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1033 E Mt Pleasant Rd Ste A, Evansville, IN 47725

(812) 618-9050 • http://www.nhfcplanyourfuture.com/


Our Firm

Amy J Bouchie,
CFP®, CDFA®
Financial Planner
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Since 1992 Amy’s career


has seen success in
financial planning and asset
management. Amy’s vision
to launch an independent
financial services firm
dedicated to providing
innovative, strategic financial
planning incorporating
a personal, one on one
approach, became a reality
on May 17, 2013.

New Horizons Financial Consultants (NHFC) is an investment advisory firm that


strives to be a trusted partner and educational resource. We provide individuals and
families with portfolio construction, investment due diligence, and risk management
consulting. We deliver comprehensive financial planning and wealth management
strategies to families, entrepreneurs, and executives. We embrace global diversity
and steward the protection, growth, and distribution of our clients’ wealth.

Our Promise
The advisors at NHFC are held to the highest fiduciary standard. Financial planning
advice and wealth management services must be delivered to the public with
objectivity, accountability, and transparency. We place client interests above those
of our firm and employees.

Our Purpose
New Horizons Financial Consultants exists to elevate financial services through
enhanced attention and greater knowledge that is only possible with an
appropriately trained and certified staff.

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Our Culture

The foundation of the NHFC culture is integrity, authenticity, and excellence.


Our inclusive environment respects the diversity of talent and values the unique
perspective of each member of our NHFC family. Our culture rewards intelligence,
growth, and performance.

Integrity
Integrity is the consistency of our recommendations, actions, methods,
and outcomes as well as how we treat others.

Stewardship
Stewardship is the planning, management, and accountability of our
client and firm resources. We aspire to be the best stewards of capital,
education, and time.

Confidentiality
Your confidentially is one of our top priorities. You can be confident that
your information will not be discussed with any other parties without
prior written approval from you.

Professionalism
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Amy is committed
to upholding the Rules of Conduct as established by the CFP® Board. The
Rules of Conduct establish the high standards expected of the certificant
and describe the level of professionalism required of the certificant.

Service Excellence
We strive to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients throughout
the relationship.

Sustainability
At NHFC, sustainability means both fiscal responsibility as well as
environmental stewardship. Being and using the resources we have is a
value we believe influences the future of our business and our world.

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Our Qualifications

LPL Financial is one of the nation’s leading financial


services companies and a publicly traded company
under ticker symbol LPLA. The firm’s mission is
rooted in the belief that objective financial guidance
is a fundamental need for everyone. LPL does not offer proprietary investment products or engage in
investment banking activities; this means advisors affiliated with LPL are not pressured or influenced by
LPL to sell its products. Thousands of financial advisors nationwide are able to rely on the firm’s tools and
resources to help them provide financial guidance and recommendations to help meet their clients’ needs.

Level Four® Wealth Management (”Level Four®”) is an


independent wealth management firm based out of
Plano, Texas dedicated to providing an exceptional
client experience to clients across the nation.

The rigorous competency, ethics and practice standards established and enforced
by the CFP Board have allowed the CFP® certification marks to become
recognized as the standard of excellence in personal financial planning. Earning
and displaying the CFP® marks demonstrates a commitment to a career in
financial planning. CFP® Professionals pledge to uphold the fiduciary standard
when delivering financial planning advice.

In 1973, the first class of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP)
graduated 35 members. With approximately 140,000 CFP® professionals
around the globe dedicated to providing quality financial planning advice, today,
more than ever, CFP® professionals are in demand.

Financial planning is about controlling spending, managing credit, reducing taxes, increasing savings,
protecting family wealth, and building assets for the future. This process entails gathering financial
information, evaluating your current financial status, establishing life goals, and developing a strategy
to help you achieve them. Although many professionals may call themselves “financial planners”, CFP®
professionals have completed, on average 1000 hours of extensive study, comprehensive 2-day exam,
and maintain the highest ethical standards.

The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA)


is the premier national organization dedicated to the
certification, education and promotion of the use of
financial professionals in the divorce arena.

Founded in 1993, IDFA provides specialized training to accounting, financial, and legal professionals in
the field or pre-divorce financial planning. Over the years, we have certified more than 5,000 professionals
in the US and Canada as Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) professionals.

The Institute provides comprehensive training using a variety of knowledge and skill-building techniques.

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Our Process

Financial Planning Process


Cash Flow
Management
Insurance &
Charitable Protection
Giving Planning

Portfolio
Estate Construction
Planning
Financial
Planning
Business Asset
Succession Management
Planning

Tax Retirement
Planning Planning
Education
Planning

Developing a comprehensive financial plan is a process.


Our Six Steps:
1. Establish and define the professional relationship
Financial planning is a clearly defined process that coordinates all areas of your financial life to meet you and your
family’s financial goals. The financial planner will explain the financial planning services, disclose the method of
compensation, and define the respective roles and responsibilities for both parties. A full disclosed fee will be invoiced.

2. Gather client data and discuss financial goals


We will need qualitative and quantitative information to understand your financial situation. To assess your current
financial position, your planner will construct a net worth and cash flow statement. Together, we will identify your
personal and financial goals, as well as key areas of concern. We will also discuss your time horizon and capacity for
risk. Effective planning is predicated upon the prioritization of realistic, challenging, and obtainable goals.

3. Analyze and evaluate your financial status


The next step will be to assess your current situation in terms of assets, investments, liabilities, risk, insurance coverage,
tax status, employee benefits, and cash flow. We will evaluate whether or not you can meet your goals, needs, and
priorities given the current course of action.

4. Develop and present recommendations


We will consider the various alternatives available to meet objectives given your personal situation and investment
constraints. Our goal is to help you adopt an integrated approach to your finances and understand how change in one
instance can affect other areas of your financial life.

5. Implement the written financial plan


The written financial plan provides a documented working framework. Implementation may include coordination with
other professionals such as attorneys or accountants. We’ll make sure you understand any risks and strategies you can
use in an effort to minimize that risk. That way, you’ll be able to make investment decisions with confidence and take
control of your financial future.

6. Monitor recommendations
Sound financial advice provides direction and guidance. Ongoing financial advice and goal tracking require client
engagement and interaction. Therefore, the final step of the financial planning process is to review your progress and
update your financial plan on a periodic basis.

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Our Client Experience

The foundation of our process is an integrated picture of your financial


situation and life goals.

3. Develop an Investment
Policy Statement (IPS)
• Document client
investment objectives
and constraints
1. Determine • Provide accountability
How to Work and structure to
Together portfolio construction

2. Discovery Meeting 4. Analyze and Strategize


• Learn and All Areas of Your
understand your Financial Life:
situation • Cash Flow Management
• Identify, clarify, and • Insurance and Protection
prioritize your goals, Planning
values, and • Portfolio Construction
concerns • Asset Management
• Retirement Planning
• Education Planning
• Tax Planning
• Business Succession
Planning
• Estate Planning
• Charitable Giving

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Our Client Experience

7. Implement Financial
and Investment Plan
• Provide financial plan
• Address risk
5. Design an Investment management and
Strategy protection needs
• Integrate asset allocation • Open new accounts
with financial plan, as • Transfer existing
governed by IPS assets
• Incorporate capital market • Establish online
expectations and access
economic outlook

6. Propose Planning 8. Monitor and Update Your


Recommendations Financial Plan
• Educate and • Facilitate understanding
communicate all of client statements and
available options online resources
• Evaluate and offer • Review investment
optimal solutions strategy
• Modify and track
financial plan and IPS
• Revisit goals and client
situation

DISCLOSURE: Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or


protect against a loss. All investing involves risk including loss
of principal. No strategy assures success or protects against
loss. There can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will
be successful and no guarantee of positive results.

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“The future belongs to those who
believe in their dreams.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

All rights reserved. Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice
offered through Level Four Advisory Services, a registered investment advisor. Level Four Advisory
Services and New Horizons Financial Consultants are separate entities from LPL Financial.

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