Business Description
HFH charges by the hour for financial planning. That’s the only way we make money. So you can rest assured all the advice we provide is based solely on our expertise -- not on any commissions or hidden fees we might earn by recommending a particular product. Working on an hourly rate also means that when a client’s finances are less complex, it takes less time for us to develop their plan, so they pay less. HFH Planning Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor firm established in 1993. Hank Hanau, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with expertise in both the financial and investment spheres recognized the need for affordable financial direction by fiduciaries. Hank owned and operated a multi-million dollar business from 1964 through 1979 before selling it and joining the investment firm of Bache Halsey Stuart Shields (now Wells Fargo Securities) and becoming a Vice President of Investments. Along with Hank at HFH Planning is G. Martin Poole, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, who has had extensive experience working as a wealth manager at Citi Smith Barney, US Trust and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). Martin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an MBA in finance from New York University.
General Information Gender:    Male CRD#:    5339881 SEC File#:    62326 Name of Custodial Firm:    TD Ameritrade Institutional States Licensed in:    SEC-Registered Investment Advisor-no limitations States Willing to do Business in:    Any Years of Experience in Financial Services:    30 Number of Years with Current Firm:    1 Work Experience:    G. Martin Poole, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM)has had extensive experience working as a wealth manager at Citigroup, US Trust and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). Martin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an MBA in finance from New York University. I work with the following types of clients:    Businesses, Individual Investors, Non-Profit Organizations
Services Investment Types:    Insurance, Annuities, Commodities, Mutual Funds, Alternative Investments, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Bonds
Qualifications & Memberships Certifications, Accreditations & Designations:    CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certificant, Registered Financial Consultant (RFC) Financial Organization Memberships:    Financial Planning Association (FPA), Intl Assoc of Registered Fin Consultants
Firm Information Number of Advisors in Office:    Up to 10 employees
Compliance Registered Investment Advisor:    Yes Investment Advisor Representative:    Yes I am an acknowledged fiduciary:    Yes Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years:    I have a clean record Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years:    I have a clean record
Compensation & Fees I am a fee-only financial professional:    Yes Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts:    $25,000 Compensation Methods:    Hourly
Prepared By:	Martin Poole, CFP®

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.	What are your qualifications? What is your education background?

Q.	What is your approach to financial planning?

Q.	What services do you offer?

Q.	Will you be the only person working with me?

Q.	How are you compensated? How will I pay for your services?

Q.	How much risk should I be willing to take?

Q.	Have you ever been charged with any breaches?

Q.	What is your experience? How many clients do you currently manage?

Q.	How do you charge for your services?

Q.	What are your qualifications?

Q.	What are your qualifications?

Q.	What is your approach to 401 K plan rollovers?

Q.	How many years of experience do you have?

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Q.	What are your qualifications? What is your education background?
I am a CFP(R). I have worked in financial services for 30 years and with private clients and their advisors since 1992. I have worked with individuals of extreme wealth. I leverage that knowledge and experience for use with clients of all levels of wealth. I have a BS in Business Administration from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.

Q.	What is your approach to financial planning?
In order to provide a completely effective analysis, I examine the client's entire financial picture--everything from their budget, goals, insurance policies, to long range investments, wills, medical powers and estate planning--the goal--so that I leave the client totally comfortable and in command.

Q.	What services do you offer?
My services are split into 3 components, development of a financial plan, implementation of that plan and ongoing monitoring of that plan. The client can choose to use me only for any of the three, although it is rare to just do the monitoring. I charge only on an hourly basis.

Q.	Will you be the only person working with me?
Yes.

Q.	How are you compensated? How will I pay for your services?
HFH Planning charges for all its services based on an hourly rate. We receive no other fees or commissions. By working only on an hourly basis, we provide financial direction with no conflict of interest.

Q.	How much risk should I be willing to take?
A client's risk profile is established during the discovery phase of the engagement to ensure that no advice is given that does not meet the client's appetite to accept risk.

Q.	Have you ever been charged with any breaches?
No

Q.	What is your experience? How many clients do you currently manage?
I am a CFP(R). I have worked in financial services for 30 years and with private clients and their advisors since 1992. I have worked with individuals of extreme wealth. I leverage that knowledge and experience for use with clients of all levels of wealth. I have a BS in Business Administration from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.

Q.	How do you charge for your services?
HFH Planning charges for all its services based on an hourly rate. We receive no other fees or commissions. By working only on an hourly basis, we provide financial direction with no conflict of interest.

Q.	What are your qualifications?
I am a CFP(R). I have worked in financial services for 30 years and with private clients and their advisors since 1992. I have worked with individuals of extreme wealth. I leverage that knowledge and experience for use with clients of all levels of wealth. I have a BS in Business Administration from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.

Q.	What are your qualifications?
I am a CFP(R). I have worked in financial services for 30 years and with private clients and their advisors since 1992. I have worked with individuals of extreme wealth. I leverage that knowledge and experience for use with clients of all levels of wealth. I have a BS in Business Administration from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.

Q.	What is your approach to 401 K plan rollovers?
In order to provide a completely effective analysis, I examine the client's entire financial picture--everything from their budget, goals, insurance policies, to long range investments, wills, medical powers and estate planning--the goal--so that I leave the client totally comfortable and in command.

Q.	How many years of experience do you have?
I am a CFP(R). I have worked in financial services for 30 years and with private clients and their advisors since 1992. I have worked with individuals of extreme wealth. I leverage that knowledge and experience for use with clients of all levels of wealth. I have a BS in Business Administration from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill and a MBA in Finance with Distinction from New York University.