INDEPENDENCE

Forum is built from the ground up to look and feel different from traditional Wall Street brokerage firms. Our personal approach begins with understanding the hopes and dreams you place at the center of your financial life.

EXPERIENCE

Our deep bench of highly credentialed partners averages over 25 years of experience across all aspects of managing your financial life, including investment portfolio design, retirement, estate, insurance, and income tax planning.

TRANSPARENCY

Our compensation comes from you, our client, as opposed to Wall Street advisors who receive compensation for selling specific products or funds. We break this mold by adhering to a fiduciary standard, which means we place your interests ahead of our own.

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SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS INVESTING

In this podcast, host Dave Goetsch, co-executive producer of “The Big Bang Theory” and Norm Mindel, veteran financial advisor and co-founder of Forum Financial Management, talk about some of the incredible things that happened way back when on Wall Street.

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RECENT INSIGHTS FROM FORUM

Article by Nirav Batavia Featured on Edmit.Me on Saving for College with a 529 Plan

4/17/2018

Forum co-Managing Partner Nirav Batavia was featured in Edmit's 120 blog. In the article, "Saving for College? Start With a 529 Plan," Nirav explains why parents should strongly consider using a 529 plan to save for college expenses.

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