Wealth Management forHigh-Net-WorthIndividuals & Families
Your investments should work together to support your
lifestyle, retirement and family priorities. When wealth is
spread across accounts, a clear view of your overall portfolio
can reveal risks and costs that are easy to overlook.
Gold Coast Capital Management provides independent
investment advice and ongoing portfolio management. We build
a diversified portfolio around your goals, cash needs and
tolerance for risk, with attention to taxes, costs and changes
in your life.
A Clearer View of
Your Wealth
Your wealth may include brokerage and retirement accounts, investments held in trusts, cash, real estate or a business interest. These assets often accumulate over time, with different purposes and decisions behind them.
Looking at them together can reveal what individual account statements miss: funds holding the same stocks, wealth concentrated in one company or property, or too little cash for an upcoming purchase or family commitment.
Gold Coast Capital Management reviews your investments in the context of your broader wealth. We consider your other assets, income and financial commitments, then build and manage a portfolio around your goals, cash needs and comfort with risk.
Investment Strategy
Your Priorities Change.
Your Investment Strategy Should Keep Up.
Retirement, a home purchase, an inheritance or helping family can change what you need from your wealth.
Gold Coast helps you weigh these decisions together and adjust your investments around what matters to you.
Funding Your Lifestyle
Retirement or a major purchase can change how much you need from your investments. We plan cash reserves and withdrawals around your spending and other income, while keeping your longer-term goals in view.
Supporting Family & Giving
Helping children, supporting relatives or giving to charity should fit alongside your own financial needs. We reflect those plans in your investment strategy, while your tax and legal professionals address gifting and estate-planning details.
Managing
Concentrated Wealth
A large stock position, business interest or property holding can leave much of your wealth tied to one source. We consider those exposures when building your portfolio, with attention to diversification, liquidity and potential taxes.
Putting New Wealth
to Work
An inheritance or the sale of a business or property can bring important investment decisions. We help identify money needed for taxes, spending and other commitments, then invest the remaining assets around your goals.
How Gold Coast Helps
Manage Your Wealth
Gold Coast brings investment planning, portfolio management, retirement planning and tax-aware investing together as part of one ongoing wealth management relationship. We manage your investments with your other assets and family priorities in mind, helping your wealth support your lifestyle, retirement and the next generation.
Investment Planning
We review your investment accounts, cash needs and family commitments alongside business interests, real estate and other assets. We then develop a coordinated investment strategy around your goals, time horizon and comfort with risk.
Explore Investment PlanningPortfolio Management
We manage day-to-day investment decisions so you can spend less time overseeing your portfolio. We select investments, monitor risk and overlapping holdings, rebalance when appropriate, and review costs and cash reserves across the accounts we manage.
Explore Portfolio ManagementRetirement Planning
We evaluate how your investments and other income may support your retirement lifestyle and family commitments. We then plan cash reserves and withdrawals around your needs, considering taxes, inflation and the effect of market declines.
Explore Retirement PlanningTax-Aware Investing
We review potential capital gains before selling investments or rebalancing. We coordinate investments across taxable and retirement accounts and evaluate tax-loss harvesting where appropriate, balancing tax considerations with your goals and diversification needs.
Explore Tax-Aware InvestingGold Coast Capital Management does not provide individualized tax or legal advice. Clients should consult qualified tax and legal professionals about their specific circumstances.
Does Your Portfolio
Still Fit Your
Financial Life?
Your investments may have grown across brokerage, retirement and trust accounts, each with its own history. A complimentary portfolio review helps you see how they work together—and whether they still fit your goals and family priorities.
We begin with your goals, cash needs and the role your investments play in your broader finances. Gold Coast then evaluates your allocation, concentrated positions, overlapping holdings, fees and relevant tax considerations.
We explain what appears well positioned, what may deserve attention and which changes could better support your priorities. There is no obligation to become a client, change financial advisors or transfer assets.
Already have a financial advisor?
Get an independent second opinion on your existing portfolio.
Explore a Portfolio Second Opinion- Overall asset allocationDoes your investment mix fit your goals and time horizon?
- Concentrated positionsHow much depends on one investment, company or sector?
- Overlap across accountsAre different funds repeating the same exposures?
- Cash & liquidityIs enough available for spending and planned commitments?
- Tax-aware investingHow could investment sales and withdrawals affect your taxes?
- Fees & investment costsWhat are you paying across accounts, funds and advisory fees?
- Coordination across accountsDo your taxable and retirement investments work as one strategy?
- Changes in your financial lifeDoes your portfolio reflect retirement, an inheritance or new family commitments?
Frequently Asked Questions
Straightforward answers for high-net-worth individuals and families
considering a portfolio review or ongoing investment management.
- (847) 899-7986
- info@goldcoastcapm.com
- Serving Chicago & Clients Nationwide
How does the complimentary portfolio review work?
We begin with a conversation about your current investments, financial priorities and any questions or concerns you have. Recent investment statements help us evaluate your accounts together, including your investment mix, concentration risk, cash reserves, costs and relevant tax considerations. We also consider other assets, income and family commitments that may affect what you need from your portfolio.
We then explain what appears well positioned, what may deserve attention and whether changes could better support your goals. The review is complimentary, with no obligation to become a client or transfer assets.
Can Gold Coast review my portfolio if I already have a financial advisor?
Yes. You can request an independent portfolio review without leaving your current advisor or committing to any changes.
We evaluate how your investments work together and whether the strategy reflects your current priorities, cash needs and broader financial circumstances. If your portfolio is already well positioned, we will explain why. If we identify concerns, we walk you through them and discuss your options so you can make an informed decision.
How do you coordinate my investments with my broader wealth?
Your investments are one part of your financial life. Real estate, business interests, other assets and income can influence how much risk is appropriate in your portfolio and how much cash you need available. Your strategy should also reflect what you want your wealth to support, such as retirement, a major purchase, helping family members or charitable giving.
For example, substantial wealth tied to a business or a single stock may make diversification elsewhere especially important. An upcoming property purchase or family gift may require funds to remain accessible. We consider these needs when developing your investment mix, cash reserves and approach to portfolio changes.
The goal is to manage your investments as one coordinated strategy that reflects your wider financial life. We revisit that strategy as your circumstances and priorities change.
Gold Coast Capital Management does not provide individualized tax or legal advice. Clients should consult qualified tax and legal professionals regarding their specific circumstances.
Where are my investment assets held if I become a client?
Your investment assets are held in your accounts at Charles Schwab, which serves as the independent custodian.
Gold Coast manages your investments under the authority established in your advisory agreement. Schwab holds the assets and provides account statements and direct online access to your holdings, balances and transactions.
This gives you ongoing visibility into your accounts independently of Gold Coast.
What does it cost to work with Gold Coast?
The initial portfolio review is complimentary. For ongoing investment management, Gold Coast’s standard annual advisory fee is 0.50% of assets under management.
The fee covers ongoing portfolio management and investment guidance tailored to your goals, liquidity needs and broader financial circumstances.
Gold Coast does not earn commissions from investment recommendations. Underlying fund expenses and any applicable third-party charges are separate from the advisory fee.
Complete details about fees and services are provided in the firm’s advisory agreement and regulatory disclosures.
Get an Independent View
of Your Investment Strategy
Your wealth may include investment accounts, real estate and
business interests. A complimentary portfolio review helps you
see how your investments fit together and whether they
support your lifestyle, retirement and family priorities.
We’ll review your investment mix, concentrated positions,
cash needs, costs and relevant tax considerations, then explain
what appears well positioned and what may deserve attention.
There is no obligation to become a client, change financial
advisors or transfer assets.
- (847) 899-7986
- info@goldcoastcapm.com
- Serving Chicago & Clients Nationwide
Complimentary review • No obligation