More than investment management

We exist to serve our clients. They choose us to help them make personal decisions that will have lasting impact. We understand the importance of this responsibility and we do not take it lightly—as fiduciaries entrusted to act in their best interest and as human beings who make financial decisions in our own lives.

We aren’t a self-service shop. We believe in relationships, which is why our clients know they’ll get the right person on the phone whenever they reach out and not a menu of options or an unfamiliar voice from a call center. Financial decision-making can be formidable. With Haverford as a trusted partner, our clients can be sure they are getting well-informed, unbiased advice at every stage of wealth management.

Our Key Tenets

We take the management of your money as personally as you do

Our size allows us to provide a dedicated relationship management team to each client. That individualized depth of knowledge ensures your access to someone who can respond quickly and appropriately. We also provide easy access to the information you want via our client portal.

Comprehensive wealth management solutions often involve multiple departments and advisors. Haverford works to ensure seamless coordination of care across our teams and business lines and similarly develops relationships with your lawyers, accountants, and other trusted partners to streamline steps and minimize stress.

We’ve seen family members opt out of financial conversations, sometimes from a lack of interest or understanding, avoiding tough topics, or simply the absence of an invite. We believe taking an active role in financial conversations is critical for the successful preservation of wealth, so we encourage participation by spouses, next generation family members, and other relevant parties to minimize surprises down the line.

We provide educational opportunities and resources throughout the year. Topics range from finances to impacts of current legislation to personal or professional development topics that may have an impact on your wealth. This is one way we help you sift through the noise and stay informed.

Our services for individuals and families

As a Haverford Trust client, you gain access to a range of investment solutions and a wide breadth of offerings designed to provide the best in personalized service and sophistication, including:

Integrated Investment Management

Haverford’s investment management process is unique in its interconnected approach and serves as a more holistic solution than traditional investing tactics alone. We begin from a wealth planning lens, working with you to develop a comprehensive financial picture and uncovering important influences. We utilize context from cash flow analysis and conversations about your short-term and long-term goals. Then we make it actionable, deploying our strategic investment management experience, capital market assumptions, and proprietary research to select the optimal investments to preserve and grow your wealth.

Wealth Planning

Wealth planning creates a blueprint of where you are and where you want to be, accounting for major life milestones and modeling future scenarios that may occur. By bringing together your life goals and priorities with our planning strategies, understanding of tax laws, and estate planning capabilities, forge a cohesive path designed to help you meet your goals and achieve your vision.

Trusts & Estates

Caring and continuity are the hallmarks of our approach. Whether we function as executor, trustee, or guardian, our highest priorities are confidentiality, objectivity, responsiveness—and protecting the value of your estate or trust. We consider ourselves part of your team and work closely with your attorneys, CPAs, healthcare providers, and advisors to achieve the goals you set.

Banking

Haverford Trust is a member of the Federal Reserve System and is a state-chartered trust company with banking capabilities. We offer you two products: certificates of deposit and loans secured by your assets with us.

Guiding philosophy

Quality Investing is our signature approach to portfolios, process, and people. It’s a foundational investment strategy of selecting investment vehicles based on a time-tested formula for long-term results while controlling risk. And it’s our signature service model, elevating every part of our business to the absolute highest standards. Quality Investing is for people who want reliability in both their investments and their interactions.

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