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Mark W KarstromWealth Management

Services

What the firm does

Holistic wealth management and the planning work around it, guiding the pieces of a financial life to work in concert with one another.

Private Wealth Management

Discretionary and advisory portfolio management for individuals, families, and the entities they control, against a written plan (IPS - Investment Policy Statement). Alternative illiquid private equity and other tax-efficient investments may be considered.

Fixed Income & Income Portfolios

Bond portfolio construction, ladder and duration management, and credit review — the discipline Mark practiced institutionally for a decade before advising private clients.

Retirement & Distribution Planning

Withdrawal sequencing, Social Security timing, pension elections, and required-distribution planning.

Trust & Estate Coordination

Working alongside your attorney and CPA so the portfolio, the documents, and the beneficiary designations agree with one another.

1031 Exchanges & DST Investments

For owners of appreciated real property seeking to defer capital gains and step back from active management. Handled through the firm's dedicated DST practice.

For accredited investors only. DST investments are speculative investments and involve substantial risk, including illiquidity, lack of a public market, and the possible loss of the entire investment.

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Concentrated Position Strategy

Unwinding employer stock, founder shares, or an inherited holding on a deliberate schedule, with tax consequences modeled in advance.

Process

How an engagement begins

  1. I

    Discovery

    What you own, what you owe, what it is meant to accomplish, and who else depends on it.

  2. II

    Written plan

    An allocation, a distribution strategy, and a tax posture — presented in writing, with the reasoning shown.

  3. III

    Implementation & review

    Accounts are opened, positions are transitioned deliberately, and the plan is revisited on a set schedule.