Method is 4!

Dear Method Community,

Can you believe it? Method is 4! The past four years have flown by and I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you that has supported us through the years, including the first year we were in business when we added a baby to our growing family and moved from California to Pennsylvania. It has been an amazing four years and an honor to continue serving our clients.

We have a lot to look forward to, and a very long list of things to be thankful for. Over the years the services and resources available to clients may have expanded, but our core principles and mission have remained unwavering; offering clients simpler, more effective ways to achieve their financial goals.

Our growth has brought new partnerships, including those with organizations which has helped to propel Method forward, and fostering a community of other financial planners in their quest to build successful firms. Method is a proud member of NAPFA (the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors), the country’s leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors, as well as a member of Equita Financial Network, a collaborative network of women-led financial planning firms.

Be on the lookout for some updates on our website, including more details on our Chief Investment Strategist, Mario Nardone, CFA, and an upcoming newsletter dedicated to providing resources for organizing and simplifying your financial life.

Let’s join in a virtual “cheers” to all of us, and most of all to you for taking the step to financial success!

Katie Burke, CFP®

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Privacy Notice

We recognize the importance of protecting our clients’ privacy. We have policies to maintain the confidentiality and security of your nonpublic personal information. The following is designed to help you understand what information we collect from you and how we use that information to serve your account.

Categories of Information We May Collect

In the normal course of business, we may collect the following types of information:

Information you provide in the subscription documents and other forms (including name, address, social security number, date of birth, income and other financial-related information); and
Data about your transactions with us (such as the types of investments you have made and your account status).

How We Use Your Information That We Collect

Any and all nonpublic personal information that we receive with respect to our clients who are natural persons is not shared with nonaffiliated third parties which are not service providers to us without prior notice to, and consent of, such clients, unless otherwise required by law. In the normal course of business, we may disclose the kinds of nonpublic personal information listed above to nonaffiliated third-party service providers involved in servicing and administering products and services on our behalf. Our service providers include, but are not limited to, our administrator, our auditors and our legal advisor. Additionally, we may disclose such nonpublic personal information as required by law (such as to respond to a subpoena) or to satisfy a request from a regulator and/or to prevent fraud. Without limiting the foregoing, we may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to governmental entities and others in connection with meeting our obligations to prevent money laundering including, without limitation, the disclosure that may be required by the Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, if we choose to dispose of our clients’ nonpublic personal information that we are not legally bound to maintain, we will do so in a manner that reasonably protects such information from unauthorized access. The same privacy policy also applies to former clients who are natural persons.

Confidentiality and Security

We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our clients to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products and services to our clients. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect our clients’ nonpublic personal information. We respect and value that you have entrusted us with your private financial information, and we will work diligently to maintain that trust. We are committed to preserving that trust by respecting your privacy as provided herein.