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Micro vs. Macro Advising

The Missing Piece

If you’re like most people we meet every day, you’ve already done some good planning. You have long-term, even close relationships with trusted advisors, but for some reason or another, your “big picture” financial strategy remains incomplete. There always seems to be a lot of talk about what should be done, but no one is assessing the entire “chessboard” of your financial life and taking decisive action.

You've aligned yourself with various micro-advisors who offer specialized advice in their areas of expertise—but without a macro-advisor (a big-picture coordinator), you are left with the complex responsibility of tying together all your financial decisions.

This creates major problems:

  • Conflicting opinions among micro-advisors 

  • Chaos and confusion about priorities 

  • Inefficiency and lack of implementation 

  • Lack of clarity and confidence

Diagram showing a Macro-Advisor coordinating communication between various Micro-Advisors (e.g., accountant, banker, attorney) and the client at the center labeled “YOU.”

Someone needs to lead your team, but you’re busy with your career and family responsibilities, and—like many hardworking professionals—don’t have the time or expertise to evaluate each advisor’s capabilities and create a plan to bring everyone together. 

That’s where we come in. 

As a macro-advisor, we oversee the big picture and bring order to the planning process. We clarify goals and priorities based on what matters most to you, and we coordinate your team of micro-advisors so they work in harmony and in accord with your interests and objectives.  

We ensure you have both offensive and defensive strategies in place, and that each piece on your board is furthering your vision of success. We create a comprehensive plan to help you grow, protect, and distribute your wealth with purpose, and then—most importantly—we ensure that plan is implemented effectively when requested by our clients to do so. 

With a macro-advisor on your team, you gain the clarity and confidence to truly master your wealth.

Illinois Office


205 N Main Street
Breese, IL 62230
Phone:  618-526-2246
Jerry Text: 618-526-2246
Austin Text: 618-726-9487
Fax: 618-526-4387

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Missouri Office


Three City Place Drive, Suite 690
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone: 314-241-2644
Fax: 618-526-4387

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  • ABOUT OUR FIRM
    • Meet Our Team
    • Strategic Resources
    • Third Party Resources
  • WHAT WE DO
    • Our Client-Centric Process
    • Areas of Expertise
  • CORE CONCEPTS
    • Thinking Beyond
    • Micro vs. Macro Advising
    • Life Plan for Your Business
  • CLIENT EDUCATION
    • Guideposts
    • Video Library
    • Our Blog
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Jerome Timmermann, and Bradley Miller are agents licensed to sell insurance through New York Life Insurance Company and may be licensed with various other independent unaffiliated insurance companies in select jurisdictions. Insurance products and services may be offered only in jurisdictions where the agents are properly licensed. State license numbers shown where specifically required. Additional jurisdictions available upon request.
Bradley Miller (AR Insurance License #16742182).

As a New York Life Agent, Bradley Miller is licensed and authorized to offer insurance in Arkansas, but THE TIMMERMANN GROUP may not be. For additional information on Arkansas licensure status, please click here.

The following individuals are Registered Representatives of and offer securities products & services through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, a licensed insurance agency, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company:
Jerome Timmermann, 205 N Main St, Breese, IL 62230, 618-526-2246.
Bradley Miller, 3 City Place Dr Ste 690, Saint Louis, MO 63141, 314-567-9080.

Jerome Timmermann, and Bradley Miller are also Financial Advisers with Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. Advisory services are offered only in jurisdictions where the financial advisers and Eagle Strategies LLC are properly registered.

Jerome Timmermann is a Member Agent of The Nautilus Group®, a service of New York Life Insurance Company.

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