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Your career in the skilled trades creates a powerful opportunity to build real wealth now.
Introduction
Introduction
TradesWave Wealth provides a scholarship, financial plans, and personalized investing aligned with what matters to you.
The Weekly Wealth Approach
The Weekly Wealth Approach
Save & invest weekly no matter your pay schedule to consistently build savings, invest for your future, and create lasting wealth.
Personalized Investing
Personalized Investing
Investing does NOT have to be cookie-cutter or boring. Invest according to YOUR values, interests, and trends.
Download Our Free Guide
Download Our Free Guide
Learn the following and much more!
The Paycheck To Net Worth Mindshift
Plan For Income Gaps
Automate Saving & Personalize Investing
Protect What You've Built
Get Advice Aligned With Your Interests
Patrick Ritter, CFP®
Patrick Ritter, CFP®
Founder at TradesWave Wealth, one focus area of my practice.
20+ years in financial services.
Certified Financial Planner™
Work with me on an hourly basis at $250 per hour—ideal if you want one-time advice, a second opinion, or help building a plan without ongoing management.
Full-service support including ongoing investment management starts at 1% of assets under management and decreases with assets added.
"integrity is beyond reproach".
"My experience has been nothing short of perfection."
"An incredibly competent and compassionate individual!"
"Patrick keeps his eye on the ball so I don't necessarily have to."
Mark's Stack Season Story
Mark's Stack Season Story
How he started: 12/24
How he started: 12/24
Mark's a real client, he's 20 and graduated from East Central College welding school 12/2024.
He worked with a recruiter and was willing to travel and live temporarily in OH, IN, and AZ for job assignments.
Automate Contributions: Mark started saving weekly using the Altruist app with scheduled transfers to High Yield Savings, then investments.
How it's going: 4/26
How it's going: 4/26
Net Worth: $106,807
Emergency Fund, Truck Fund, Investing Account, Roth IRA, estate and insurance basics are covered.
Without adjustments Mark was projected to owe more than $10,000. We do tax projections and adjust as the year progresses.
Mark treated his dad to a trip, hiking in Colorado this year.
What's a Stack Season?
What's a Stack Season?
A 5 or more year sweet spot where skilled trades pros get serious about building serious wealth. Often right after graduation. Here's why:
High Income Potential – Overtime & union wages stack up fast
Low Expenses – No student loans, low lifestyle bloat
Time to Grow – Compound interest works in your favor
Control the Creep – Keep your lifestyle lean, build your wealth mean.
See what's possible below (calculator assumes a 10% average rate of return over the given period).
Right Capital
Right Capital
Power your personalized financial plan and track your progress. Feaures include with Budget, Tasks, Vault Storage, and More.
Mobile app access to investments, securely safeguarded with institutional-grade protection, account security and FDIC, SIPC coverages.
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