How We Help

Thoughtful financial guidance across the decisions that matter most

At Craft & Sage Wealth, our work is designed to help clients make wiser decisions across the full range of their financial lives.

Rather than treating planning, investing, protection, and long-term strategy as separate conversations, we help bring the pieces together into a more coordinated approach.

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning is about more than reaching a number. It is about understanding how your investments, income strategy, taxes, lifestyle goals, and long-term priorities all work together.

We help clients think through how to build, preserve, and use wealth in a way that supports both today’s needs and tomorrow’s possibilities. For some, that means preparing for retirement. For others, it means creating a coordinated strategy for living well in retirement while staying flexible, tax-aware, and confident in the years ahead.

Focus Areas

✓ retirement readiness
✓ income planning
✓ withdrawal strategy
✓ long-term wealth coordination
✓ legacy and lifestyle planning

Wealth Management & Investment Analysis

Investment decisions should reflect more than risk tolerance alone. They should align with your goals, time horizon, income needs, tax picture, and broader financial life.

We help clients evaluate investment strategy with a focus on clarity, discipline, and long-term fit. That includes understanding whether the portfolio supports the plan, where adjustments may be needed, and how investments work alongside the rest of a coordinated wealth strategy.

Focus Areas

✓ portfolio review
✓ allocation strategy
✓ risk alignment
✓ diversification
✓ investment decisions in context

Real Estate Strategies

Real estate can be a meaningful driver of wealth, but it also brings complexity that deserves thoughtful planning.

We help clients think through how real estate decisions fit into the broader picture of liquidity, cash flow, taxes, diversification, retirement, and legacy planning. Whether the conversation involves investment properties, concentrated holdings, a sale event, or a 1031 exchange, the goal is to make sure real estate supports a larger financial strategy.

Focus Areas

✓ 1031 exchanges
✓ DST considerations
✓ cash flow and liquidity
✓ concentration risk
✓ legacy planning for property wealth

Estate Planning

Estate planning is not only about documents. It is about making sure your wishes, your family, and your resources are aligned in a thoughtful way.

We help clients think more intentionally about how wealth will be transferred, how family goals can be supported, and how estate-related decisions fit into the rest of the financial plan. We also coordinate with estate attorneys and other professionals when needed so important details are not handled in isolation.

Focus Areas

✓ beneficiary strategy
✓ trust & will coordination
✓ family wealth transfer
✓ legacy planning
✓ charitable intentions

Education Planning

For many families, education planning is both a financial and personal priority. The challenge is balancing that goal with retirement savings, current cash flow, and other long-term needs.

We help clients think through education funding in a way that supports the broader financial picture, helping families plan intentionally without losing sight of other important goals.

Focus Areas

✓ college savings strategy
✓ family funding priorities
✓ balancing education & retirement goals
✓ account coordination
✓ long-term planning for children & grandchildren

Insurance & Risk Management

Protecting wealth is just as important as building it.

We help clients review where risk may exist, what protection is already in place, and whether insurance and risk management decisions still fit the realities of their lives. The goal is not simply to add coverage. It is to make sure the right protections are in place for family security, income stability, and long-term planning.

Focus Areas

✓ life insurance review
✓ disability protection
✓ long-term care considerations
✓ liability exposure
✓ family & income protection

Employee Benefit Planning

Employee benefits can play a meaningful role in long-term financial progress, but they are often underused or poorly coordinated.

We help clients make better use of the benefits available to them, including retirement plans, insurance options, equity compensation, and other workplace resources. When those benefits are aligned with the rest of the plan, they can become a much more powerful part of long-term wealth building.

Focus Areas

✓ employer retirement plans
✓ stock & equity compensation
✓ deferred compensation
✓ insurance benefits
✓ open enrollment & benefit decisions

Business Continuation Planning

For business owners, continuity planning is about more than protecting the company. It is about protecting family, employees, ownership value, and the future the business is meant to support.

We help owners think through continuity, succession, and transition planning in the context of personal wealth, liquidity, risk, and long-term goals. That way, important business decisions can be made with a clearer understanding of how they affect the bigger picture.

Focus Areas

✓ succession planning
✓ ownership transitions
✓ continuity strategy
✓ key person & risk planning
✓ business & personal coordination

Reviews From Clients

These testimonials were provided by current clients of our firm. We did not provide any compensation in exchange for these testimonials. Because the individuals are current clients, their experience and opinions may be influenced by their ongoing relationship with our firm. Clients’ experiences may not be representative of all clients, and results are not guaranteed.

★★★★★

"Accessibility and results! I’ve never had a problem making contact to get answers to a question or to accomplish a task relating to our portfolio. I’m always treated respectfully…like a member of the family. I wouldn’t place my finances with anyone else because we’re extremely pleased with the relationship we enjoy with the team at Craft and Sage. I continue to send friends and family (to C&S) when they express a need for financial guidance."

Tim M.
Centeron, AR

CLIENTS SINCE 2005

★★★★★

"Personal one-on-one “in person” meeting, with options and expertise advice; to achieve safe financial growth. In addition, retirement suggestions that inform me of tax advantages, Long Term Care options; as well as IRA/RMD management. In addition, tremendous support and knowledge in aligning physical assets and final estate planning - such as death of a spouse Excellent performance record or unexpected legal battle. I've been a grateful client for 5+ years."

Kathy H.
Spring Hill, KS

CLIENTS SINCE 2021

★★★★★

"I work exclusively with one of your reps and she is excellent!! Have dealt with other financial advisor organizations and am very pleased with the quick response to answers of my questions from this group."

Michael I.
N. Newton, KS

CLIENTS SINCE 2022

★★★★★

"Your ability to answer our questions in a manner that we can understand and willingness to go deeper if necessary. Listening to our wants and needs relative to a financial plan and providing feedback into how that plan can be achieved. Also the ability to reach out to you as needed with questions or concerns and your usually quick responses."

Tom & Sheila G.
Kansas City, MO

CLIENTS SINCE 2012

★★★★★

"The team is always responsive to my needs and helping me understand my financial situation. This has all been new to me since my husband passed. I don't know where I would have been if Megan had not helped me. All of you are welcoming and encouraging."

Carrie M.
Parkville, MO

CLIENTS SINCE 2024

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2500 Summit Street, Suite 103
Kansas City, MO 64108

Office: 816-436-9939
Fax: 816-436-7735

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