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Craig Bigelow
Craig Bigelow
Founder · Alcove Capital Partners
Guide · clients·Structure·15/06/2026·1 min read

What "strategy-first" broking actually means

The loan is the last decision, not the first. Here's why we start with where you're headed — and why it matters.

Most broking starts with the loan: find a rate, fill in the form, settle. Strategy-first broking starts somewhere else — with where you're actually headed.

The loan is the last decision

Before we name a lender, we map the next five to ten years: the upgrade, the investment, the renovation, the business. The right structure for someone planning to buy again in two years is different from someone settling in for twenty. When the loan is chosen last, it fits the plan rather than dictating it.

Why it matters more than the rate

The sharpest rate on the wrong structure ages badly. The biggest impact on your financial future isn't shaving a few points off interest — it's what you do with the mortgage and the assets you buy. A good structure keeps your options open; a poor one quietly closes them.

What it looks like in practice

A written recommendation you can read, question and keep — in plain language, with the reasoning shown. Then a team to execute it and stay across it as rates and your life change.

If that's the kind of thinking you want behind your next move, book a private call and we'll talk through where you're headed.

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