MullinTBG Program Provides Lifetime Executive Financial Care

Nonqualified executive benefit plan provider MullinTBG has launched a new “life-long” executive benefits program.
Called Continuum, the firm says that the program provides financial services for executives during their employment tenure as well as after they retire. Continuum gives employers the advantage of assisting their executives’ total wealth management needs by providing opportunities to accumulate assets for retirement and access to continued professional guidance post-retirement.
The program provides:
  • individualized portfolio review,
  • asset allocation modeling, and
  • money manager and investment due diligence.
The service includes financial planning for all company-provided plans and personal assets, coordination of qualified and nonqualified plan investments, and retirement plan development. As executives near the end of their careers, Continuum advisors help with the transition by analyzing cash flow needs and coordinating upcoming distributions from qualified and nonqualified plans. Once retired, executives can choose to receive ongoing help managing their investments along with retirement income and estate planning support.
“Deferred compensation plans can be the largest source of non-equity wealth accumulation for executives, so it is critical that they choose the right investments for their accounts,” said Jim Clary, president of MullinTBG. “Continuum is designed to give these busy executives on-demand advice and counsel on structuring their investment portfolios appropriate to their individual needs, with the goal of enhancing the value of their retirement assets.”
The announcement says that companies with deferred compensation assets in excess of $10 million are best suited to benefit from Continuum’s service offerings, which are tiered to accommodate different members of the executive population.
The first level, “Continuum Advisory Services,” provides essential advice and guidance core to the Continuum program. The second level, “Echelon,” is scaled to deliver services to executives with larger accounts. Finally, “Elite”-level services are reserved for senior officers.
Continuum services are provided by MullinTBG Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser and a MullinTBG company. MullinTBG Advisors is led by Robert Shier, who created the concept and the program offering after twenty years of experience in the executive benefits and financial counseling arena, according to the firm.

Schwab Sub Snares RIA Back Office Outsourcer

Raleigh, NC-based Schwab Performance Technologies (SPT) has entered into an agreement to acquire RIA back office outsourcing provider Etelligent Consulting, Inc.
Based in Overland Park, Kansas and founded in 2000, Etelligent Consulting, Inc. provides back office outsourcing services to more than 100 independent investment advisory firms.
SPT, a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, provides interfaces with more than 40 different broker-dealers and makes its portfolio management software available to advisory firms regardless of where they custody assets. According to a press release, more than 3,000 independent RIA firms use SPT’s flagship product PortfolioCenter. Etelligent uses PortfolioCenter as a key part of its business model, allowing advisors to outsource major administrative responsibilities in their back office like portfolio data management and performance reporting.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“This strategic acquisition underscores Schwab’s commitment to providing advisors with the tools and support they need to succeed in an industry that is growing at a rapid rate,“ said Charles Goldman, executive vice president and head of Schwab Institutional, a leading provider of custodial, operational and trading support for independent RIAs. “Removing back office challenges is especially critical as more advisors leave established firms and strike out on their own. By providing opportunities to outsource administrative tasks, we can help new and established advisors focus on their clients and accelerate the growth of their businesses.’
More information is available at www.schwabpt.com.

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