Building Your Wealth Bridge
If your CPA, attorney, advisor, and insurance professional aren’t talking to each other, you don’t have a plan. You have a collection of opinions.
We fix that, and here's why:
💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 We 𝐎𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲
“My advisor never talks about taxes, estate planning, or insurance.”
“I’m worried my kids won’t be able to handle this wealth.”
“My advisor doesn’t coordinate with my accountant or attorney.”
“We only discuss investments, but never my business or bigger goals.”
🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦
Each statement reflects a service gap that leaves affluent families exposed.
The more wealth you have, the more you need advanced tax strategies, creative estate planning, and protective measures (insurance, cybersecurity) that work together, not in silos.
🌉 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤-𝐁𝐲-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬™
Since 1980, McCabe & Associates, Inc. has studied the specific needs of 500+ wealthy families and developed a coordinated framework we call the Plank-by-Plank Process™.
This approach blends technology, experience, and collaboration to give families one clear benefit:
➡️ Confidence that McCabe can be their first phone call on any financial matter.
We help families simplify complex decisions so they can focus on what truly matters: their legacy and financial security. Our experience across 500+ families has shown that coordinated planning adds measurable confidence and clarity at every stage.
➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴?
If you’re a widow, business owner, or multi-generational family seeking coordinated planning, visit our website at tcmccabe.com.
McCabe & Associates, Inc
9480 Enterprise Dr., Suite 1
Mokena, Illinois 60448-8690
708-479-7755
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Building Your Wealth Bridge
Tech Talk: Managing Risk in Your Portfolio
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In this episode of the “Building Your Wealth Bridge” podcast, George C. McCabe, CPA, Financial Advisor, sits down with Chris Quandt (from Nitrogen, formerly Riskalyze) to explore how technology can help investors and advisors build a clearer, more confident approach to managing portfolio risk.
Together, they unpack Nitrogen’s origin story and why the firm is focused on creating a “common language” around risk—so clients can make informed decisions in the short term while staying committed to their long-term plan.
The conversation highlights how tools like Nitrogen can turn abstract risk labels into practical, personalized insights—helping investors understand what “normal” portfolio performance can look like, especially during volatile markets. The team engages in a detailed discussion on the following topics:
• Building a Common Language Around Risk: Chris explains why Nitrogen was created— to translate vague terms like “conservative” or “aggressive” into a clear, shared framework advisors and clients can actually use.
• The Risk Number + 6-Month Range Framework: The discussion breaks down Nitrogen’s “Risk Number” (1–99) and how the six-month performance range helps set realistic expectations for upside and downside—reducing fear-driven decisions when markets get choppy.
• Stress Tests and Ongoing Client Check-Ins: George and Chris discuss how scenario testing (e.g., 2008-style downturns) and automated check-ins help clients stay engaged, communicate concerns early, and avoid reactive moves during market swings.
As always, please send our team any questions or topics you’d like us to cover in the future.
We hope this finds you well.