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Flightpath Financial Planning

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Client AUM

$11,066,876

Clients

39

Advisors

1

of 1 employees

About

FlightPath Financial Planning is an independent, state-registered advisory firm that serves individual clients, including both typical retail investors and some high-net-worth households, offering discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages roughly $11.1 million across a small number of client relationships and provides both ongoing investment management and standalone financial planning engagements.

The firm describes a strong academic approach to investing, favoring passively managed, diversified, low-cost portfolios implemented primarily with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with prebuilt models that may be customized to a client’s risk profile, time horizon, and tax considerations. It accepts discretionary authority to implement and rebalance portfolios on clients’ behalf while allowing reasonable client-imposed restrictions.

Distinctive features disclosed in the brochure include operating as a sole advisor across multiple offices, offering flat-fee annual planning with monthly billing as well as hourly planning options in addition to AUM-based management, and an identified annual inflationary adjustment to planning fees. The firm also discloses a referral arrangement with an unaffiliated divorce and mediation practice owned by the advisor’s spouse and the use of standing letters of authorization for client-directed transfers, both noted as potential conflicts that are addressed in its disclosures.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Retirement income strategy Real estate investing Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Fixed

Initial flat fee $400 - $2,000; flat annual fee $1,200 - $10,000 for financial planning

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 0.50% $100,001 - $5,000,000: 0.25% $5,000,001+: Ask for rates

Project-based

$250 - $375 per hour for financial planning

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum of $500 per year for Investment Management Standalone Service Fee-only: Initial flat financial planning fee $400 - $2,000; flat annual financial planning fee $1,200 - $10,000 per year (monthly installments)

Main office

445 Marine View Avenue, Suite 305

Del Mar CA 92014

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Also doing business as

Flightpath Financial Planning · Flightpath Financial Planning LLC

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

Mike F

CFP®

Del Mar, CA

Flightpath Financial Planning

FlightPath Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm built for high-earning professionals whose financial lives have outgrown generic advice. Many of my clients are nurses, physicians, pilots, tech employees, and small business owners — people with strong incomes but complicated situations: vesting equity compensation, layered employee benefits, multiple income streams, or a small business that's finally generating real cash flow. I specialize in helping clients make sense of equity compensation — RSUs, stock options, and ESPPs — building a coordinated strategy around vesting schedules, tax exposure, and diversification instead of treating it as an afterthought. I also work extensively with clients navigating PPO, HMO, HSA and high-deductible health plan decisions, particularly during open enrollment, when most advisors don't dig into the tradeoffs with any real rigor. As a Certified Financial Planner® and fiduciary, I work on a fee-only basis — no commissions, no product sales, no conflicts of interest. My practice runs on an ongoing, fixed-fee model with no account minimums, so clients always know exactly what they're paying and what they're getting, regardless of portfolio size. This makes planning accessible to high earners who don't yet have significant investable assets but have real financial complexity to manage. I'm also a private pilot with instrument and commercial ratings, and I bring the same discipline to financial planning that I bring to flying — clear checklists, careful preparation, and a plan you can actually execute under real-world conditions. That precision shows up in how I work with clients: methodical, transparent, and focused on the decisions that actually move the needle. Beyond individual client work, I run a program called True Net Benefit, which helps employers and employees navigate open enrollment decisions, particularly around HSA and HDHP options. It's often how I first connect with new clients, especially professionals working through employer benefits that are more complicated than they look on paper. If you're a high-earning professional trying to make sense of equity compensation, a benefits package, or simply want an ongoing planning relationship without AUM minimums, I'd welcome the chance to talk. Schedule a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.

Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Retirement income strategy Real estate investing Cash flow / budgeting Doctor or Medical Professional Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Gen Y/Millennials (Born 1980-1995)
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