"Market timing is a wicked idea. Don't try it - ever." Charles D. Ellis, Winning the Loser's Game


Core Values

Generosity
  • We donate a minimum of five percent of our annual profits to charity
  • There exists a generosity of spirit among our staff, with clients and within our communities
  • Our advisors use their planning skills to assist clients with tax-intelligent philanthropic strategies
  • We offer reduced fees for the management of charitable funds
Excellence
  • We deliver exemplary wealth management services using consistent processes delivered to all clients with industry-leading skill and personalized attention
  • Our clients and staff spend the majority of their time taking advantage of their genius qualities and maximizing their professional and personal growth
Respect
  • We are a cooperative community acting as one team, showing respect for each other and clients
  • We act with the utmost integrity in our client relationships, including always putting the clients' interest first, being on time and doing what we say we will do
  • We respect the value of all life, and as such, will not knowingly invest in assets that cause suffering or environmental degradation
  • We will make every attempt to minimize our firm's environmental impact by utilizing recycling, telecommuting, and electronic communication wherever practical
Abacus' co-founders Spencer Sherman and Brent KesselPersonal Growth
  • Our firm selects new clients who are actively engaged in improving themselves and the world through their work, philanthropy, relationships, and personal growth endeavors
  • Our staff is committed to their own personal growth and to taking actions that contribute to the world's physical sustainability and spiritual progress
  • Our advice extends to the non-financial goals that will contribute the most to our clients' fulfillment and well-being
Financial Abundance
  • Our profit-sharing compensation structures ensure that all members of the firm are financially committed to our clients' and the firms' success, and are being good stewards of their own financial resources
  • We are focused on annual profitability to ensure the firm's longevity
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