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United Financial Planning Group
Serving Port Washington, NY

Wall Street Close to Home: Wealth Management for Port Washington's Finance Professionals

Port Washington sits at the terminus of the LIRR's fastest and most reliable line, making it the preferred home for Wall Street professionals who want harbor views without sacrificing their commute. United Financial Planning Group, just eight minutes away in Lake Success, provides the fee-only wealth management that Port Washington's finance community deserves.

8 Minutes from Our Lake Success Office

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What Changes When Everything Works Together

Most advisory firms do one thing well and outsource the rest. At United Financial Planning Group, your investment decisions, retirement timeline, and tax planning reinforce each other, because the same team handles all three.

CFP® professionals, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents work side by side, not across town. Hover over a service to see how it connects to your complete financial picture.

Financial Strategies for Port Washington's Wall Street Commuters

When your income includes RSUs, deferred compensation, and year-end bonuses that rival most people's salaries, you need an advisor who understands the mechanics, not just the math. Port Washington's finance professionals get that from our Lake Success office down the road.

Commuter Tax Optimization for Wall Street Professionals

Port Washington's finance professionals face a unique tax landscape: New York City income tax on top of state and federal obligations, plus high Nassau County property taxes. We coordinate your withholding, estimated payments, and deduction strategies to minimize the combined tax burden across jurisdictions.

Deferred Compensation and Bonus Planning

Year-end bonus decisions and deferred compensation elections can have six-figure tax consequences if handled poorly. We model different deferral scenarios, evaluate your employer's plan creditworthiness, and time distributions to align with your lowest projected tax years.

RSU and Stock Option Strategies for Finance Industry

Concentrated equity positions are one of the biggest risks for finance professionals. We build systematic diversification plans, evaluate when to exercise options versus hold, and manage the tax implications of vesting schedules, all while keeping your portfolio aligned with your risk tolerance.

Retirement Planning for Former Traders Transitioning Out

Leaving the trading floor or a managing director role means a dramatic income shift. We help Port Washington's finance professionals model the transition from peak earning to retirement, including health insurance gaps, Social Security timing, and sustainable withdrawal rates from portfolios built during high-earning years.

Fee-Only: Aligned with Your Interests, Not a Broker-Dealer's

You work in finance. You understand conflicts of interest better than anyone. Our fee-only model ensures we're on the same side of the table, recommending strategies based on your financial situation, not on what generates commissions for us.

Why Port Washington's Fastest Commute Creates Unique Planning Needs

The Port Washington Branch is the LIRR's crown jewel: 38 minutes to Penn Station with the system's best on-time performance. That reliability has made Port Washington the North Shore's unofficial Wall Street bedroom community. Walk through the village on any weekday morning and you'll see the proof: finance professionals heading to the station in numbers that rival any Manhattan-bound suburb in the tristate area. This concentration of finance industry wealth creates planning dynamics you won't find in most Long Island communities. Deferred compensation plans from bulge-bracket banks, RSU vesting schedules from asset managers, carried interest from private equity. These compensation structures require planning that most local advisors have never encountered. Meanwhile, the lifestyle in Port Washington (harbor access, Sands Point Preserve nearby, Beacon Hill and Baxter Estates neighborhoods) means housing costs and property taxes that demand careful cash-flow management even for seven-figure earners. The families who manage this well treat their financial plan like they treat their portfolios: with discipline, sophistication, and an advisor who speaks their language.

A one stop shop for your
entire financial life

Plan HealthOn Track
Cash Flow92%
Retirement78%
Estate Plan65%
Risk Coverage85%

Financial Planning

A comprehensive roadmap for your financial future, built around your actual life and informed by deep tax expertise most planners simply don't have.

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Tax-optimized

Hypothetical illustration only. Not actual client results. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Investment Management

Tax-aware portfolio management that considers how every trade, every rebalance, and every distribution flows through to your tax return.

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Strategy
SavingsStatus
Roth Conversion
$42,000Executed
Tax-Loss Harvest
$18,500Executed
Charitable QCD
$12,000Planned
ESPP Timing
$8,200Monitoring
Total Projected$80,700

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Tax Planning & Preparation

Proactive, year-round strategies to reduce your lifetime tax burden, prepared by CPAs and Enrolled Agents who already know your financial story.

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Built for Financial Lives That Don't Fit in a Template

Nearing Retirement

Retirement Readiness

Retirement income gap analysis

CompleteOn track for target at age 63

Roth conversion strategy

In Progress$85K converted in low-bracket year

Health insurance bridge modeled

PlanningACA marketplace vs. COBRA

Hypothetical illustration only. Dollar figures do not represent actual client results. Individual outcomes vary based on personal circumstances.

Fee-Only. Fiduciary. No Exceptions.

We don't earn commissions. We don't sell products. As a fee-only registered investment advisor, every recommendation we make is legally required to be in your best interest.

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