Agili, P.C. (the “Firm”) is an independent, fee-only advisory firm providing comprehensive financial
planning and investment management services for successful individuals, families, and institutions. As
our clients’ Personal CFO, we focus on long-lasting relationships, personalized planning and financial
management to create peace of mind and a path to their dreams.
Agili is a corporation formed in January of 1993. Prior to May 1, 2018, Agili was named JoycePayne
Partners, P.C. The founder and principal shareholder of the Firm is Michael Joyce, CFA, CFP®. Additional
shareholders of the firm are Marilee Falco, CFP®, ChFC®, Jamie Malone, CFA, CFP®, CPA and Van
Nguyen, FPQPTM. Agili is organized under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania and the United States of
America. We work for clients across North America from our offices in Richmond, Virginia, and
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
We work with successful individuals and families as their personal Chief Financial Officer to simplify and
manage their complex financial lives so that they may enjoy doing what they love. For the vast majority
of our clients, we manage their investment accounts on a fully discretionary basis. Each client has a
customized and personalized investment plan designed to meet their financial and family objectives. In
our initial meetings, we take a close look at the needs of the client and their family, including financial
goals and objectives; personal, family and business responsibilities; time horizon to realize investment
success; and needs for interim liquidity to fund their lifestyle. We consider the amount of risk the client
feels comfortable taking and the type(s) of assets currently owned. And we take into account any
restrictions the client has on the types of securities the client is willing to own. With all of this in mind,
we design a comprehensive investment policy, which sets out the long-term strategic allocation for the
client’s
investment capital. We carefully select the investments in each asset class, sector and
geography, accounting for risk and taxation, that best meet the client’s financial and family objectives.
We continuously monitor the client’s accounts to ensure that investment performance is consistent with
the long-term strategy, making tactical adjustments to investments owned as necessary to
accommodate changes in the global markets.
For some clients, we also provide supervisory services over other investments. These may include
personal and investment real estate, family-owned or private companies, restricted stock and options,
and insurance and annuity accounts not under our discretionary management.
And, for all but a few investment management-only clients, we provide comprehensive financial
planning advice in all areas, including cash flow planning, debt management, retirement planning,
education funding, tax and estate planning, charitable gifting and philanthropic planning, and insurance
analysis and risk management. When we provide financial planning services, we look at every aspect of
a client’s financial situation to make sure that all of the pieces work together. We also monitor each
client’s progress and address life and family issues as they inevitably arise, as a change in one area may
well trigger the need for a change in another area. As examples, the purchase of a new life insurance
policy will increase the size of an individual’s estate and may necessitate changes to his estate plan, and
the addition of children may also alter the amount of insurance needed.
Generally, we present a written financial plan to each client. In this plan, we analyze the client’s
situation and make recommendations regarding how they can best work toward the achievement of
their goals. Occasionally, we may provide verbal or written advice on specific financial matters that do
not require the total financial planning process.