Erik Baskin

MBA

Baskin Financial Planning

Founder, Financial Planner

Contact Me

Erik Baskin

MBA

Baskin Financial Planning

Founder, Financial Planner

As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Erik Baskin, MBA

Contact Me

719-203-1462

Website

Fee-Only financial planner serving clients locally and across the country with comprehensive financial planning for a flat, transparent fee.

Erik Baskin is a Dayton, OH fee-only financial planner serving clients locally and across the country. Baskin Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management for a flat, transparent fee to help active duty military and veterans, working professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Erik Baskin is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

Erik Baskin is a Dayton, OH fee-only financial planner. Baskin Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management to help clients plan for their financial future. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Erik Baskin is never paid a commission of any kind, and works only for the client - not a broker, insurance company, or bank.

In 2018, after graduating the U.S. Air Force Academy with an Economics degree, I began my professional career as a hospital administrator. As I was sitting in my apartment in Cheyenne, Wyoming I quickly realized that the military wasn't going to be a career for me. I was captain of a Division I hockey team in college, and I still had that competitive drive that I needed to harness into something. I knew that I wanted to start a business, I just didn't know what yet.

For the next 9 months, I binged business and entrepreneurship books and researched business ideas. One book in particular called the $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau said that you should find something that people naturally come to you for, and something that you are passionate about. This was my lightbulb moment. For me, that thing has always been investing and personal finance. I was always interested in the stock market, and many times found myself in conversations giving people finance pointers.

From there on out, I was dead set on building a financial planning firm to help people align their money with their values. I began building Baskin Financial Planning in early 2019 while getting my MBA and passing the CFP exam, finally launching the business in 2021 all while serving on Active Duty.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics- United States Air Force Academy, 2018

​Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021

Certificate, Business Analytics- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021

FINRA Series 65 Licensed

Candidate for CFP® certification

​

Erik Baskin is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.

NAPFA members live by three important values:

  • To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
  • To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
  • To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.

Baskin Financial Planning is a virtual, independent, financial planning firm that offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management for a flat fee; no backdoor commissions or hidden costs. 

The unsettling reality is that 90% of advisors are registered brokers. Financial brokers are incentivized by their employers to sell products, such as life insurance. In other words, brokers can, and will, charge their clients a fee for receiving financial advice while also collecting a commission on any product they sell to their client. Take a moment to see if your current financial advisor is registered as a broker at brokercheck.finra.org.

​I am proud to be one of the 1.6% of financial advisors who are exclusively registered as an investment advisor and, therefore, a pure fiduciary. I am both morally and legally obligated to put my clients' best interests first, I will never sell my clients a product or collect a commission. In summary, the success of my business is solely based on the financial success of my clients.

Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.

Specialties

  • Comprehensive Financial Planning
  • Retirement Income Planning
  • Investment Management
  • College Education Planning
  • Tax Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Cash Flow and Debt Planning

Ideal Clients

  • Military and Veterans
  • Retirees and Pre-Retirees
  • Executives and Young Professionals
  • Medical Professionals
  • Business Owners
  • Professional Athletes

Working Together

  • Complimentary Initial Consultation
  • Virtual Meetings
  • Clearly Defined Fees
  • No Product Sales

Professional Designations & Affiliations

  • XY Planning Network
    Erik Baskin is a Member of the XY Planning Network

    The XY Planning Network is the leading organization of fee-only financial advisors who are focused on working with Generation X and Generation Y clients. Our mission is to connect consumers with best-in-class financial advisors who specialize in working with clients just like you.

Contact Erik Baskin

719-203-1462

Schedule a Call With Me
Please enter your name
Please enter a valid 10 digit US phone number in the format xxx-yyy-zzzz
Please enter a valid email address
Please leave a message for the advisor.
Clear Form
Please verify that you aren't a robot.
There was an issue sending your message. If this issue persists, please contact support.
Message Sent! Your message info will be displayed in other advisor contact forms to make it easy to send to multiple advisors. We do not share your message content beyond the advisors you choose.

Office Locations:

  • 3965 Pepperwell Circle
    Sugarcreek Township, OH 45440

Baskin Financial Planning LLC (“BFP”) is a registered investment advisor offering advisory services in the State of Wyoming and in other jurisdictions where exempted.  Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. The presence of this website on the Internet shall not be directly or indirectly interpreted as a solicitation of investment advisory services to persons of another jurisdiction unless otherwise permitted by statute. Follow-up or individualized responses to consumers in a particular state by BFP in the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation shall not be made without our first complying with jurisdiction requirements or pursuant an applicable state exemption.

All written content on this site is for information purposes only. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of BFP, unless otherwise specifically cited.  Material presented is believed to be from reliable sources and no representations are made by our firm as to other parties’ informational accuracy or completeness.  All information or ideas provided should be discussed in detail with an advisor, accountant or legal counsel prior to implementation.

Outdated Browser Detected!

If you're seeing this message, it's because the web browser you're using to access our site is much older and no longer supported. Due to privacy and safety concerns, we don't allow older browsers to access our site. In order to access WhyFiduciary.com, please use a newer browser, like Internet Explorer 10 or above, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox.

Download a newer browser