Catholic-founded | Fee-only | Fiduciary | Charleston, SC
You've always felt like there should be more.
More from your financial advisor. More coordination. More honesty. More someone who actually looks out for you not just your portfolio.
✝ Catholic-founded · CFP® · CKA® · EA · Fee-only fiduciary · No commissions · Charleston, SC
Building with Integrity
Legacy Minded
Values Driven
Faithful
Generous
Underserved
Purposeful
Building with Integrity Legacy Minded Values Driven Faithful Generous Underserved Purposeful
What makes us genuinely different
Your tax advisor and your wealth manager. Same person. Same meeting. Same obligation.
Most financial advisors are excellent at managing investments.
Most CPAs are excellent at filing taxes.
But almost none of them are talking to each other about your plan and that gap costs you more than you realize.
Daniel holds the CFP®, the CKA®, and the Enrolled Agent credential, the only firm in Charleston with this trifecta.
It means your wealth strategy and your tax strategy are built
by the same person
from the same understanding of your full picture,
under the same fiduciary obligation.
No referrals. No handoffs. No plan sitting in two different offices that never quite align.
"I transferred from Merrill Lynch for Daniel's knowledge and expertise. He's brought things to light that were blind spots I didn't even know I had. I'm at a stage in life where I need guidance more than ever and it's comforting to know someone is genuinely looking out for me."
— Current Integritas Client
This is a testimonial or review by a current client as of January 2026. The client was not compensated. Testimonials are not indicative of future performance. Third‑party ratings are via Google, based on their proprietary methodology. No compensation was paid to obtain the rating.Everything under one roof.
One Advisor. One Fee
all from the same advisor, in the same plan, under the same fiduciary obligation.
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I’m the only advisor in Charleston who holds the CFP®, CKA®, and EA credentials all together. Simply put that means your tax return and your investment plan are built by the same person. Convenient Right?
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We help you get estate documents including a will, trust, power of attorney, and medical directive drafted in house so you don’t have to go to another attorney and another office.
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The firm is unabashedly Catholic. We consecrated the firm to the Sacred Heart in 2026. Faith is not a footnote here. It’s the reason we hold ourselves to a standard that goes beyond what any regulator requires (and yes we are fiduciaries).
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We offer investment management as one part of a genuinely comprehensive service that also includes
tax strategy
retirement planning
estate coordination
business owner services
charitable giving
education planning
insurance review
lending assistance
What We Offer
We genuinely do things different here and we probably do more for you also
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Evidence-based investment management. Values-aligned and biblically responsible portfolio option. Tax-loss harvesting coordinated with your tax strategy. Investment policy statement. Systematic rebalancing. Equity compensation planning.
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Year-round proactive tax planning. Personal tax return prepared and filed (1040 + state) by Daniel as Enrolled Agent. Tax strategy memo after each tax sprint. Roth conversion analysis. Mid-year tax projection (Advanced and Business Owner scopes). IRS representation. Business entity returns (Business Owner scope).
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Will, revocable living trust, durable power of attorney, and medical directive drafted through our in-house estate planning partnership at no additional cost to you. Beneficiary designation review. Titling and account registration. Legacy and multigenerational planning.
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Comprehensive retirement income plan. Social Security optimization. Withdrawal sequencing and income distribution strategy. RMD planning. Business retirement plan design (Business Owner scope).
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Life insurance needs analysis. Disability insurance review. Long-term care planning. Property and casualty review. Umbrella liability. Business insurance review (Business Owner scope).
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Got something big to give or big dreams? We’re the place to help
Annual giving strategy. Donor-advised fund setup. Qualified charitable distributions. Appreciated securities giving. Parish and Catholic institution giving strategy. -
529 plan setup and funding strategy. Education funding projections. FAFSA impact planning.
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Mortgage and refinance review. Lender partnership facilitation through formal referral. Debt payoff strategy.
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S-corp compensation optimization. Business + personal tax fully integrated. Retirement plan design. Exit and liquidity planning. Entity structure analysis. Buy-sell agreement review.
We’re not for everyone and that’s a good thing
We don't work with everyone who reaches out and we think that's a sign of respect, not arrogance.
We're not the right fit for someone primarily looking for the lowest-cost option.
We're also not for someone who wants investment management only and is happy to outsource everything else.
Our work is deep and broad, so we will be spending a lot of time together. Like hopefully the rest of your life…
We keep our client count deliberately low so that every client gets the depth of attention that makes this work matter.
If you're looking for a relationship where someone actually knows your full situation and cares what happens to you (not just to your portfolio or your Monte Carlo analysis) we'd love to talk.
Who we work with best
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You've built a career and a life grounded in your faith. But your financial plan and your faith life have always been two separate categories. You want an advisor who understands that they shouldn't be and who can help you invest, give, and plan in a way that reflects what you actually believe.
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You built something because you felt called to build it. You've succeeded but the financial complexity has outpaced your current setup. You're not looking for someone to help you squeeze more out of the business. You're looking for someone who understands what you're trying to build and can help you protect it.
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You relocated here from somewhere else and your financial advisor is still in your old city. They call once a year. They don't know what your life looks like now. You want someone in this community who actually knows you and builds a plan around the life you're living, not the one you left behind.
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You're 8–15 years from retirement and you're beginning to realize the plan you have isn't as complete as it should be. You've accumulated but nobody has ever sat down with you and really looked at how all of it works together. The tax picture. The estate. The income sequencing. You want someone who will.
The right client isn’t defined by a number but by a standard
We work with people who feel like their financial advisor has been managing their money but not their life.
Who want one person who actually knows their full picture.
Who believe that how you handle money says something about who you are.
We offer a range of services to meet the needs of every client. Have something else in mind? We'd be happy to work with you to create a custom quote.
Joseph Recznik
Joseph is an investment advisor at Integritas Wealth Strategies.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and a Master’s degree in Business from Franciscan University, providing a strong academic foundation for his work in financial services. With a focus on organization, communication, and client experience, Joe supports the firm’s day-to-day operations by helping clients navigate coordination, planning processes, and next steps with clarity and ease.
Known for his approachable style and attention to detail, he serves as a key point of contact as services expand, while ensuring clients feel supported, informed, and confident throughout their relationship with the firm. Joe takes pride in building strong, trust based relationships and contributing to a client experience that reflects Integritas Wealth Strategies’ commitment to thoughtful, values driven financial guidance.
Money is not wealth. Wealth is not the end goal. Flourishing is.
Too many people die with a net worth that damaged rather than added to their lives.
More accumulation was never the answer. Passive decisions about money lead to destruction. Only active, guided, accountable decisions lead to flourishing.
Wealth has the power to destroy or to unite. One of those outcomes is a passive choice. The other requires deliberate work.
Your financial life and your faith life are not two separate categories. They never were. The best financial advice has always looked like stewardship, caring for something that was never entirely yours to begin with.
Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching.
We do this work as if everything we do is visible. Because it is, to the people who matter most.
Who We Are
Built on a word. Lived as a standard.
Daniel Heidel, CFP® · CKA® · EA
Founder
I didn't start Integritas because I had a brilliant business idea. I started it because I couldn't find a system I was willing to work inside of anymore.
The firms I worked for weren't corrupt. They were just insufficient. And I kept finding that the limitations on what I could offer clients, on how I could structure advice, on what I was actually allowed to prioritize were not limitations I could accept long-term.
I knew what good financial advice looked like. I couldn't deliver it from where I was standing. So I left to build the place I wanted to exist.
A few people shaped who I am in this work. My parents gave me access and opportunity. My professor at Liberty University, Kurt Cornfield, taught me that financial planning and faith weren't separate categories. My hockey coach, who now coaches at the Air Force Academy, gave me the definition of integrity I still live by: doing the right thing when no one is watching.
That sentence has governed more decisions in my professional life than anything I learned in a classroom. And then, in 2025, I converted to Catholicism. I came to the Church skeptically. I grew up Presbyterian with real biases about Catholicism, and I wanted to understand those biases well enough to defend them.
So I started reading. I started attending Mass. I started having conversations I hadn't expected to have. And somewhere in that process, I stopped trying to win the argument and started experiencing something I couldn't explain away. What changed wasn't what I do. It was how I understand what I'm doing.
This work is a calling now, not a career. I am responsible, not just professionally, but in some deeper sense for how my clients' financial decisions ripple into their families and their communities and their legacies.
That weight doesn't frighten me. It clarifies everything.
I built Integritas to be the firm I couldn't find anywhere else. Not the biggest. Not the most decorated. The most trustworthy. The most whole.
The one that people in Charleston say, without hesitation, is the place to go when what you want is someone who actually cares what happens to you, not just to your portfolio.
How It Works
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Tell us a little about where you are and what you're looking for.
We'll respond within one business day to find a time to talk.
There's no sales process on the other end of this form just a real conversation to find out if we're a good fit for each other. -
Deep discovery We learn your full picture: goals, fears, values, and the blind spots your current setup is missing.
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A plan built for you Coordinated across tax, investments, estate, protection, and everything in between.
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We plan but life happens in between and that’s why we have ongoing relationships.
Ongoing partnership Sprint meetings 3–5 times per year. Proactive outreach when something changes. You always know what's happening and why.
What’s The Cost?
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Fees for our relationship starts at $7,500. This is a premium cost because we are delivering a substantial amount of value. That doesn’t mean we need to be weird about it. Our fees will always make sense to you and for you. We’re not here to take advantage of you or charge a hidden fee.
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Wealth management has different stages and personalities. Some situations and people merit a flat fee and others an AUM fee of percentage of assets under management. Every situation is going to be a little different and it would be wrong to treat it any differently.
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If you want to have something to compare us to then ask us. We can pull up ADV documents for any of our competitors and show you what they offer and what the price is. Then you can truly compare us. We think we’ll win out, but if we won’t then it’s ok if you hire the other guy or gal.
Questions we hear most.
Answered directly.
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Our planning engagements start at $7,500 per year for Core scope — W-2 professionals and dual-income couples. Advanced scope is $12,000 per year for higher complexity situations including equity compensation, estate planning needs, and charitable goals. Business Owner scope runs $15,000–$20,000+ per year for active S-corps, partnerships, and LLCs.
We also offer a one-time Tax Review at $750–$1,500 for those who want to see how we work before committing the full fee credits toward year one if you come on board within 60 days.
No commissions. No referral fees from anyone we work with. You know what you're paying before you sign anything. -
For starters, our goal is to democratize advice and not marginalize anyone, so don’t let fees be the reason you avoid talking to us. We’ll work with you where you are but we have to start somewhere as a business.
The scope of what we do is genuinely broader and deeper. You're not just getting investment management, you're getting tax preparation and filing, estate document creation, retirement income planning, business owner services, insurance review, and charitable giving strategy, all coordinated from one plan by one advisor.
Most clients who come to us were paying for those services separately at a higher combined cost — and getting less coordinated work in each one. We also keep our client count deliberately low so that every client gets the depth of attention this approach requires. If the lowest-cost option is the primary goal, I'll tell you honestly that we're probably not the right fit. -
The Tax Review is a one-time engagement where Daniel reviews your last two tax returns, identifies specific opportunities and blind spots, and gives you a written memo of findings. It's designed for people who aren't sure if Integritas is the right fit — or who want to see concrete evidence of value before committing to an ongoing relationship.
Most people who do a Tax Review find something they didn't know was there. The full fee — $750–$1,500 depending on complexity — credits toward your first year if you come on board within 60 days. -
Yes. Daniel holds the Enrolled Agent credential. Enrolled Agents are federally licensed tax professionals empowered by the U.S. Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS, whereas the majority of paid tax preparers hold do designation. He prepares and files your personal tax return (Form 1040 + state return) as part of your annual fee.
This is not outsourced to a partner CPA firm. It's done by the same person managing your investments which means your tax strategy and your wealth strategy are genuinely integrated, not coordinated after the fact between two professionals who may never speak to each other. -
Through a formal in-house partnership, we draft a last will and testament, revocable living trust, durable power of attorney, and medical directive / healthcare proxy for our clients at no additional cost. These documents are typically quoted at $2,500–$5,000 by estate attorneys.
We review them annually and initiate updates whenever a life event changes what the documents should say, a new child, marriage, death of a beneficiary, or significant change in assets. This is one of the most common things new clients tell us they've been putting off because of cost. At Integritas, it's included. -
No though many clients find they no longer need a separate CPA relationship once they understand what's included. If you want to keep your CPA, we can work alongside them as a coordination layer.
What we find, though, is that when your tax preparation and your financial plan live in the same place, with the same person, the outcomes are materially better. Decisions stop being made in parallel and start being made together. Many clients who came to us with a CPA they liked eventually chose to consolidate simply because the integrated approach worked better for them. -
Both. We provide discretionary investment management meaning Daniel manages your portfolio directly, makes trades, and handles rebalancing without needing your approval for every transaction. You set the direction and the Investment Policy Statement; we execute and monitor.
Accounts are held at Altruist, an independent custodian. You have direct access to your accounts at all times. And because investment decisions are made alongside your tax strategy, not in a separate conversation, every portfolio move considers the full picture. -
Not at all. Integritas is Catholic-founded meaning our values, our standard of care, and our approach to stewardship are shaped by our faith. But we serve clients of all backgrounds and beliefs.
What we find is that the clients we work best with share certain convictions regardless of faith tradition: they believe how you handle money says something about who you are. They care about more than accumulation. They want their financial plan to reflect what they actually value and believe. If that describes you, we're probably a good fit. -
Values-aligned investing allows you to build a portfolio that avoids companies whose practices conflict with your beliefs and potentially favors those that reflect what you want to support.
We follow the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) investment guidelines as one framework. Unlike generic ESG investing which leaves the moral standard up to each investor's preferences the Catholic framework provides a principled and consistent standard of discernment: whether to avoid, engage, or embrace a holding based on a company's actual practices and intent.
We offer fully customized portfolios, not faith-based mutual funds. The approach is tailored to your specific values whether that's the USCCB framework, a Kingdom Advisors–aligned screen, or your own convictions about specific industries or companies.
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The first conversation is a complimentary 30-minute call no pitch, no presentation, no agenda other than finding out if we're a genuine fit. Daniel will ask about your situation, your current setup, and what prompted you to reach out. He'll share honestly what Integritas does and who we work best with.
At the end of the call, both sides decide whether it makes sense to continue. If it does, we move into a deeper discovery process. If it doesn't for any reason on either side Daniel will tell you directly and point you somewhere that's a better fit. -
We use a sprint meeting model structured, focused meetings tied to your financial calendar rather than arbitrary quarterly check-ins. Here's the typical cadence:
Core scope (3 sprints/year): Tax sprint in January/February · Plan review in March/April · Year-end prep in September/October
Advanced scope (4 sprints/year): Everything above + mid-year tax projection in June/July
Business Owner scope (5 sprints/year): Everything above + additional business planning sprint
Between meetings, Daniel reaches out proactively when something material changes: a new tax law, a market event relevant to your plan, or anything he notices that warrants attention. You never wait until the next scheduled meeting for something time-sensitive. -
that partially depends on you. how quick you want to move, how responsive you are, how much information you give us, etc.
After onboarding, your comprehensive financial plan is delivered within 4–6 weeks. The timeline covers an initial discovery meeting where we learn your full picture, a document gathering phase, plan construction, and a plan delivery meeting where we walk through everything together and confirm the direction.
The plan covers tax strategy, investment policy, retirement income projection, estate coordination, protection analysis, and any other areas relevant to your situation. It's a complete document, not a summary slide deck, that you can reference year-round in one easy to understand page. -
Fill out the contact form on this site tell us a little about where you are and what you're looking for. We respond within one business day to schedule a complimentary introductory call.
There's no obligation after that call, and no sales process waiting on the other end of the form. If after talking you decide we're not the right fit, we'll point you somewhere better. The goal is the right match for you not a signed agreement for us. -
An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally licensed tax practitioner authorized to practice before the IRS.
Unlike a CPA whose authority comes from a state license, an EA's authority comes directly from the federal government meaning Daniel can represent clients before all levels of the IRS in all 50 states. What it means practically: your tax strategy, your tax return, and your IRS representation are all handled by the same person managing your investments and financial plan. That integration is what most advisors and CPAs, working separately, cannot provide. -
As an Enrolled Agent, Daniel is authorized to represent you before the IRS at all levels including audits, collections, and appeals. You don't need to hire a separate tax attorney or CPA to handle it.
Daniel manages it as part of the relationship. Most clients never face an audit, but knowing it's covered and that the person who prepared your return is the same person defending it provides meaningful peace of mind. -
Yes and because we handle both tax preparation and investment management, we can execute these strategies far more precisely than advisors who rely on a separate CPA to coordinate.
Roth conversions are analyzed at each tax sprint we calculate exactly how much you can convert while staying within your current bracket, and execute the conversion before December 31 of the applicable year.
Tax-loss harvesting is monitored year-round in your Altruist account. When a position falls enough to generate a meaningful tax offset, we harvest the loss, purchase a replacement security to maintain your target allocation, and track the wash-sale window automatically. The mid-year check-in for Advanced and Business Owner clients includes a specific tax-loss harvesting analysis every June. -
Yes this is one of the areas where Integritas is most differentiated. Business owner tax planning requires someone who understands both the personal and the business side simultaneously. Most CPA firms handle the entity return without deep visibility into the owner's personal financial plan. Most financial advisors handle the personal plan without visibility into the business.
At Integritas Business Owner scope, we handle:
Entity tax return (1120-S for S-corps, 1065 for partnerships, Schedule C for sole proprietors) · S-corp reasonable compensation analysis · Quarterly estimated tax payment calculation and reminder · Business retirement plan design (Solo 401k, SEP-IRA, SIMPLE IRA, Defined Benefit) · Year-end bonus and distribution timing · Exit and liquidity planning -
It means that the firm's founding values, operating principles, and approach to client relationships are shaped by Daniel's Catholic faith. It means we hold ourselves to a standard that goes beyond what any regulator requires because we believe this work is a calling, not just a career.
Practically, it shows up in how we talk about money (as a tool for flourishing, not an end in itself), how we talk about giving (as an act of stewardship, not just tax planning), and how we talk about planning (for legacy, not just lifetime). It means that when you work with us, you're working with someone who views your financial wellbeing as a genuine moral responsibility not just a professional one.
Daniel holds the Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA®) designation, issued by Kingdom Advisors the leading organization for Christian financial professionals. The CKA requires demonstrated integration of biblical principles into financial advice.