Mark Schmulen
EXPLOREABOUT MARK
Mark Schmulen joined Forum Financial Management in 2017 as Director of Private Wealth Management. Mark also runs Jelly Capital, a private investment firm providing direct investments in real estate assets and operating companies at various stages of development. Mark is a serial entrepreneur and has founded, led and sold multiple companies including, Chirp Systems Inc., a venture-backed smart access control company that was acquired by RealPage, Inc. and NutshellMail Inc., a venture-backed social media marketing solution that was acquired by Constant Contact Inc. Mark began his career as an investment banking analyst at JPMorgan in New York City.
Mark earned a master’s degree in management from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Through his academic and professional journeys and due to his experience as a dissatisfied client of various investment advisors who lacked a clear investment philosophy, Mark decided to join Forum as both a client and advisor to work with individuals and families who deserve a client experience built around transparency, independence and alignment with the goals of the client.
A PERSONAL APPROACH
Tell Us About Your Financial Life and Aspirations
Your experience begins with an initial meeting to identify your financial vision for the future and risk tolerance levels. We review our investment philosophy and approach with you so that you fully understand each milestone of our process and how our relationship will evolve over time.
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Discuss Topics Crucial to Your Financial Success
Over the course of the next few meetings, the content and breadth of each meeting is defined by your personal needs. We can review your estate planning and risk management needs, discuss retirement accumulation or distribution planning, evaluate educational funding needs, review your tax situation, and go over any other items crucial to your financial success.
PREVIOUS Develop a Strategic Plan Unique to You
Once you select an allocation, we put together a strategic implementation plan that will coordinate investment of your portfolio between qualified (tax-advantaged) assets and non-qualified assets in order to maximize tax efficiency. The topics we address during our time with you vary depending on your unique needs and situation.
Putting Your Plan Into Action
We establish your Forum account based on the portfolio allocation we discussed and what we learned about your risk tolerance and financial goals. With your new Forum account now in place, you will have the opportunity to access your Forum Client Portal for the first time and connect with members of the Forum Client Service team.
Review Goals and Plans When Your Life Changes
You will receive reporting that will clearly show your performance net of all fees and compared to applicable market indexes. Additionally your assets are held at a reputable third-party custodian that furnishes independent monthly reports so you can feel confident about the safe handling of your money.
