If you’re like me, you probably have one of those junk drawers in your house—a catch-all for tape, scissors, batteries, clips, and more. Every household has one.
I bring this up because most people live with a financial junk drawer, too.
Over the years, you’ve likely accumulated a hodgepodge of financial products—some insurance policies here, a few investments there, perhaps a retirement account from a previous employer, and various accounts scattered across different institutions. Each decision made at different times, under different circumstances, often with different advisors offering disconnected advice.
The result? A disorganized collection of financial tools and products with no clear strategy, coordination, or integration—costing you thousands in hidden inefficiencies every year.
Our Approach: Organization First, Wealth Second
At StoneCentury Financial, we take a fundamentally different approach with our wealth planning solutions. The first critical step we take with every client is to help you get organized. This isn’t just about tidying up—it’s about creating clarity that drives action.
Once organized, we place your entire financial picture onto our proprietary financial model, the Lifetime Economic Acceleration Process (LEAP). Suddenly, you gain unprecedented clarity around everything you have. You can visualize your complete financial ecosystem from cash flow and debt to protection, savings, and growth opportunities.
The Power of Financial Clarity
Why This Transformation Matters:
- Complete Visibility: Most clients have never seen their entire financial picture on one comprehensive page. This alone creates profound “aha” moments and identifies immediate opportunities.
- Leak Detection & Elimination: With your financial life clearly mapped out, we can pinpoint exactly where your money is escaping—unknowingly and unnecessarily—often discovering 5-10% of your income that’s simply vanishing.
- Strategic Integration: By harmonizing all elements of your financial life, we help clients recapture significant wealth—without lifestyle sacrifices or additional out-of-pocket investments.
Understanding Your Money’s Journey
Through our work with hundreds of clients, we’ve identified that money ultimately flows to only three destinations:
- Lifestyle: What you enjoy today
- Savings: What you’re setting aside for tomorrow
- Transfers: What’s unknowingly leaking away
While Lifestyle and Savings are straightforward, “Transfers” represent the silent wealth killer. These are dollars quietly flowing away to government (through inefficient tax strategies), financial institutions (through excessive fees and uncoordinated products), and corporations (through missed opportunities and inefficient structures).
The StoneCentury Difference
Traditional financial advisors typically begin by suggesting budget cuts—recommending you scrimp, sacrifice, and reduce your lifestyle to boost retirement savings.
We take the opposite approach.
Rather than shrinking your lifestyle, we focus on plugging the financial leaks in your personal economy. Our experience shows that most clients can recapture 5-10% of their income simply through strategic coordination and integration of their existing financial elements.
Is It Time to Organize Your Financial Life?
Questions to Reflect On:
- If your financial life were a physical space, would it look more like a carefully organized system or a chaotic junk drawer?
- When was the last time you saw your complete financial picture on a single page?
- How do you currently verify whether your financial decisions are truly optimal for your unique situation?
- What could you do with an extra 5-10% of your income that’s currently disappearing through financial inefficiencies?
Your Next Step
If these questions resonated with you, it’s time for a different approach. Let’s transform your financial junk drawer into a powerfully organized system that works relentlessly in your favor.
I’m here to help you sort through the complexity and design a strategy that enables you to intentionally and efficiently build wealth. Let’s connect on a Discovery Call to explore what’s possible for you this year.
Brock Fortner
Founder of StoneCentury Financial