Strategic Alliances

Effective financial planning1 can sometimes require a team of experts working together to serve your best interests. In such situations, we are the quarterback who makes sure everyone is working together to achieve the best possible results. If you have existing team members you trust, such as your CPA or attorney, we are happy to work with them, and we can also bring in our subject-matter experts as needed. Some of our strategic alliances are detailed below.

The Nautilus Group® Logo

As a Member Agent of The Nautilus Group®, a service of New York Life Insurance Company, Varda Fink works hand-in-hand with Nautilus specialists experienced in taxes, estate law, life insurance, accounting, and charitable giving. This relationship helps ensure you benefit from some of the most sound thinking when it comes to your estate.

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Eagle Strategies LLC Logo

Through Eagle Strategies, William “BG” Groff, David Ponder, Varda Fink, Jessie Washington, and Brian Hardman provide fee-based financial planning, investment advisory services, and access to investment management programs. Eagle Strategies LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an “Investment Adviser” and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company.

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The Advanced Planning Group Logo

The Advanced Planning Group collectively leverages years of practical experience and disciplines in law, accounting, and financial services, in order to provide New York Life agents with unparalleled assistance in estate, business, and life insurance planning. Because the Advanced Planning Group supports agents who have a nationwide clientele, the group has insight consulting on estate and business plans at all levels of wealth across all 50 states. The Advanced Planning Group is called to action to advise on hundreds of business and estate plans each year; and that means William “BG” Groff and his fellow financial professionals can bring experience, value, and insight to your situation. The Advanced Planning Group does not provide specific legal, tax, or accounting advice. Consult with yourf own advisors for legal, tax and accounting advice.

New York Life Logo

William “BG” Groff and his fellow financial professionals are proud to be affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company. New York Life and its wholly owned subsidiaries provide life insurance, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance. A mutual insurance company, New York Life is one of the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States, and has received the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to any U.S. life insurer from all four of the major credit rating agencies: A.M. Best (A++), Fitch (AAA), Moody's Investor Service (Aaa), and Standard & Poor's (AA+). (Source: Third-Party Ratings Reports as of 6/22/2022.)

Ash Brokerage Logo

Ash Brokerage is an unaffiliated privately owned, family-operated insurance brokerage general agency. Ash provides us with a multitude of products and support for life insurance, long-term care, disability income, and annuities, not available through New York Life or its subsidiaries. Our partnership with Ash complements our mission to provide our clients with objective solutions to suit their individual needs.

Crump<sup>®</sup> Logo

Crump® is a third party unaffiliated insurance brokerage general agency.  They provide William “BG” Groff the ability to sell life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income and annuities outside of New York Life.  William “BG” Groff's relationship with Crump® enhances our mission of creating solutions that work best for our clients.