Welcome

from Jeff Thomasson

Dear Oxford Friends and Associates, Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. was established nearly four decades ago. Over that time, we have never lost sight of our core principle—to forge lasting relationships with our clients and their families. Since our early years in business, we have prided ourselves on our ability to deliver independent, objective advice. And in the process, we have learned that it’s not always the direction of the markets, but rather the people we hire that ultimately drives success. As a service-focused organization, we rely largely on the expertise, attention and compassion of Oxford’s many professionals. Over the years, we have nurtured a culture of collaboration where team members are driven by a strong work ethic and a collective desire to achieve successful outcomes. Central to our approach has been our ability to execute highly sophisticated investment strategies. Through in-depth conversations, we work tirelessly to understand the unique concerns and goals of every client. Then we articulate and implement strategic solutions that clearly reflect those objectives. Integral to this process are highly credentialed specialists who draw on diverse experience as CFAs, CPAs, CFP® professionals, J.D.s and LL.M.s to build a customized strategy. As you’ll read in the following pages, we have continued to focus on strengthening our family of professionals, services and investment solutions over this past year in several key areas: We have also continued to devote a great deal of thought and consideration to succession planning. Some of the greatest challenges facing the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry today stem from the lack of effective succession planning. Failure to implement a succession plan generally occurs because of partner greed or lack of leadership. Oftentimes, firms don’t want to take the time to invest in the next generation of leadership. Many years ago, Oxford made a concerted effort to establish an effective succession plan by creating a growth path for newer members of the firm. Today, we are on the third generation of succession planning—a process that continues to evolve at every level of our organization including management, portfolio strategy and so on. These individuals represent the next generation of Oxford, continuing our legacy of delivering highly customized client support. In our view, succession planning is a commitment not only to our associates, but even more so to our clients. For instance, when an RIA is acquired by a private equity firm, investment recommendations inevitably become firm-product-focused as opposed to client-centric. At Oxford, retaining our independence means that we will be here to deliver unbiased, objective advice to you, your children and grandchildren. It’s why we keep succession planning top of mind in everything we do. This past year was an especially rewarding one for Oxford and our clients. I believe this speaks volumes about our commitment to quality advice, support and solutions delivered by professionals who champion one goal—your success. Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to support you in your journey.

CEO Letter

Welcome

from Jeff Thomasson

Dear Oxford Friends and Associates,

Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. was established nearly four decades ago. Over that time, we have never lost sight of our core principle—to forge lasting relationships with our clients and their families. Since our early years in business, we have prided ourselves on our ability to deliver independent, objective advice. And in the process, we have learned that it’s not always the direction of the markets, but rather the people we hire that ultimately drives success.

As a service-focused organization, we rely largely on the expertise, attention and compassion of Oxford’s many professionals. Over the years, we have nurtured a culture of collaboration where team members are driven by a strong work ethic and a collective desire to achieve successful outcomes.

Central to our approach has been our ability to execute highly sophisticated investment strategies. Through in-depth conversations, we work tirelessly to understand the unique concerns and goals of every client. Then we articulate and implement strategic solutions that clearly reflect those objectives. Integral to this process are highly credentialed specialists who draw on diverse experience as CFAs, CPAs, CFP® professionals, J.D.s and LL.M.s to build a customized strategy.

As you’ll read in the following pages, we have continued to focus on strengthening our family of professionals, services and investment solutions over this past year in several key areas:

  • Enhanced integrated Family Office Services advice draws on the diverse disciplines of three newly appointed Family Office Fellows to help our Family Office Service Technical Team deliver expert guidance and best-in-class advice around key elements of wealth planning.
  • Customized multigenerational planning applies a highly personalized approach to growing, preserving and transferring family wealth through Bespoke Generational Solutions (BGS).
  • Innovative, forward-thinking investment solutions including Regent Street Co-Investment Fund, which is the newest of our Aspirational Investment Solutions, providing clients with access to direct private equity deals sponsored by leading third-party General Partners.
  • Expert Institutional Consulting Services utilizes the total objectivity of our fee-only business model with the broad reach that comes from our size and the long-term relationships we’ve established with top-tier money managers.
  • Among many others.

We have also continued to devote a great deal of thought and consideration to succession planning. Some of the greatest challenges facing the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry today stem from the lack of effective succession planning. Failure to implement a succession plan generally occurs because of partner greed or lack of leadership. Oftentimes, firms don’t want to take the time to invest in the next generation of leadership. Many years ago, Oxford made a concerted effort to establish an effective succession plan by creating a growth path for newer members of the firm.

Today, we are on the third generation of succession planning—a process that continues to evolve at every level of our organization including management, portfolio strategy and so on. These individuals represent the next generation of Oxford, continuing our legacy of delivering highly customized client support.

In our view, succession planning is a commitment not only to our associates, but even more so to our clients. For instance, when an RIA is acquired by a private equity firm, investment recommendations inevitably become firm-product-focused as opposed to client-centric. At Oxford, retaining our independence means that we will be here to deliver unbiased, objective advice to you, your children and grandchildren. It’s why we keep succession planning top of mind in everything we do.

This past year was an especially rewarding one for Oxford and our clients. I believe this speaks volumes about our commitment to quality advice, support and solutions delivered by professionals who champion one goal—your success.

Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to support you in your journey.