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Investment Planning | Boyer Financial Services

Investment
Planning

We don't just buy securities. Our investment process begins with deep planning — understanding your goals, your risk profile, and the full landscape of tools available to build a portfolio that works for your life.

Our Approach
Investing
Starts Here.

We don't just buy securities. There is a comprehensive planning and analytical process that begins with our introductory meeting — one designed to ensure every investment decision is rooted in clarity, strategy, and a deep understanding of your individual situation.

From understanding the full spectrum of investment vehicles to building a portfolio around your specific goals, our process is thorough, transparent, and entirely client-first. Be educated, not sold.

Investment planning strategy session
The Planning Process
The Planning
What We Cover

Our investment planning process is one of the most thorough in the industry. Before a single investment is made, we walk every client through each of the following disciplines — so you understand not just what we're doing, but exactly why.

Investment Vehicles
  • Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Mutual Funds
  • Real Estate, Hedge Funds
  • Private Credit & Private Equity
  • Futures & Annuities
Types of Investment Risk
  • Systematic & Unsystematic Risk
  • Liquidity & Marketability
  • Beta & Standard Deviation
  • Quantitative investment concepts
Measure of Investment Returns
  • Simple vs. Compound Interest
  • IRR — Internal Rate of Return
  • Current Yield, Yield to Maturity, Yield to Call
  • Taxable Equivalent Yield
Valuation Concepts
  • Bond Duration & Convexity
  • Capitalized Earnings
  • Dividend Growth Models
  • Ratio Analysis & Book Value
Investment Theory
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Modern Portfolio Theory
  • The Case for Dividend Growth
Portfolio Development & Analysis
  • Fundamental & Technical Analysis
  • Monte Carlo Simulations
  • Tax Efficiency & Performance Measures
Investment Strategy
  • Buy & Hold, Passive Investing
  • Market Timing & Portfolio Immunization
  • Margin & Short Selling
Characteristics & Taxation
  • Characteristics and uses of each vehicle
  • Tax treatment across account types
  • Tax-loss harvesting & efficiency strategies
The Result
Portfolio Diversification
& Asset Allocation

At the end of the initial investment planning process, we arrive at the portfolio strategy. Operating off the notion that no two clients' situations are identical — thus, we should not treat their portfolios as such.

We are active investment managers at our core and use an in-house portfolio philosophy titled "Project X-Ray," centered around dividend equities as the core holding. For some clients, the percentage may be higher; for others, it may be less.

We believe that dividend growth equities provide a solid foundation for long-term capital appreciation and lower volatility with a consistent and growing income stream.

While we create the strategy and portfolio in-house, we can potentially utilize specialty investment managers for their vast expertise in a specific field. Being an independent investment professional allows us to craft fully customized portfolios for each client's individual needs.

Proprietary Portfolio Philosophy
Project // X-Ray
Our in-house investment framework centers on dividend growth equities as a foundation — designed to deliver long-term capital appreciation, lower volatility, and a consistent, growing income stream. Every sleeve is calibrated to the individual client's objectives.
Portfolio Structure
Our Proprietary Investment Sleeves
Sleeve 01
Core Dividend Growth Equity
The foundation of every portfolio — dividend growth equities selected for long-term capital appreciation and consistent, growing income.
Sleeve 02
Bonds
Taxable or tax-free fixed income positioned to stabilize the portfolio and provide reliable income across market cycles.
Sleeve 03
Growth Enhancements
Securities with a primary goal of capital appreciation, layered on top of the core to drive upside potential.
Sleeve 04
Income Enhancements
Securities focused on income generation, designed to supplement cash flow and support distribution-phase clients.
Sleeve 05
Alternatives
Real estate, metals, commodities, and other alternative assets that provide diversification beyond traditional markets.
Sleeve 06
Private Credit
Debt not traded on public markets — offering enhanced yield potential and lower correlation to public market volatility.
Sleeve 07
Illiquid & Direct Investments
Hedge funds, private equity, and other illiquid structures for qualified clients seeking differentiated return streams.
New Strategy
Direct
Indexing

Direct Indexing is an advanced investment strategy that allows eligible clients to own the individual securities that make up an index — rather than holding a fund — giving you direct ownership and far greater control.

Unlike ETFs or mutual funds, direct indexing enables personalized tax-loss harvesting at the individual security level, the ability to exclude specific stocks or sectors, and deeper alignment with your personal values and financial situation.

This strategy is particularly powerful for high-net-worth investors looking to maximize after-tax returns, manage concentrated positions, or implement value-aligned investing without sacrificing index-level diversification.

Tax-Loss Harvesting at Scale

Harvest losses on individual securities throughout the year — not just at the fund level — to meaningfully offset gains and reduce your tax drag.

Personalized Portfolio Customization

Customize your portfolio by excluding specific companies or entire sectors while emphasizing investments that reflect your priorities—such as dividend growth, value-based investing, personally aligned criteria, or industries that support your long-term goals and beliefs..

True Ownership & Transparency

You own each security directly in your account — with full visibility into every holding, cost basis, and tax lot. No fund structure, no hidden layers.

Concentrated Position Management

Use direct indexing to intelligently diversify out of a concentrated stock position over time while managing the tax impact strategically.

Direct Indexing Strategy
New Strategy
Portfolio Philosophy
An All-Weather
Portfolio

Asset Allocation is an essential concept in creating an "all-weather" portfolio that can withstand different stages of the market cycle.

Instead of focusing on specific growth or value style equities, or Large-cap/Small-cap market capitalization boxes, we look at every position with the client's objectives in mind and their particular function in the overall portfolio.

Being an independent investment professional allows us to craft fully customized portfolios — unconstrained by proprietary products or house views.

Philosophy
Active Management, Client-First
Core Strategy
Project X-Ray — Dividend Growth
Portfolio Sleeves
7 Customized Allocation Layers
Approach
Independent, No Proprietary Products

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Portfolio?

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