THE CHARTER ADVANTAGE

Advantage #1
Portability of Financial Advice – All planning and financial advice we provide is documented and easily shared with all your other advisors for full transparency and collaboration.

Advantage #2
Secure Sharing of Information – All documents and files are secured with bank-grade encryption using the latest security protocols to ensure privacy and data security of your information.

Advantage #3
Documenting Your Estate – Should you be unable to manage your finances at any time in the future, your family will be able to find everything they need in one easy to access place.

For security, The Charter Advantage is built on SideDrawer, a collaboration tool for secure, online document storage designed specifically for private financial and personal documents. Additional information on the many security features built into SideDrawer can be found in the help and support documentation links found in the Sidedrawer application.

SideDrawer’s no-attachment and no-file sharing link approach, combined with the Charter Advantage , gives you a rich, easy to use system that will:

  1. Help you document and manage your personal and business finances, so you can be confident you are doing everything necessary to ensure the goals you set are achieved.
  2. Help your family with clear instructions on where everything is and what they need to know should you be unable to manage your finances for yourself.
  3. Help the people and organizations you rely on for guidance, to clearly understand your values, intentions, and goals for your wealth, ensuring the advice they give is in your best interest and complements your overall plans.

THE CHARTER SIDEDRAWER

The Charter Advantage SideDrawer is made up of 10 record categories (15 if you are incorporated) called Tiles:

  • The 1st Tile is for discovery and will help you establish a wealth profile.
  • The next 3 Tiles are for professional advice to help you manage advisor relationships.
  • The remaining 6 Tiles are for safekeeping of documents and important financial records.
  • For self-employed there are an optional 5 Tiles for safekeeping of corporate documents.

PERSONAL SIDEDRAWER

Wealth Profile Tile

This Record includes documents to help you organize basic personal and financial information, develop a wealth profile, and to establish one or more goals. Maintaining this will ensure that when you need to provide basic personal and/or financial information to purchase a financial product or service, you will have it at your fingertips, saving you time and effort.

Meeting Notes Tile

This Record includes a Notes template to record all pertinent information that you discuss with us and your advisors, providing you with a clear and accurate account of all meetings. Keeping accurate notes of all interactions with your advisors is vital to ensuring that both you and your advisors follow through on the recommendations and actions agreed to. Having an accurate account of all meetings and conversations is essential to maintaining the professional relationships you form.

Advisor Contacts Tile

This Record includes documents you can use to record contact and engagement information for all the advisors you may work with in the future. Throughout your life, you will work with different advisors who will provide you with information and guidance to help you achieve your goals. When you choose Charter Wealth to help you plan your financial future, you can be confident that you are working with people you can trust to be there for you and your family.

Analysis & Planning Tile

This Record includes resources we will use to identify any areas of concern that may prevent you from achieving your goals. Using the information you provide, we will prepare one or more financial analysis and projections to determine what recommendations to make and the next step to be taken. The results of our analysis and written recommendations will all be stored here for future reference by you or anyone you may choose to collaborate with.

Financial Management Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to financial management. Proper management of your financial assets and liabilities are vital to ensuring you achieve the financial independence you want. Being in control of your finances and making informed financial decisions will always have a positive impact on other areas of financial advice.

Risk Management Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to insurance & risk management. Understanding your exposure to unexpected financial loss due to events out of your control can mean the difference between achieving financial independence or financial ruin.

Investment Management Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to investment management. Managing your investments is a basic requirement of financial independence. Knowing where your money is, how it is invested and the potential risks to your capital will all have an impact on whether you will achieve your goals and objectives or fall short of what you want.

Retirement Planning Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to retirement planning. Understanding where you are today is the key to knowing if there is a gap between the lifestyle you want in retirement and the lifestyle you are on track for. Seeking the advice of a professional can help better prepare you for retirement by providing you with more options when it comes to the timing of your benefits, which investments you should spend first and the lifestyle you will be able to enjoy.

Tax Planning Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to tax planning. Accomplishing your financial objectives in the most tax efficient manner possible is a common goal of most people. Tax planning is also an area where professional advice can add significant value with recommendations that can impact all areas of your finances.

Estate Planning Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to estate planning. Arranging for the orderly disposal of your estate to eliminate uncertainties over administration and probate is the focus of estate planning. Working with a financial professional can help to reduce income taxes and other costs associated with probate, so that your heirs will receive the full amount you intended to leave them.

CORPORATE SIDEDRAWER

Corporate Governance Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to corporate governance. Corporate governance must balance the interests of a company’s many stakeholders, such as shareholders, senior management executives, customers, suppliers, financiers, the government, and the community.

Corporate Taxation Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to corporate tax. Accomplishing your corporate growth objectives in the most tax efficient manner possible is a common goal of most business owners. Corporate tax planning is also an area where professional advice can add significant value with recommendations that can impact all areas of corporate finance.

Corporate Financials Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to corporate assets and liabilities. Managing corporate assets and liabilities is vital to ensuring you achieve the success you want. Being in control of corporate finances and making informed financial decisions will have a positive impact on all other areas of corporate planning.

Corporate Insurance Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to corporate insurance. Understanding corporate exposure to unexpected financial loss due to events out of your control can mean the difference between financial success or financial ruin.

Corporate Benefits Tile

This Record is for storing and organizing all documents related to corporate benefits. When you make your employees feel important and appreciated, you will attract and retain top talent and improve performance, while increasing innovation and workplace morale.