Sound Financial Management, Inc.

Sound Financial Management provides discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, and charitable organizations, and also serves as a limited‑scope ERISA 3(21) advisor for employer retirement plans. Like many firms in its peer group, its advisory work is delivered on an ongoing, asset‑management basis with periodic reporting and portfolio oversight.

The firm bases investment recommendations on both fundamental and technical analysis and tailors asset allocation and security selection to each client’s stated goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance, with quarterly reviews and supplemental reviews as market conditions warrant. Custody and execution are directed to a single institutional custodian, and the firm discloses receipt of support services and research through that relationship; it manages accounts separately (does not routinely aggregate client trades), which can affect execution practices.

Noteworthy distinctions include a stated absence of an account minimum and a fee schedule that applies a single tier to the entire portfolio rather than only marginal tiers, a billing approach that differs from many peers. The firm also highlights its ERISA 3(21) plan work with a defined list of excluded asset types, provides participant education as part of plan services, and does not vote client proxies (clients receive and vote their own proxies).