It’s Interchange Capital Partners’ First Anniversary!

By Ahmie Baum

What a year it’s been! One year ago (in the midst of a pandemic, no less), we opened the doors of Interchange Capital Partners with the goal of helping individuals, families and business owners navigate the complexities of their financial lives. We wanted to take a moment to not only celebrate this milestone but also share with you how our move to become an independent Registered Investment Advisory firm (RIA) has benefited our clients and improved our services.

Forward Momentum

Our independence has opened many doors for us, namely when it comes to hiring new talent and deepening our expertise. We’ve been able to add experienced and passionate people to our team, which then has a ripple effect as we can improve our workflows and efficiency. Not to mention, having greater resources means we have more time to do what’s most important to us—focus on our clients, eliminating their dangers and fears while also supporting their strengths.

We also have the freedom to problem-solve in creative ways instead of being constrained to specific strategies and products. We can now truly customize plans for our clients to meet their varied needs. If you’ve worked with us, you know that we never settle. We constantly strive to do better and adapt so we can offer exactly what our clients need.

Additionally, we can now offer services and products that were not available to us before, such as cryptocurrency, which we know many of you have questions about! We are happy to educate you on this digital currency so you can decide whether it is something you want to dive into.

A Wider Network

Because we prioritize excellence, we’ve partnered with other professionals to provide further advice and assistance when you need it. BNY Mellon’s Pershing serves as our preferred custodian for our clients’ assets. As a leading institutional custodian, the quality of their services matches what we hope to provide for our clients. Interchange is also part of the Dynasty Financial Partners network, one of the industry’s preeminent advisor platforms. This partnership gives us access to a wide spectrum of capital markets, investment banking capabilities, investment research and consulting, advanced technology, and more. With Pershing and Dynasty, we complete the triangulation of advice that shows our commitment to the fiduciary standard and objective guidance.

We use Addepar for our wealth management system so our clients and advisory team can stay up to date on portfolio analysis and reporting to make sure every plan is on track. Finally, because we serve family businesses, we work with Business Growth Alliance, LLC, a network of professional services firms dedicated to providing development, transition, and family office solutions to business owners.

Clients at the Center

More than anything else, we want to take this first anniversary of our firm to thank you, our valued clients. We started this firm with you at the heart and we want to extend our gratitude for those who trusted us and moved over with us, and for those who have joined us since then! We pledge to always look out for you and search for ways to make things better and more efficient so you can focus on what matters most. Thank you for celebrating with us!

If you have any questions for us, please feel free to reach out at team@interchangecp.com or call our office at 412-307-4230. We can’t wait to hear from you.

About Ahmie

Ahmie E. Baum is the CEO and Founder of Interchange Capital Partners. Using a collaborative and comprehensive process developed over 43 years of working with wall street banks and financial services firms on behalf of families.

Interchange Capital Partners provides family office and transition strategy services for family businesses, helping families protect and grow their family capital with clarity, understanding, and action by being relevant and resourceful around their unique circumstances.

As a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Ahmie began his career with EF Hutton in 1979 and transitioned to UBS in 1993. Ahmie is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), received the Executive Certificate in Financial Planning from Duquesne University School of Leadership and Professional Advancement and has a Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA) from the Family Firm Institute. He also has Certificates from The Growth Institute around Growing and Scaling Business and Cash Management. For the past 20 years, he has been involved with Strategic Coach, an international entrepreneurial training program

When he’s not working, Ahmie enjoys spending time with his wife, Sara, their three children, and their granddaughters. He recognizes that health is wealth so he has committed to daily yoga, meditation, and plant-based eating. His other hobbies include woodturning, golf, reading, listening to music, and biking. He is active in his community and served as the Foundation Chair of the Jewish Federation Community Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh and supports the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS). To learn more about Ahmie, connect with him on LinkedIn.

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