Oklahoma Financial Planning
Begin the Dream Financial
Retirement is personal. You’ve worked hard to save and invest your money and now it’s time to optimize and protect your savings to provide for your retirement and your loved ones thereafter.
Begin the Dream Financial is an independent financial services firm, specializing in helping individuals and families prepare for, plan, and live in retirement. Our approach focuses on tailored retirement planning strategies and insurance solutions to provide our clients with guaranteed lifetime income, asset protection, and achieve tax efficiencies in support of a holistic approach to their finances.
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Get a Clear Understanding of Your Financial Life
First, we gain a thorough understanding of your current financial situation, goals, objectives, risk tolerance, and the key considerations that should be addressed in your retirement strategy.
Six Fundamental Financial Planning Considerations
Six key financial planning considerations can impact your financial goals now and in the future. The question is not if these will affect your finances, but to what degree. We evaluate your sentiment toward each consideration and quantify the potential effects on your assets over time. This allows us to build customized strategies to help you achieve your financial objectives for retirement.
Longevity
Outliving financial assets as the result of a longer life.
Inflation
Reduction in real purchasing power as the result of increasing cost of living.
Mortality
Loss of financial assets as the result of a partner’s or spouse’s death.
Liquidity
Limited access to assets to meet life’s unexpected financial needs.
Market
Unexpected reduction in the value of financial assets at the time of withdrawal.
Taxes
Decreasing income and assets and/or the impairment of legacy assets from increasing taxes.
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Apply Discipline
A Retirement Strategy Designed for You
Next, we design a retirement strategy that actively works to help optimize your wealth and protect your finances, keeping your goals and objectives at the forefront of our planning process.
Our Services, Your Future
At Begin The Dream Financial, we believe true wealth starts with understanding. Our mission is to make financial literacy simple, empowering you to make confident, informed decisions that align with your goals, values, and vision for the future. Every service we offer is designed to help you build, protect, and preserve lasting financial freedom.
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Our Commitment to You
Lastly and continually, we work to ensure transparency of your income plan by providing visibility, proactive
outreach, and accessibility to our team throughout our working relationship.
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Meet The Wealth Architect
Bill Bennett
Founder & President
Founder of Begin The Dream Financial & White Coat Wealth Architects
Bill Bennett is a financial architect with nearly 20 years of experience helping clients design blueprints for protection, wealth, and financial independence. As the founder of Begin The Dream Financial, Bill works with high-net-worth families and business owners, providing advanced planning and legacy building strategies. Through his second firm, White Coat Wealth Architects, he specializes in guiding physicians and healthcare professionals through the unique financial challenges of their careers—from student loan strategies to tax optimization, estate planning, and wealth building.
A graduate of Oklahoma State University with dual degrees in Accounting and Finance, Bill originally began his college career as a biomedical sciences pre-med student before shifting his focus to support his family financially. That pivotal decision fueled his passion for financial education and his life mission: to empower people with knowledge so they can make confident, informed decisions about money.
Bill has spoken at teaching hospitals across the country, led financial literacy programs for medical groups, and even traveled internationally to assist with microeconomic savings initiatives in underserved communities. Known for his educator’s approach, Bill simplifies complex financial concepts into clear, actionable strategies.
Beyond his professional work, Bill is a devoted husband to his college sweetheart, Jen, and together they are raising three children. He enjoys attending his kids’ various sporting events, spending time outdoors with his family, and building meaningful, intentional relationships. Rooted in his Christian faith, Bill brings integrity, clarity, and purpose to every client relationship—helping them not just manage money, but design lives of freedom and impact.
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Retirement Resources
Complimentary Educational Resources
Lastly and continually, we work to ensure transparency of your income plan by providing visibility, proactive outreach, and accessibility to our team throughout our working relationship.
Our Upcoming Events
Events in January–March 2026
- There are no events scheduled during these dates.
