Welcome to West Branch Capital
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About West Branch Capital
We understand the emotion involved in making financial decisions.
It isn’t always easy to know where to begin: to maintain the knowledge and find the time to be able to invest wisely, to make sound money choices every day, and to prioritize your financial security for your future and your retirement.
Whether you are just starting to think about investing or have been saving your whole life, we are here to help you understand your choices and feel secure in your decisions.
Founded in 2004, West Branch Capital is an independent, minority owned, fee-only Registered Investment Adviser. As fiduciaries, we strive to conduct ourselves in a manner that is always in the best interests of our clients.
West Branch Capital has been recognized by investor.com since 2019 as a Trusted Firm. View our profile. To learn more about the trust algorithm, visit investor.com/trust-algorithm.
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A full range of investment management services for individuals, institutions and corporate retirement plan sponsors
Services
West Branch Capital offers a full range of investment management services for individuals, institutions and corporate retirement plan sponsors. We manage equities, domestic fixed income (both taxable and tax-free), balanced portfolios, mutual funds, closed end funds, exchange-traded funds and similar vehicles.
Who We Work With
Our clients are professors, artists, business owners, and multi-generational families. Whether you are just beginning to consider your financial future, or you have a solid retirement game plan, we can assist.
Investment Management
We will work with you to build a customized portfolio based on your individual investment goals, risk tolerance, and financial situation. The portfolio we build together will be focused on helping you to achieve your specific goals.
Financial Planning
West Branch Capital only offers financial planning services to investment management clients, and these services are offered at no additional cost. Financial Plans are tailored to address clients' current and future financial needs. Our comprehensive process takes into account key areas of your financial life, including estate planning, insurance, college savings and retirement needs, and culminates in a personalized financial plan to take you decades into the future. We can work in partnership with your attorney, accountant, insurance agent and other professionals in executing the plan. Let us know when you are ready to get started or need more information.
As always, contact our office if you have any questions.About Our Team
We’re fee-only fiduciary advisors, which means we conduct ourselves in a manner that is always in your best interest as our client. That means:
- We aren't stock brokers or insurance salespeople
- We don't make any commissions off the recommendations of financial products
- We're an independent team, not a corporate office with third-party incentives
In short, we won’t sell you things you don’t need.
We’re committed to maintaining the culture of integrity that permeates everything we do. We pride ourselves on offering independent, objective investment management services and providing complete transparency. We understand the high degree of trust placed in us by our clients and we work tirelessly to keep it.
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