navigate. simplify. flourish.
Your financial life should not feel overwhelming or incomprehensibly complex. Instead, it can empower you to follow your dreams. We help you establish a system that works for you, so that you can focus on things that matter.
what we do
Contessa Capital Advisors LLC works primarily with single and divorced women and solo moms.
We believe in empathetic, ethical collaboration, with no jargon or judgement.
We also believe that getting your financial life in order can give you confidence, resilience, and the flexibility to deal with life's ups and downs.
Contessa Capital Advisors offers independent, fee-only financial advice. This means as your advisor we get paid only by you, the client, and never for selling you specific products or referring you to other providers.
Investment philosophy: keep it simple
Reconcile Goals and Risk
Reconcile Goals and Risk
Reconcile Goals and Risk
You are unique. Your particular situation, your personal goals, your risk tolerance and risk capacity are all important considerations. Each bucket of money gets assigned a job related to your objectives and time horizon.
Keep Costs Low
Reconcile Goals and Risk
Reconcile Goals and Risk
We can't control the markets or the economy, but we can control costs and we can control complexity. To this end, we focus on investments with low expense ratios, keep buying and selling to a minimum, and pay attention to tax impact.
have a plan
Be Tax Aware
Be Tax Aware
One of the best things about having a financial plan is not that it shields you from uncertainty or market volatility, but rather that it serves as a reminder that when it comes to investing, time is your friend (stick to the plan) and emotions are your enemy (don't panic). The plan keeps you on your path when market booms and busts become tempting invitations to behave reactively.
Be Tax Aware
Be Tax Aware
Be Tax Aware
The biggest components of investment returns are time, asset allocation, and costs. But it also makes sense to be aware of taxes when making asset location decisions (allocations between taxable, tax deferred and tax free accounts). Timing of equity sales (including equity compensation) can also impact taxes and is an important consideration.
work with us
1. Free Consultation
1. Free Consultation
1. Free Consultation
The initial discussion is for discovering what you are looking to get out of our relationship and whether we are a good fit. You can ask questions about the process and/or highlight any urgent concerns.
2. Get Organized
1. Free Consultation
1. Free Consultation
We help you gather and review relevant documents to build a detailed snapshot of your net worth, cash flows, asset allocation, insurance needs and estate planning, and to generate an initial action plan.
3. prioritize
4. partnership
4. partnership
Managing your finances isn't just about dollars and cents. It's also about quality of life. We work together to clarify your priorities, identify opportunities, create building blocks to save and grow wealth, and design the guiding principles of how you will put your money to work.
4. partnership
4. partnership
4. partnership
Going it alone can feel powerful and liberating and also, well, lonely sometimes. We partner with you to simplify your financial decision-making, celebrate successes, plan for a rainy day. Sometimes money decisions are more art than science: the only optimal plan is the one that works best for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Thinking about money stuff does not come naturally to everyone, even people who are super smart, high earners or otherwise affluent, and very accomplished at lots of other things! That's why we think it's incredibly important to be approachable, transparent, jargon-free, and to take things step by step.
Nope. :-) But since we do charge fees, it helps to be committed to adopting good long term money habits including budgeting, saving, and investing.
There are two ways you can engage our services. The 12-month Financial Fitness Program entails an upfront amount plus quarterly charge with a 1 year commitment. The total cost varies by complexity of your situation, but the minimum is usually $5,000. Our Comprehensive Program is payable quarterly and renewable annually, and includes investment management; fees are based on a percentage of investable assets.
We believe in the power of regularly reviewing your overall financial situation and articulating your money values. But if you really want to skip that part, we are happy to focus on your investments.
Financial Plans are neither a guarantee of future wealth nor a promise of future investment returns. But they are a useful way to identify gaps in your financial framework, articulate goals, and establish behavioral resolutions.
get in touch
64 Bleecker Street, Ste 207, New York, NY 10012, United States
Hours
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday: By appointment
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