Homrich Berg is a prominent fee-only wealth management firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. It offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management services, primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s fiduciary approach means it operates without conflicts of interest, focusing on providing objective advice.
Key Services
Homrich Berg provides a wide array of financial services, including:
- Comprehensive Financial Planning: The firm takes a holistic approach to financial planning, encompassing everything from retirement planning and estate planning to tax strategies and cash flow management. They also provide assistance in areas such as charitable giving, risk management, and college planning.
- Investment Management: Homrich Berg designs customized investment portfolios tailored to each client’s unique goals, risk tolerance, and financial situation. The firm focuses on long-term growth, asset diversification, and risk management. It primarily uses a mix of equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and private markets.
- Tax Planning and Advice: Homrich Berg offers in-depth tax planning services, including year-end tax strategies, minimizing tax liabilities, and estate tax planning. This service ensures clients’ financial strategies align with current tax laws.
- Estate Planning: The firm assists clients with estate planning to ensure the orderly transfer of wealth and the minimization of taxes. This often includes creating trusts, wills, and other legal structures.
- Family Office Services: Homrich Berg offers family office services to ultra-high-net-worth families, including family governance, succession planning, philanthropic strategies, and management of family investments across multiple generations.
- Retirement Planning: Creating long-term retirement strategies, including pension plans, Social Security optimization, and income distribution strategies during retirement.
Client Base
- High-Net-Worth Individuals: Homrich Berg caters primarily to wealthy individuals and families, offering personalized financial services.
- Institutional Clients: The firm also provides wealth management services to foundations, endowments, and corporate clients.
Fee-Only Model
Homrich Berg operates as a fee-only advisor, meaning it does not earn commissions from selling financial products. Instead, the firm charges clients based on a percentage of the assets under management (AUM) or via flat fees, which ensures its advice is objective and solely in the client’s best interests. This structure aligns the firm’s success with the success of its clients.