Why Choose Cordant?
Living in a world of greater financial responsibility and more noise also means having to deal with more stress. That’s where we come in. At Cordant Wealth Partners, we’re here to make life easier. We put a team of financial experts on your side to help you achieve financial clarity. We then help grow, guide and manage your wealth. So you can focus on what’s most important to you, and spend your time living your best life.
Corporate Employees
By helping you clearly define your financial objectives we can optimize your company retirement programs and benefits, and help you sort through complex financial decisions like funding college, buying a second home, or assessing a new job offer—all while making sure you’re on track for retirement.
Business Owners
You’ve worked hard to develop your idea and create a successful company. Our team will work hard to build and execute a plan that integrates the goals you have for your business, yourself and your family.
Retirees
With our retirement planning process, you’ll have the confidence to pursue the retirement you dreamed of. And with us by your side balancing the risk and return in your portfolio and mitigating your tax responsibility, we help to reduce the worry along the way.
What We Do
At Cordant, we focus on creating clarity for people to pursue their best life by eliminating financial stress. To do so, our team of experts works closely with you to understand your goals and your values and to design a purposeful financial plan that supports your personal vision of success, at every stage of life.
The Best Plan (or Drive) You Can Stick With
The market downturn this past month reminded me of this podcast that I recently listened to while driving home and the question that followed. During the podcast, Cliff Asness, a well-known hedge fund manager and founder of AQR Capital Management, discussed investment s...
'Tis the Season for Tax Loss Harvesting
In Portland, the seasons have changed. Local breweries boasting seasonal beers are now offering dark porters in place of pumpkin ales. Ugly Halloween costumes have been replaced by ugly sweaters. And while the season typically associated with Harvest is behind us, there...
Investing Insights from Golf
Golf is a stupid game. Yet I love it. The late Robin Williams sums it up here in this expletive ridden comedy sketch. My scorecard typically consists of the occasional birdie, a handful of pars, mostly bogeys and a hole or two that never make the scorecard. Needless to say, I'm pretty average. Neve...
Preparation for Experience Does Not Equal Experience
A couple weeks ago, I vacationed with my wife and two kids in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was truly a great vacation, and one where upon returning I felt like I had been gone much longer than a week. But one experience in particular stuck with me as it so poignantly differ...
I changed My Passwords, my Credit is Frozen, What now? How can I be cyber-Secure?
“The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth? — Because one did survive the wreck.” –The narrator, Ishmael, in Herman Mellville’s Moby Dick. If you weren’t concerned about cyber security at t...
Getting Better Every Day
One of our firm's core values is continuous improvement—i.e., getting better every day. This post highlights the massive change that can result from a daily focus on improving and celebrates two members of the Cordant team living out this value and who have accomplished significant things this year.
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Rising rates don’t mean you should exit US Bonds
One of the great advantages of being a long-term investor is the luxury of checking out of the daily financial news cycle. Diversification and a long time horizon silences much of the noise. But, whether or not an individual can actually ignore the news cycle and short-...
An Introduction to Healthcare Sharing Programs
“Change is the only constant in life.” There can be many different applications of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus’ words of wisdom, but one that is especially relevant to this blog post is planning for retirement. For soon-to-be retirees, understanding how to ...
Investing Well and Good With Cordant
Though I’m not qualified to give life advice, one thing I’ve learned through the years is that life is all about tradeoffs. For many decisions, the tradeoffs are obvious. Do I join friends for a beer or go for a run along the river? Admittedly, I don’t always make...
Using a Donor Advisor Fund to Optimize Your Charitable Giving and Save On Taxes
At Cordant, our primary role is to help our clients maximize the probability of reaching their objectives. While straightforward, the challenge is making recommendations in the face of uncertainty—the most obvi...
