How and When Is Wealth Management Worth It?

Sam Lipscomb, CEPF®   Wed, September 1, 2021

Wealth management services are some of the most high-level and comprehensive financial services that exist. While financial planning services can help with individual financial matters, and asset management services typically deal with investments, wealth management can encompass every part of an individual’s finances from taxes to estate planning, to charitable giving and more. But should you pay for wealth management services?

This will depend on your specific financial situation, so it’s important to make sure that it fits in with your overall financial plan and goals. If you decide you want wealth management, SmartAsset’s free matching tool can help you find a financial advisor.

What Is Wealth Management?

Wealth management is a comprehensive financial service that not only offers clients investment advice, but also helps with a wide range of financial and financial-adjacent matters that affect different parts of a client’s financial life.

Wealth managers typically develop complex and holistic financial plans that detail information about investing, taxes, charitable giving, estate planning and any other relevant needs or goals. In turn, they typically manage your investments with an eye towards your long-term goals.

Wealth managers also help set, review and update goals, rebalance investment portfolios and assess whether clients need other services to protect their wealth. This could include managing charitable giving, tax liabilities and business plans.

Because of its comprehensive nature, wealth management is typically reserved for individuals who are at least above the high-net-worth threshold. This is generally seen as someone who has at least $750,000 in investable assets or a $1.5 million net worth.

Who Can Access Wealth Management Services?

Wealth management services aren’t typically available for everyone. Due to the comprehensive nature of them, firms can require high minimums, such as $500,000 or $1 million. In fact, they may even charge additional fees to cover the costs of wealth management services, being that they’re comprehensive.

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