Financial Planning


At Blaylock Robert Van, financial management may mean the planning or implementation of a specific or dominant need, or it may involve a complete review in order to help you redirect your life. We’ll help you make the call. Just some of the areas we will raise for your consideration include:

Protection Planning

  • Disability Income Insurance
  • Long-term care
  • Life insurance
  • Medical/Health
  • Property & casualty
  • Deductibles vs. cash reserves
  • Beneficiary designations
  • Special needs situations
  • Alternate, additional coverage strategies
  • Financial Position

  • Cash reserve levels
  • Cash reserve strategies
  • Debt management
  • Cash flow management
  • Net worth
  • Discretionary income
  • Expected large inflow / outflow
  • Investment Planning

  • Asset allocation
  • Education planning
  • Lump-sum accumulation
  • Options/restricted stock/nonqualified deferred compensation
  • Risk tolerance
  • Tax implications
  • Timeframes
  • Diversification strategies
  • Dollar-cost averaging
  • Retirement Planning

  • Minimum distributions
  • Pre-59 ½ strategies
  • 401Ks
  • IRAs
  • Medicare/ Medigap
  • Social security
  • ROTH conversions
  • Health care
  • Tax transitions
  • Risk tolerance transition
  • Estate Planning*

  • Estate balancing
  • Capital transfer
  • Asset ownership
  • Trust funding
  • IRD
  • Succession planning
  • Minor children
  • Generation skipping
  • Short-term life expectancies
  • Estate liquidity
  • Tax Planning*

  • Tax reduction
  • Tax deferral
  • Tax avoidance
  • Future taxes due
  • Withholding
  • Tax diversification
  • Qualified investments
  • Non-qualified investments
  • Effects of liquidation
  • Filing status
  • Business ownership
  • Nontraditional ownership
  • Contact Us

    To contact a financial advisor, please call Blaylock Robert Van at (510) 208-6100.

    *Blaylock Robert Van, LLC does not provide tax or legal advice. Seek guidance of your professional tax and/or legal advisor before making any decisions. Financial Planning services offered by qualified Financial Planners of Blaylock Robert Van, LLC., a registered investment adviser. BRV’s financial planning offices are located at 350 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Tenth Floor, Oakland, CA 94612.