Planning with Purpose

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What We Do & Who We Help

We provide comprehensive wealth planning for individuals and families who are committed to following a successful process to achieve their goals.

How We Help

Execute an objective and complete analysis to understand your entire financial situation.
Create a clear, defined, and transparent lifestyle plan driven by your needs.
Assess your risk profile and build realistic plans within those parameters.
Help you get more life from the money you have.
Only provide advice in our areas of expertise.
Act consistently and routinely review our process and your plans to ensure your long-term success.

Our Story

The Provident Partners Story

At Provident Partners, financial planning is built on genuine relationships and a commitment to transparency. Doug Deschner founded the practice to offer personal, empowering guidance, believing that every client deserves honest advice and a plan tailored to their specific needs. Chad Ackerman shares this vision, bringing his background in education and financial services to help clients make informed decisions. Together, Doug and Chad bring decades of experience helping business owners, professionals, and families achieve their goals. Our approach is objective and collaborative, focused on strategies that help you get more life from the money you have and move forward with confidence. Your success is our purpose.

Our Clients

At Provident Partners, the relationship is about you! We work with families, business owners and professionals who are committed to building a secure financial future and appreciate thoughtful planning, honest advice, and long-term support. Our clients:

Are proactive about planning their future
Value a complete and objective analysis of their financial situation
Seek clear and defined plans
Want to maximize the impact of their wealth for themselves and their families
Appreciate honest communication and full disclosure
Desire advice tailored to their unique needs
Prefer working with advisors who act consistently and review plans regularly
Believe in building long-term relationships

Our Process

Everyone's plan looks different. Since financial needs change as life progresses, we created a 6-step financial planning process that sets a solid foundation and allows us to make changes depending on where you are at in life.

1 Establish the engagement

A conversation that helps determine if we would be the right fit for your financial needs.

2 Gather data

A meeting where our goal is to understand your specific lifestyle, goals, needs, and priorities, so that we can create the proper foundation on which your financial plan is formed. This discussion is an essential part of the process and should happen before any recommendations are made.

3 Analyze the information

Determine the most efficient route, based on your current circumstances, to accomplish the financial goals, needs, and priorities established in step two.

4 Develop and present the plan

Showing you the strategies and recommendations designed specifically for your goals. We want to ensure your plan is easy to understand!

5 Implement the plan

Once we’ve agreed on a plan that works for you, we’ll take the necessary steps to set it in motion. We are here to guide you with any questions or concerns you may have during the process.

6 Review and follow up on progress

Throughout your financial journey, we will keep an open line of communication, ensuring you stay informed and up-to-date, and your plan can adjust with life’s changing events.

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Make the Most of Your Life's Work

We take the time to understand your financial situation, your goals, and what your wealth needs to do for you — now and in the future. These seven priorities often shape the conversations we have with affluent families and business owners:

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