F. X. Cretzmeyer - Wealth management approach

Four steps to wealth management

Managing your money, making it grow, protecting it and using it to your best advantage can take considerable time and expertise. This is why many affluent people and families depend on Financial Advisors like me for professional assistance. Perhaps you are also looking for professional help achieving the results and minimizing risks.

I will work with you to develop strategies and deliver personalized solutions for accumulating, protecting and transferring wealth — in addition to using your wealth to help create an income stream during retirement. My methodical approach to providing wealth management services can help simplify your life.

Understanding your financial objectives

I begin by asking questions to help learn about your current financial situation, what you want to accomplish in the future and how you feel about risk. I may also ask about family dynamics that may be important.

This step is essential to developing a comprehensive, effective wealth management plan.

Developing smart, time-tested strategies

Based on the information you provide, I analyze your unique personal and financial needs, then match your objectives to appropriate strategies.

This step is crucial, because it helps define how I am going to help achieve your financial goals.

Implementing creative solutions

Drawing on the vast resources of a global leader in diversified financial services — the Royal Bank of Canada — I customize a solution set to help meet your specific long-and short-term needs.

This is the step where I deliver world-class products and services tailored to your unique financial goals.

Providing timely, on-going service

Markets change over time. But your life — and your needs — may change, as well. So I regularly monitor the performance of your wealth management plan and check in with you periodically to make sure I still understand your financial objectives (see step one).

This is the step that helps me ensure your financial objectives are being met — and make adjustments as necessary to keep your wealth management plan on track.

Wealth management professionals

Client Strategies Team

The Client Strategies Team is a resource to help support you in your wealth planning goals, developing a strong understanding of your personal financial objectives, gathering valuable information and addressing complex financial and wealth strategies issues. Explore the bios below to learn more about the team.

Janet Engels

Senior Vice President, Director of Portfolio Advisory Group

A 32-year veteran of the securities industry, Janet Engels became Director of RBC Wealth Management’s Portfolio Advisory Group in 2002 following the acquisition of Tucker Anthony Inc. She is Co-Chair of the Global Portfolio Advisory Committee (GPAC) and a member of the firm’s Directors Group. She is also a member of the Financial Women’s Association of New York and a frequent speaker at client seminars throughout the country. She has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business and has been quoted in several leading industry publications. Janet was also the recipient of RBC Wealth Management’s “Irv Weiser Diversity Award” in recognition of her commitment to supporting the education of women and increasing awareness about persons with disabilities. Janet received a B.S. in Business Administration from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

Bill Ringham

Director of Wealth Strategies

Bill serves as a resource for your financial advisor in determining and developing wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients in areas including estate strategies, lifetime giving, personal trust planning, charitable giving, concentrated equity position diversification and employee stock options. In this role, Bill partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as present at client seminars.