Enhanced Planning

Helping you leave a meaningful legacy and preserve family harmony.

Enhanced planning is one key element of any retirement strategy, helping ensure that your legacy is one of family harmony, regardless of the size of your estate. Without careful preparation, misunderstandings can cause a rift in the family you’ve spent your life protecting.

Whatever your priorities – preserving assets for future use, tax-advantaged wealth transfer, providing for your grandchildren, or something else entirely – we can work with you to build a plan that fits your needs and may help maintain family harmony after you’re gone.

Creating a clear and thoughtful strategy for your legacy is more complex than simply managing estate taxes or drafting a will. Various methods and tools can help protect your finances and ensure your wishes are followed – with a minimum of family friction.

Overall, preservation of family harmony and your wealth and assets requires a coordinated effort. Our firm is uniquely positioned to help provide financial peace of mind to you and your loved ones.

Leave a legacy of family harmony, regardless of the size of your estate.


Our firm does not provide legal advice, and you should consult an attorney for such advice.

Paul Brown

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Tyler ELLEGARD, CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Gradient Investments, LLC

Tyler is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Gradient Investments, where he focuses on portfolio management, asset allocation, and investment research across multiple asset classes. He provides market insight and portfolio strategy to support client investment decisions. Tyler is a CFA® charterholder and has been featured in media outlets including Schwab Network, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal.

keith gangl, CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Gradient Investments, LLC

Keith joined Gradient Investments in 2018 and has more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior roles include senior portfolio manager for a large institutional asset management firm, managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio. Keith is a CFA® charter holder, and has been featured in media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg, Investor’s Business Daily, Nasdaq and Reuters.  

michael binger, CFA®

President, Gradient Investments, LLC

As President, Michael is the leader of Gradient Investments and has been with the firm since 2012. He brings more than 35 years of industry experience, including prior roles managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios for an institutional asset manager. Michael is a CFA® charter holder and is a frequent contributor on CNBC, Fox Business, Barron’s, and the Wall Street Journal.

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