Matthew Saul Siegel, CFP® - Goddard Financial Planning

Item 1 – Cover Page A Washington State Registered Investment Advisor
Blue Canoe Financial Planning, Inc. D/B/A Goddard Financial Planning Goddard Financial Planning 1200 Westlake Ave North/Suite 603 Seattle, WA 98109 Telephone: (206) 217‐2583 www.goddardfinancialplanning.com Matthew Saul Siegel, CFP® Financial Planner Investment Advisor Representative Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement March 25, 2014 This brochure provides information about Matthew Siegel that supplements the Goddard Financial Planning Firm Brochure. If you have any questions about the contents of this supplement, please contact Ms. Nancy Dienes, President and Chief Compliance Officer, by telephone at (206) 217‐2583. Additional information about Goddard Financial Planning is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Matthew S. Siegel, CFP® Form ADV Part 2B – 20140325 Page 1 of 4 Item 2 ‐ Educational Background and Business Experience Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose relevant post‐secondary education and professional training for each principal executive and associate of the firm, as well as their business experience for at least the most recent five years. Matthew S. Siegel Year of Birth CRD Number 1969 5690878 Educational Background and Business Experience Educational Background CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional1, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Certificate of Financial Planning, Seattle University; Seattle, WA General Securities Representative Examination2/FINRA Series 7 (Inactive) Uniform Combined State Law Examination2/NASAA Series 66 (Inactive) Life, Disability and Variable Lines Insurance License2/Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (Inactive) Masters of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College; Oberlin, OH Business Experience Blue Canoe Financial Planning, Inc. dba Goddard Financial Planning (2013‐Present) Seattle, WA Financial Planner/Investment Advisor Representative Goddard Financial Planning, Inc. (2012‐2013) Seattle, WA Financial Planner/Investment Advisor Representative Siegel Financial, LLC (2009‐2012) Bellevue, WA Managing Member/Financial Planner Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (2009‐2012) St. Paul, MN (Bellevue, WA Office/Concurrent with Siegel Financial, LLC role.) Investment Advisor Representative/Registered Representative Russell Investments (2001‐2009) Tacoma, WA Research Manager Item 3 ‐ Disciplinary Information Registered investment advisors are required to disclose certain material facts regarding any criminal, civil, legal or industry/professional association disciplinary event that would be material to your evaluation of each officer or a supervised person providing investment advice. No reportable information is applicable to this section for Mr. Siegel. Matthew S. Siegel, CFP® Form ADV Part 2B – 20140325 Page 2 of 4 Item 4 ‐ Other Business Activities Mr. Siegel is not registered, nor has an application pending to register, as a registered representative of a broker/dealer or associated person of a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor. Therefore, he does not receive commissions, bonuses or other compensation based on the sale of securities, including that as a registered representative of a broker/dealer or the distribution or service (“trail”) fees from the sale of mutual funds. Item 5 ‐ Additional Compensation Neither Mr. Siegel nor his firm is compensated for advisory services involving performance‐based fees, and firm policy does not allow associated persons to accept or receive additional economic benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to firm clients. Item 6 ‐ Supervision Goddard Financial Planning supervises associates by requiring that they adhere to our processes and procedures as described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. Ms. Nancy Dienes, as President and Chief Compliance Officer, will monitor firm activities and the advice provided by performing the following ongoing reviews: • Review of client documentation once the relationship is established • Review of account transactions if they occur • A review of client correspondence on an as needed basis Questions relative to the firm or its services may be made to the attention of Ms. Dienes at (206) 217‐2583. Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or an associated investment advisor representative is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A search of this site for firms may be accomplished by firm name or a unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for the Goddard Financial Planning is 167976. The business and disciplinary history of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may be obtained by calling the Washington Department of Financial Institutions’ Securities Division at (360) 902‐8781. Item 7 ‐ Requirements for State‐Registered Advisers There have been neither awards nor sanctions or other matter where Mr. Siegel or the firm has been found liable in a self‐regulatory or administrative proceeding. Further, neither Mr. Siegel nor the firm has been the subject of a bankruptcy petition. Matthew S. Siegel, CFP® Form ADV Part 2B – 20140325 Page 3 of 4 1 The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® and federally registered CFP (with flame design) marks (collectively, the “CFP® marks”) are professional certification marks granted in the United States by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (“CFP Board”). The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct and standards of practice; and (3) ethical requirements that govern professional engagements with ®
clients. Currently, more than 69,000 individuals have obtained CFP certification in the United States. To attain the right to use the CFP® marks, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill the following requirements:  Education – Complete an advanced college‐level course of study addressing the financial planning subject areas that CFP Board’s studies have determined as necessary for the competent and professional delivery of financial planning services, and attain a Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university (or its equivalent from a foreign university). CFP Board’s financial planning subject areas include insurance planning and risk management, employee benefits planning, investment planning, income tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning;  Examination – Pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination. The examination, administered in 10 hours over a two‐
day period, includes case studies and client scenarios designed to test one’s ability to correctly diagnose financial planning issues and apply one’s knowledge of financial planning to real world circumstances;  Experience – Complete at least three years of full‐time financial planning‐related experience (or the equivalent, measured as 2,000 hours per year); and  Ethics – Agree to be bound by CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct, a set of documents outlining the ethical and ®
practice standards for CFP professionals. Individuals who become certified must complete the following ongoing education and ethics requirements in order to maintain the ®
right to continue to use the CFP marks:  Continuing Education – Complete 30 hours of continuing education hours every two years, including two hours on the Code of Ethics and other parts of the Standards of Professional Conduct, to maintain competence and keep up with developments in the financial planning field; and  Ethics – Renew an agreement to be bound by the Standards of Professional Conduct. The Standards prominently require that ®
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CFP professionals provide financial planning services at a fiduciary standard of care. This means CFP professionals must provide financial planning services in the best interests of their clients. CFP® professionals who fail to comply with the above standards and requirements may be subject to CFP Board’s enforcement ®
process, which could result in suspension or permanent revocation of their CFP certification. 2 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a securities industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is “approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization or state securities commissioner.
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