Core Offerings
Your Family Office Business ManagementSelect Client Specializations
Business Owners Executives Professionals Entertainers & Athletes Institutions – OCIO SolutionsYour Family Office
Business Management
Business Owners
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Business Transition Planning
From deal structure to transaction value to post-sale lifestyle and family legacy, we have the advice and resources you need.
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Business Management
Business owners know what it takes to run their business, and they choose The Colony Group as their financial engine.
Executives
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Maximizing the Rewards
Our team brings years of experience in helping you achieve financial independence. We have answers across equity compensation, investment strategies, risk management, estate and tax planning, legacy planning, and lifestyle enrichment.
Professionals
Entertainers & Athletes
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Entertainers
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Business Management
Our Business Management team specializes in business management, tour accounting and budgeting, royalties and publishing, and tax planning for some of the biggest names in entertainment. Beyond financial concerns, we are your advocate and find solutions for even the most obscure moments that arise in your life.
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Business Management
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Athletes
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Career Phase Strategies & Business Management
Coming into sudden wealth can be overwhelming. Our advisors work with athletes and their families, helping to define your values and building sound financial plans to achieve your goals. From rookies to veteran players and life after the whistle, we manage the details for you along your journey.
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Career Phase Strategies & Business Management
Institutions – OCIO Solutions
Core Offerings
Your Family Office Business ManagementSelect Client Specializations
Business Owners Executives Professionals Entertainers & Athletes Institutions – OCIO SolutionsYour Family Office
Business Management
Business Owners
-
Business Transition Planning
From deal structure to transaction value to post-sale lifestyle and family legacy, we have the advice and resources you need.
-
Business Management
Business owners know what it takes to run their business, and they choose The Colony Group as their financial engine.
Executives
-
Maximizing the Rewards
Our team brings years of experience in helping you achieve financial independence. We have answers across equity compensation, investment strategies, risk management, estate and tax planning, legacy planning, and lifestyle enrichment.
Professionals
Entertainers & Athletes
-
Entertainers
-
Business Management
Our Business Management team specializes in business management, tour accounting and budgeting, royalties and publishing, and tax planning for some of the biggest names in entertainment. Beyond financial concerns, we are your advocate and find solutions for even the most obscure moments that arise in your life.
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Business Management
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Athletes
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Career Phase Strategies & Business Management
Coming into sudden wealth can be overwhelming. Our advisors work with athletes and their families, helping to define your values and building sound financial plans to achieve your goals. From rookies to veteran players and life after the whistle, we manage the details for you along your journey.
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Career Phase Strategies & Business Management
Institutions – OCIO Solutions
Ian Cole, CFA, CFP®
Senior Wealth Advisor
Focus Areas
Stock Options and Equity Compensation
Tax Planning
Investment Strategies
Institutional Advisory Services
Recognitions
Recipient of the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award in Boston Magazine (2021 – 2024)
Ian is a Senior Wealth Advisor and Principal at The Colony Group. He supports a team of financial counselors with all aspects of client relationships, including financial, investment, and tax planning for high net worth individuals and corporate executives. Ian holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Prior to joining Colony, Ian worked in Boston as an Investment Consultant for a national financial services firm where he held the FINRA Series 7 and 63 Licenses. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Boston University.
Outside the office, Ian enjoys hiking the White Mountains in New Hampshire, running marathons, and spending time with his wife and friends.
Published Insights
Culture
23 Colony Group MA-area Senior Wealth Advisors Awarded Five Star Wealth Managers for 2024
February 2, 2024
We are excited to share that 23 Massachusetts-area senior wealth advisors of The Colony Group have been named recipients of the 2024 Boston Five Star Wealth Manager award by...
THE COLONY GROUP ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF SEVEN NEW PRINCIPALS
May 17, 2022
The Colony Group, an independent, national wealth and business management firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management, is pleased to announce the promotion of seven new principals:...
Wealth Management
4 Tips on Preparing for the Unexpected
July 25, 2017
We all hope to never face a significant loss to our property. Beyond the suffering from losing those things that cannot be replaced, the damage from fire, flood, earthquake,...