Comprehensive Retirement Plan Advice

Comprehensive Retirement Plan Advice

Welcome to a new way that can help everyone in your workplace work toward their retirement savings goals!

When it comes to saving for retirement, everyone has a different starting point. By understanding these unique beginning, middle and long-term strategies necessary to retire comfortably, it is possible to offer a retirement plan that works for everyone.

Your workplace retirement plan is one of your most important employee benefits. In fact, it may be the only way many of your employees are saving for their future.

Also, as an employer, a retirement plan may help you save for your own retirement and reduce taxes.

By partnering with Signature Financial Advisors, LLC we are here to help you offer a retirement plan that actually helps everyone plan for retirement.

Our goal is to bring a sense of calm and confidence into our clients’ lives. It’s the kind of confidence that comes with working with an advisor whose decisions are based on evidence and fact, not emotions or opinions. An advisor who helps you stay the course through market ups and downs.

Signature Financial Advisors, LLC leverages the support of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions (FPAS). The targeted support and day-to-day resources provided by FPAS means advisors at Signature Financial Advisors, LLC can remain focused on the needs of you and your employees and constantly strive to provide service that exceeds your expectations.

Most of all, you will enjoy a confident client experience that comes from working with an advisor who is part of a group that serves more than 1,700 retirement plans and is helping over 43,000 Americans on their journey to retirement.

WORKING TOGETHER

KEY PILLARS

We believe you should expect more from your retirement plan. That is why everything we do is designed to optimize your experience, from intelligent platform construction to a diligent service offering, always with you and your employees’ best interests in mind.

FIDUCIARY
PROTECTION
PARTICIPANT
SUCCESS
PROACTIVE PLAN
ADMINISTRATION
FEE
TRANSPARENCY
EVIDENCE-BASED
INVESTING

EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW

SAGE ADVICE TO PROVIDE CLARITY

Who is helping you follow the rules and regulations of ERISA? Do you know how much you are paying for your company’s retirement plan, and are those fees reasonable?
What fiduciary protections are in place? How are important investment screening and selection choices made?
What resources are available to your employees when they have questions about saving, budgeting and investing? Does your plan offer easy-to-choose, professionally constructed, risk-based portfolios?
How does your retirement plan help you reduce corporate taxes? How is your workplace retirement plan helping you and your employees reach retirement?
When you have administrative questions, who can you turn to?

EMPLOYEES NEED HELP

DIRECTION TO KEEP THEM ON TRACK

Where can employees turn when they need help (one-on-one meetings, direct advisor access, group presentations, quarterly education, online tools and digital resources)? How is your workplace retirement plan helping employees select appropriate mutual funds, target date funds or risk- based portfolios that align with their retirement savings goals?
Do your employees understand investing? What resources are in place to help employees confidently know they are on track to achieve retirement success?

WORKPLACE BENEFIT

GUIDANCE TO TARGET PLAN OBJECTIVES

As an employer, how are you saving for your own retirement?
How are you using your retirement plan to recruit, reward and retain top employee talents?
When was the last time you reviewed your current retirement plan setup to confirm it meets the needs of your growing business?

We’re ready to help you take the next step.

This is an important decision that could impact every single one of your employees, so we understand it’s one you don’t want to make quickly. We’re here to support you throughout your decision-making process and believe it’s important to review your plan to confirm you are offering the best option

 Setting Goals and managing expections

We start by talking with you to see where you stand – and where you want to go. We’ll look at how your current plan is meeting your needs, and where it’s falling short. And from there, we’ll work with you to craft a transition plan. We’ll assemble the team and lay out a clear communication plan to reach your employees.

Fighting inertia

It’s easy to stay put and to keep doing the same thing – but sometimes a change provides a fresh look. It’s the best way for all of your employees to take a second look at their savings rates – or at the overall benefit of participating in a retirement plan.

 

Leading the way

Once your new plan is in place, we will be by your side with the administrative support you need.  We’ll be there for your employees with the ongoing education and guidance they need to make smart, confident decisions.

 

By your side

We are passionate about helping you successfully manage such an important benefit to your employees, and we’re here to help them make all the difficult decisions necessary to work toward their retirement goals. We’re there by your side, year by year, with clear reporting on investment performance and participant behaviors. We’re always available to answer any questions you or your employees may have.

Let’s get started today!

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Maria Deresciuc

Maria Deresciuc is the administrative assistant at Signature Financial Advisors.

She started in the company and industry in the beginning December 2021. Maria graduated from the Technical University of Moldova with Bachelor’s in Technology and Management of Food Industry.

In her free time, Maria enjoys traveling, cooking, working out, and spending time with her family and her dog, Mozart.

Her life motto is: “When you think like giving up, just remember why you started”.

Hector Castellanos

Hector Castellanos is an associate advisor with Signature Financial Advisors.  Hector’s primary focus is helping business owners achieve their financial goals through planning and preparation.  He has more than 15 years experience in the financial industry, primarily working in Business Banking and Commercial Lending.

Hector has earned his Investment Advisory license and holds insurance licenses in Texas and Colorado.    Hector is a graduate from Colorado State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.  

Hector lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Julia and daughter Mackenzie.  He enjoys playing sports and attending sporting events.  Hector also enjoys coaching his daughter’s soccer team and relaxing with friends while drinking a nice Malbec.     

Sydnee Rose Miller

Hi, my name is Sydnee Rose Miller. I was born in the Midwest on Aug. 18, 2009.

My new mom, Liebe Ostrow Miller, picked me out of thousands of new pups. I now guard the new office of Signature Financial Advisors.

I’m very affectionate and look forward to meeting you. (Please bring doggie treats!) I’m also very happy to have a yard of my own here at the office.

Woof!

Vanessa Aguilar

Vanessa Aguilar is the Senior Client Relationship Manager at Signature Financial Advisors. She got her start in the industry in 2015 and enjoys communicating with clients and helping to reduce the financial pressure they may be experiencing. Vanessa holds life, accident and health licenses. She graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance.

In her free time, Vanessa enjoys working out, exploring nature, spending time with family and reading.Se

TOM MCGUINNESS, CPA, CVA PARTNER

A partner at Signature Financial Advisors, Tom McGuinness is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified valuation analyst (CVA). Tom’s goal is to help every client identify ways to simplify their financial lives, achieve their goals and avoid obstacles.

Tom began his accounting/consulting career in 1982 and his areas of practice include:

• Business tax compliance and strategy
• Individual tax compliance and strategy
• Tax controversy
• Business consulting
• Business valuation
• Physician-side healthcare consulting

Tom has been a licensed CPA since 1983 and received his CVA designation in 1999. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Houston Chapter of the TSCPA. In addition, he serves as adjunct professor of practice management at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Tom is also a founding member and past president of the National CPA Healthcare Advisors Association. He graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. degree in accounting in 1981.

Tom and his wife Renee have five children between them along with four grandchildren. In his free time, Tom enjoys his grandkids, golf, hunting, fishing, ranching, and travel.

Randy Reimer, CPA, CFP®

As a partner at Signature Financial Advisors, Randy Reimer is focused on helping individuals and businesses with tax and financial planning, including business acquisition and disposition, strategic planning and consulting.

Randy got his start in the industry in 1982, primarily helping the clients of CPA firms with tax compliance and preparation. In 2007, he decided to pursue the CFP® designation to better serve clients in other areas of their financial life, including long-term savings and investments, insurance and estate planning.

He specializes in:

• Tax compliance and planning for business owners and individuals
• Financial planning for business owners and individuals
• Succession planning

Randy is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) practitioner. He is affiliated with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Houston Chapter of CPAs and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. He graduated from Sam Houston State University and completed the Certified Financial Planner® Certified Education Program at Rice University, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

Randy has been interviewed on Houston’s KTRH Newsradio (740 AM) with Matt Patrick and on Texas Business Radio. In addition, Randy was featured in a tax-planning article that appeared in an International Resource Group newsletter. Randy has been married to Kimberli since 1980, and they have two daughters and two granddaughters. In his free time, Randy enjoys golf, traveling and spending time with his grandkids.

Samuel A. Dodson, CPA, MST

James Rush, CFP®, CRPC®

James Rush is a partner at Signature Financial Advisors. He has more than 20 years experience in the wealth management, financial planning and insurance industries.

He specializes in the following areas:
• Tax Planning
• Income Planning
• VA Pension Benefits
• Wealth Management

James holds his insurance license in Texas and has earned his securities and investment advisory licenses. He is a Certified Financial Planner practitioner, a National Futures and Commodities Agent, and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. James earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Houston and was once a vice president of one of Houston’s leading banks. In addition to his work at Signature Financial Advisors, James advises veterans and their families on eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs pension benefits. These benefits are crucial in helping families cope with rising costs of assisted living and memory care services.

James is a frequent guest speaker for local Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations on many topics, including retirement and income planning. He is Founder of Veteran Care Advisors of Texas.

Liebe Miller, CLU, CSA