We'll say the unglamorous thing first: nobody predicts markets reliably, and that includes us. What we can control is cost, tax treatment, which account holds what, and whether you stay invested through the stretches that make everyone want to hit the sell button. Two portfolios holding the same funds can land in very different places after tax. That gap is where most of the value in this job lives.
I spent years at a commission-based brokerage before founding Envision in 2018, and I left for a simple reason: I wanted to recommend things because they were right for the client, not because of what they paid. So the firm is fee-only. When we suggest a private real estate fund or a low-cost ETF, you can take it at face value. That's the whole point.





