are unsure of and put a strategy in place to clarify these ideas over time.
In our third formal conversation, we will present you with two deliverables. The first is your completed financial plan, which will allow you to see all your financial information in one location. The other is a recommendation document, which contains a personalized financial road map for you moving forward, broken down into clear next steps which is designed to help make the implementation as simple as possible. We will spend most of the time in this conversation reviewing your customized recommendation document and outlining the process moving forward reviewing each task in that document that should be completed.


