Wealth Management for Medical Professionals

Precision
Wealth Management

Sophisticated wealth management for physicians, dentists, and medical professionals who deserve the same precision in their finances as they deliver in patient care.

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Fee Structure
AUM-Only, Tiered
Standard
100% Fiduciary Investment Management
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Virtual - Flexible to You
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Your Unique Challenges

Medical Professionals Are Heavily Marketed To.
Rarely Well Advised.

Physicians and other medical professionals face financial complexities that generic advisors simply aren't equipped to handle. After years of training, you deserve an advisor who understands your specific situation.

You're a prime target for commission-based products and generic plans. We exist to change that - 100% fiduciary investment management built specifically for the financial nuances of medicine.

Why we focus on medical professionals →

01

Late Start, Compressed Timeline

Long training timelines mean building wealth on an accelerated schedule - well over a decade for many physicians, and years of demanding schooling for nurses, PAs, pharmacists, and others. Every financial decision carries more weight.

02

Student Debt Architecture

Significant student debt - $200K-$500K for many physicians, and substantial balances for pharmacists, dentists, optometrists, and others - calls for a sophisticated interplay between repayment, tax optimization, and investment strategy.

03

Practice Transitions

Partnership buy-ins, practice or pharmacy ownership, and career exits are liquidity events demanding careful planning.

04

Asset Protection

Malpractice and clinical liability exposure, most acute for surgeons, require deliberate protection structures - built with the same rigor you apply to patient care.

$200K+
Avg. Medical School Debt (AAMC)
12+
Years Training Before Peak Earning
$1.8M
Est. Cost of a 5-Year Delay in Investing*

You wouldn't let a general practitioner perform a specialized procedure. Don't let a generalist advisor manage the financial complexities unique to a career in medicine.

Your Financial Journey

Every Stage Demands Different Expertise

Your financial needs evolve dramatically across your career. We build strategies that adapt with you - not generic plans that ignore where you actually are.

Early Career
Training & Residency
Student debt strategy (PSLF vs. refinance)
Foundation-building on limited income
Roth conversions in low-income training years
Rising Income
Early Practice Years
Aggressive debt paydown coordination
Investment accumulation strategies
Practice buy-in / partnership decisions
Peak & Growth
Mid-Career
Wealth accumulation management
Entity structuring for practice owners
Advanced tax engineering
Transition
Pre-Retirement & Beyond
Practice exit / sale strategy
Retirement income architecture
Wealth transfer & legacy planning
Throughout Every Stage
Malpractice & liability protection  ·  Career development & pivots  ·  Practice ownership decisions  ·  Ongoing fiduciary investment management
Our Philosophy

Aligned Incentives.
Honest Counsel.

Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are trained to prioritize patient interests, so you can appreciate the same in your investment advisor - where recommendations are driven by what's best for you, not by what generates a commission.

As a fee-only RIA, our only investment advisory revenue comes from a transparent, tiered AUM fee - charged in arrears. That alignment is intentional - our only incentive is growing your wealth, never selling you products.

Every client speaks directly with the principal. No hand-offs to junior staff. Virtual meetings for ultimate flexibility - built around the on-call and shift hours that physicians, nurses, residents, and pharmacists know well.

01

100% Fiduciary Investment Management

Legally bound to act in your best interest when managing your investments. Not a sales pitch - a legal obligation.

02

Fee-Only Transparency

Tiered AUM fee, charged in arrears. No commissions on investment products. You see exactly what you pay and why.

03

Direct Access to the Principal

Speak 1-on-1 with the owner-operator. Your advisor knows your name, your goals, your situation.

04

Complimentary Consultations

Initial meetings are free - even if you never become a client. Think of it as a second opinion on your financial health.

The Industry Standard
Portfolios based on age alone
Commission-driven product recommendations
Handed off to junior associates
Generic retirement projections
One-size-fits-all financial plans
The Aston Sandel Standard
Strategies tailored to your specific situation
Independent analysis - no commissions
Direct access to the principal, every time
Profession-informed investment strategy
Investment management built for medical career complexity
Comprehensive Services

Comprehensive Wealth Strategy, Tailored to Medicine

Investment Management

Evidence-based portfolio construction calibrated to your compressed accumulation timeline and risk parameters.

Student Debt Strategy

PSLF optimization, refinancing analysis, and coordinated repayment-investment strategies.

Tax-Aware Planning

Tax strategy coordination across W-2 income, 1099 work, practice entities, and investment accounts.

Retirement Architecture

Custom strategies accounting for your later start, higher income trajectory, and specific retirement goals.

Practice Transition Planning

Investment and wealth strategy coordination around buy-ins, buy-outs, and medical and dental practice sale events.

Practice & Estate Planning

Coordination of entity structuring, partnership planning, asset protection, and intergenerational wealth transfer.

Our Approach

Classic Wisdom. Modern Execution.

Time-tested investment principles, enhanced by modern technology. We don't chase the next trend - we build enduring strategies.

01
Step 01

Discovery

A complimentary, in-depth conversation about your career, financial picture, goals, and concerns. Think of it as a second opinion on your financial health - no obligation, no pressure.

02
Step 02

Analysis & Strategy

We develop an investment strategy built around your specific situation - accounting for career arc, tax efficiency opportunities, and the financial complexities and risk profile specific to medicine.

03
Step 03

Implementation

Disciplined execution across portfolio construction, tax strategy, insurance coordination, and estate planning. As your discretionary investment manager, every action taken on your behalf is fiduciary.

04
Step 04

Ongoing Partnership

Regular reviews, proactive adjustments for life and career changes, and direct access to your advisor. Your financial strategy evolves as your career does.

Common Questions

A medical career compresses everything: a decade of training, six-figure student debt, a late start on investing, then a steep income jump - alongside malpractice exposure and, often, practice ownership. A financial advisor for doctors builds around that arc. A generalist plan built for a typical career timeline simply doesn't fit it.

Both. We serve physicians, PAs, dentists, surgeons, pharmacists, CRNAs, and other medical professionals. The financial patterns - delayed earnings, practice economics, liability exposure - are shared across clinical careers, and our planning is built for them.

Yes. We are a fee-only fiduciary - compensated only by a transparent, tiered fee on the assets we manage. No commissions, no products, no incentives that compete with your interests.

Yes. Retirement planning for doctors must account for a later start, a higher income trajectory, practice transition or sale, and the shift from earning to drawing income. We design for that specific shape, not a generic glide path.

We coordinate tax-aware strategy across W-2 income, 1099 work, practice entities, and investment accounts, working alongside your CPA. We don't prepare tax returns - we make sure your investments and your tax picture aren't working against each other.

Our fee is a transparent, tiered percentage of the assets we manage - nothing else. No commissions, no product sales, no hidden charges. You'll always know exactly what you pay, and our compensation only grows when your portfolio does.

Coordinating your malpractice and liability exposure with how your wealth is actually structured: account titling, the legal protections around retirement accounts, umbrella and disability coverage, and entity considerations for practice owners - working alongside your attorney, not replacing them.

Earlier than most do. The highest-leverage decisions cluster early: student loan strategy, first investing years, contract transitions, practice buy-ins. If you're in residency, fellowship, or your first attending years, start with our early-career planning - the compounding you capture there is never available again.

We work with medical professionals from across the nation. Meetings are virtual and scheduled around clinical, shift, and on-call hours - your location never limits the quality of the planning.

Clients accepted based on fit, by consultation.

Your Complimentary
Second Opinion

Whether you're evaluating your current advisor or exploring professional wealth management for the first time - we offer complimentary consultations with no obligation. Speak directly with the principal. Virtual meetings available.

Logan H. Youngblood
Logan H. Youngblood
IAR, Principal, Aston Sandel
Email
Logan@AstonSandel.com
Phone
(850) 366-3020
Meetings
Virtual - Flexible to You
Initial consultations are complimentary, with no obligation.