Welcome

What do we do for our clients?
We help our clients address 3 of the most important components regarding their financial future:
  • 1 - Recognize and mitigate potential financial blind spots
  • 2 - Help define and identify financial objectives
  • 3 - Create strategies based on those objectives
Services Include
Check the background of Our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck.*

How do we do it?

By the end of our initial planning process you will have a
financial plan in place and we will have helped you lay the
framework to address these 3 very important issues.
We have yet to meet two clients that have the exact same
financial situation and personal goals. Our team will take the
time to understand everything you would like to accomplish
with your wealth and personalize the strategy that is best for
you and your family.

5 Steps

1 - LifeView(R) and model recommendation
2 - Global asset allocation
3 - Manager search and investment selection
4 - Ongoing review and discipline
5 - Client involvement

Financial Planning

- Guides you to think about areas of your financial life you may not have considered
- Prioritize your financial goals
- Determine realistic goals
- Scenarios that could meet those goals
- Reviews your assets and liabilities
- Directs you to someone for trust & estate and tax planning
- Ongoing updates and reviews to ensure we stay on track

Investment Management

- Implements a disciplined process to your investments
- Creates and maintains a completely diversified, cost-effective, efficient global portfolio
- Improves your risk-adjusted return profile
- Consider tax provisions to efficiently manage & minimize tax liabilities
- Assistance with evaluating external holdings, i.e. real estate, private equity
- Proactively stays up-to-date on changes in the investment world
- Reviews your existing investments; 401Ks, 403Bs, variable contracts
- Guide you through difficult periods in the markets by sharing rationale and historical perspective

Location

800 Newport Center Dr.
Ste 500
Newport Beach, CA 92660
US
Direct:
(949) 760-2428(949) 760-2428
Toll-Free:
(800) 468-3352(800) 468-3352

Meet The Yen Group

About Michael Y. Yen

- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
- M.B.A. - University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
- B.A. - University of California, Irvine

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period from 3/31/22-3/31/23. https://www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/awards-disclosure.html

2014, 2015 Five Star Wealth Manager Award
Source: fivestarprofessional.com (Awarded 2014, 2015) The award was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by Five-Star Professional based on objective criteria. The award was not based on a specific time period.

Financial Advisor of the Year 2008 (HSBC Securities, Inc.)
National Sales Director's Award 2005 (Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.)
Securities Agent: ID, LA, WY, AZ, IL, WA, OR, DE, NJ, CA, GA, TX, IN, HI, CO, VA, UT, PA, NV, FL, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 1272782
CA Insurance License #: 0D01585

About Justin Stone

- B.A. - Economics - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Full-Time dedication to investment analytics and real-time events
- Asset Allocation Portfolio Manager of the Cayuga Fund (2008-2010)

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period from 3/31/22-3/31/23. https://www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/awards-disclosure.html
Securities Agent: VA, OR, FL, DE, GA, CO, IL, CA, UT, TX, IN, AZ, WY, PA, ID, OH, NY, NJ, HI, WA, NV; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative

About Emily S. Gai

BA - Accounting, California State University, Fullerton
Industry Experience since 2011
Series 7- General Securities Representative
Series 66- Investment Advisor Representative

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based for the period from 3/31/22-3/31/23. https://www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/awards-disclosure.html
CA Insurance License #: 0L79136
Wealth Management
Global Investment Office

Portfolio Insights

Family

Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Special Needs Planning
  • Trust Services
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Investing

Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
  • Asset Management
  • Wealth Planning
  • Traditional Investments
  • Alternative Investments
  • Impact Investing
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Retirement

Working with you to understand your life goals and develop a personalized wealth strategy. Today and for the years to come.
  • 401(k) Rollovers
  • IRA Plans
  • Retirement income strategies
  • Retirement plan participants
  • Annuities
4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts
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4 Financially Smart Ways to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts

Discover how planning for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts can help you fund future needs and support loved ones.

Philanthropy

Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
  • Endowments
  • Foundations
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Impact Investing
Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 
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Donor Advised Funds: A Smart Way to Manage Your Giving 

There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that may be a tax-efficient way to give and can help maximize your impact.
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Awards Disclosures
CRC 6491812 (04/2024)