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    • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
    • Our Process
  • Our Services 
    • Investments
    • Retirement Planning
    • Asset Management
    • Insurance & Risk Management
    • Tax Mitigation & Harvesting
    • Charitable Giving
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    • Bob Loucks
    • Randall Bastien
    • Brad Wills
    • John Alongi
    • Eric Clutts
    • Brenta Bevis
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  • Help Build Financial Independence Through Alliance

    We help clients pursue their financial goals by providing customized investment, retirement planning, and wealth management services.

     

  • Help Build Financial Independence Through Alliance

    We help clients pursue their financial goals by providing customized investment, retirement planning, and wealth management services.

     

  • Help Build Financial Independence Through Alliance

    We help clients pursue their financial goals by providing customized investment, retirement planning, and wealth management services.

     

   

Why Us?

We’re passionate about providing outstanding service to our clients while helping them manage their financial challenges.

 

About Us

We are dedicated to providing investment management and strategic wealth planning customized for your specific situation. Simply put, we strive to earn your trust each and every day.

 

Our Philosophy

As a firm, our focus is to understand your goals and develop a plan to reach them. We will meet with you to present an analysis and discuss our recommendations. Together, we implement the recommendations and monitor your progress.

 

Our Process

We practice a goals-based planning process in order to formulate more robust and financially secure recommendations. Through client discussions, we create and periodically update a financial plan designed to pursue your objectives in a cost and tax efficient manner.

OUR SERVICES

We provide a comprehensive set of financial planning and wealth management services in order to offer our clients a turnkey strategy to their financial needs.

 

Investments

Investment portfolios are matched to client risk-levels in an attempt to provide the best return possible for the amount of risk a client is comfortable taking. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETF’s, and money markets may be used to construct suitable investment portfolios.

 

Retirement Planning

For today’s generation, retirement planning has become more important yet more complex due to longer lifetimes and fewer company pensions. We employ IRA’s, SEP’s/SIMPLE’s, 401(k)/403(b) rollovers, and annuities to help clients plan for financially secure retirements.

 

Asset Management

Our financial professionals manage client assets using fee-based advisory platforms as well as commission-based brokerage accounts. A variety of investment platforms are available, including locally-managed open architecture platforms and team-managed advisory platforms featuring several third-party asset managers.

 

Insurance & Risk Management

Transferring risk while protecting your family and assets through strategic use of life and long-term care insurance is integral to any financial plan. Our firm works with many top insurance carriers to help manage risk for our clients.

 

Tax Mitigation & Harvesting

Understanding and mitigating taxes is paramount to optimizing investment returns and retirement income plans. We work with clients to structure tax-efficient investment plans and employ tax-loss harvesting when appropriate.

 

Charitable Giving

We assist clients wishing to leave a legacy by establishing charitable giving or philanthropic programs. Possibilities include donor-advised funds, personal or community foundations, scholarships, trusts, and estate planning.

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Our Team

Each member of our team brings a specialized set of skills, perspectives, and experiences to the table.

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Bob Loucks

CFP®, LPL Branch Manager, LPL Financial Advisor

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Bob Loucks

Email: bob@allianceinvestmentplanning.com

Bob Loucks began his career as a financial advisor in 1999 with A.G. Edwards & Sons. He is currently an independent LPL Financial Advisor with Carbondale, IL based Alliance Investment Planning Group. Along with 3 others, Bob formed Alliance Investment Planning Group in December 2007. Alliance Investment Planning Group is a full-service investment and planning firm utilizing the services of LPL Financial, the nation's largest independent broker/dealer. (As reported in Financial Planning Magazine June 1996-2017, based on total revenue.) 

In 2005, Bob successfully completed the requirements established by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards and earned the designation of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM. As an independent CFP®, Bob is able to assist clients in developing investment plans to help pursue their present and future financial needs, ranging from wealth accumulation to wealth transfer (i.e., estate planning). 

Bob and his wife Debbie reside in DuQuoin, IL. They have 1 daughter, Brandy, a son-in-law Curt Metten and 2 grandchildren, Luke Thomas and Lily Marina. Brandy completed the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) and is a pharmaceutical representative. Her husband, Curt, is a banking executive with Regions Bank in DuQuoin, IL. Luke is now a freshman at Kansas University (Rock-Chalk Jayhawk). Lily is a sophomore at DuQuoin High School.
Bob retired from Coca-Cola in 1997 after 20 years of managing sales centers in Illinois and Indiana. Bob enjoys family activities, playing golf, and watching baseball (the Chicago Cubs!).

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Randall Bastien

LPL Financial Advisor

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Randall Bastien

Email: randall@allianceinvestmentplanning.com

In 2003, Randall Bastien began his career as a financial advisor with A.G. Edwards & Sons in Carbondale, IL.  Mr. Bastien transitioned to Alliance Investment Planning Group, a firm he founded along with 3 partners, in December of 2007.  He is currently an independent LPL Financial Advisor working for Alliance Investment Planning Group, which utilizes LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer.*

Randall is a registered securities representative as well as a registered investment advisor representative (with LPL Financial), offering access to commission-based investments, fee-based planning and advisory services, and insurance products such as annuities, life & health, and long-term care.  Being an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS), Mr. Bastien is capable of providing all types of investing and retirement planning services.
Before becoming a financial advisor, Randall spent 28 years as a self-employed, third generation owner/operator of Bastien Seed Company in Vergennes, IL. 
Mr. Bastien lives in DuQuoin, IL with his wife (of 36 years) Carol.  They have 2 sons - Nolan of Indianapolis, IN, and Collin of Nashville, TN.  Nolan is a fireman and his wife Jennifer teaches 6th grade Art.  They have 2 daughters - Avery and Olivia.  Collin works as a contract auditor for General Dynamics and his wife Abby is in the music entertainment business.  Randall is a lifelong resident of Southern Illinois.  He enjoys being outdoors in beautiful Southern Illinois and is a year-round duck hunting enthusiast.


* As reported in Financial Planning Magazine, 1994 - 2019, based on total revenue.

 

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Interested in learning more?.
We would be happy to answer your questions or set up an appointment for you. Contact Information:

Phone: 618-519-9344
Fax: 618-519-9349
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Email: brenta@allianceinvestmentplanning.com

115 S. Washington St., Carbondale, Illinois 62901

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