Getting Started
When you contact our office, we will send you a copy of our Form ADV Disclosure Statement, a set of Fact Finding Data Sheets, and detailed information about our services. Please fill in the Fact Finding Data Sheets and return them to our office for review. All information is held in strictest confidence.
We will review your Fact Finding Data Sheets and evaluate whether or not we can add value to your life. We will call you to give you our assessment of your situation. No investment advice will be provided during our initial telephone call. We will schedule an appointment with you during the call if you desire to further your financial situation.
At our initial meeting, which generally lasts one hour, you provide us with a most recent copy of your tax return and the information already completed on the Fact Finding Data Sheets. If you are outside of our immediate vicinity, you may send us the initial meeting information and we will conduct the interview by telephone. We will discuss the financial planning process, explore the details of your goals and objectives, determine your commitment to the financial planning process and ascertain how Pettinga Financial Advisors may be able to assist you in achieving your goals and objectives. We will determine the scope of work that will support your financial goals, and the associated fee. The initial meeting is considered an exploratory interview and there is no obligation to engage our services; the meeting is free of charge.
At the initial meeting, we will give you two copies of an Agreement for your consideration. When you sign one copy of the Agreement and return it to our office, we will schedule another meeting to begin work in earnest according to the provisions in the Agreement.
