I met with Benjamin because I had a specific tax planning question and was exploring the idea of…read moreworking with an advisor. He took the time to ask questions and understand my situation and my needs He basically said "you don't need me, but go talk to my accountant." No sales pitch, just straightforward advice. None of that gut feeling you get when someone is trying to sell you something that you don't understand or don't think you need but you go along with anyway because they're the "expert." Benjamin will be my first call whenever I do need a financial planner.

Seriously, it is time to fire your financial advisor if they are charging a percentage of your…read moreassets. You deserve a fiduciary who is focused on your needs, not their ongoing cut. I started working with Benjamin after a major life setback and felt completely lost. He grabbed my hand and helped me take the financial steps I needed to regain control of my future. He is kind, compassionate, and truly encouraging. He helped me make important adjustments to my finances that I should have made years ago. What I appreciate most is that he does not overcomplicate things to make you feel dependent on him. His goal is to educate his clients so they can take the reins themselves.

Mary has prepared my tax returns for the last three years. I am so glad to have switched to…read moresomebody I can rely on to answer my questions, who responds quickly and freely offers her encyclopedic knowledge. She is so efficient, and I have absolute confidence in her.

Mary was very helpful in working through my tax situation and provided excellent advice on how to…read moredetermine my estimated tax requirements and plan for next year's withholding. I would highly recommend her for people needing expert income tax support.

I have been a client for about 16 years. Last week I had my annual portfolio review along with an…read moreextremely detailed financial view of what my family's future looks like. I have always been extremely grateful to Samantha and Sandy for their guidance but this week I have reflected even more on what a gift they have been to my family. My husband and I are both 57 with one child in high school. Slow and steady we built a secure financial future. We simply could not have done it without her exemplary advice and encouragement. Not only is Samantha uniquely talented in the realm of full scope financial planning and investment strategies, she is also a wonderful person. By becoming her client you will have an ethical, compassionate, and extremely talented ally that will help you reach your financial goals. You can build a future for yourself and your children that is bright, hopeful, and full of freedom. As the years go by and you watch the outcome of Samantha's guidance you will be overcome with the gratefulness that I feel right now. For a middle class family to build wealth takes discipline and patience, but it can be done. If I can do it you can too.

Samantha has been managing my family's portfolio since 2018. This has been one of the best…read moredecisions we have made. In 7 years, she has doubled our assets. In addition to advising us on our financial portfolios, where she has guided us on salary contributions to different pots (retirement accounts, college savings accounts for our kids, and stocks), she advises us on life insurance and linked us with colleagues to help with our taxes and living will. We couldn't be happier with our decision to work with Samantha and hope this can be a life-long partnership - she is very talented and astute with markets and really has our back with every decision.

We scheduled a zoom call with Gary for some advice and to determine if we should use his services…read more He answered all our questions open and honestly, guiding us in the right direction. If the need arises to use a CPA in the future, I wouldn't hesitate to call Gary again. Thank you for your advice, Gary!

Gary was very professional and very helpful. Went over and beyond my expectations…read more Gave really great advice and took his time to explain it well. Would recommend!

I have never really had a financial education, and having ADHD has made it difficult for me to…read morelearn how to manage my money. I had a consultation with Jennifer this week and in 30 minutes, I literally understood more about my finances than in my entire life. She was so knowledgeable and yet down to earth and easy to understand. I hung up so motivated and empowered and already made significant and impactful changes! I cant recommend Modern Family Finance enough.

Writing a review for my financial planner was not on my Bingo card for my life. But when Jenni,…read moreLisa, and Cathy at Modern Family Finance are as fantastic as they are, it has to be done. To set the scene: I don't know anything about money, or the market, or really budgeting, if we're being honest. My working class family didn't know anything to teach me, and I was resistant to learning because I was sure it would mean discomfort at best and shame at worst. Luckily, opposites attract, and my spouse is a Responsible Adult who wanted to manage some inheritance in addition to our weirdly/ unnecessarily complicated financial situation. Enter: Modern Family Finance, referred to us by a friend. In my mind, they are fantastic for three main reasons. 1.) Based on what I just described, you will not be surprised to learn that I truly have no clue as to the wizardry they do with investing, but I love this. As far as I'm concerned, my accounts are like little Tamagotchis that I get to occasionally login to check and see how they're thriving. Our money is doing great, our finances are tidy, and our goals are being met! My Responsible Adult spouse DOES want to know, and Modern Family is an open book and wants to teach. Everyone wins! 2) The whole process of working together centers around YOUR particular and specific needs, goals, and personal priorities. They keep in mind both short term needs and long term visions to help you get and stay on track. I really appreciated the emotional intelligence and care Jenni brings, especially to our early meetings, and I still think about the questions she asked to help us understand our own relationships to money, and what needs to heal to move forward. They truly work with you where you are. Their approach is clearly not just about managing money, but building quality of life and empowerment. 3) They are truly the kindest people you could hope to work with. Getting me to respond to an email about life insurance or the 401K from ten years ago is like trying to put a cat in a bathtub, but somehow, miraculously, they don't judge. The team is thoroughly patient, kind, ridiculously detail oriented, and in general the most delightful people you'd hope to meet. As a queer couple navigating major life transitions, they give us clarity, patience, and structure without overwhelm. We'll be clients for life.

I specifically worked with Amie…read more 15/10 recommendation. The first time we spoke, around a year and a half ago, Amie (gently) turned me away and shared her free PDF as a resource to get a better handle on my finances before I paid for her services. I feel like most places would have taken my money and not have put my best interest first so that was really surprising and honestly, solidified my interest in working with her. She has a really good character! A couple of months ago, we met for the second time and I had paid off all of my debt and had an emergency savings, so we agreed to move forward with the final call & financial plan! I feel a lot more confident about retirement and that I'm making the right choices with my money. Amie is very kind and straightforward, and also happy to answer any questions! I am 25 so I had a lot of questions haha. My only regret is that I did not know about a financial planner when I was younger. Had I had seen Amie at age 20 or 21 I feel like I would be in an even better financial situation. Again, I highly recommend Amie and can only imagine that the others who work at Lulafinancial are just as great!

I've known Amie for years as a performer, and after discovering they were also a professional…read morefinancial adviser, I jumped at the chance to meet with them. I've worked the last 15 years as a professional freelance musician and teaching artist, and had never met with a financial adviser, so I came in quite nervous, though eager to learn. Within minutes of our first session, she laid out some excellent core tenets for me to follow, assessed my financial situation, was realistic and transparent, suggested several easy steps for me to start. She did all this while being supportive and encouraging - allowing me space to drop any guilt or shame for having "started late" on things like building retirement savings and investments. She was professional, knowledgeable, kind, and followed up immediately with a write-up with action items for me. Needless to say, I feel infinitely more confident and clear on next steps, and I'm excited to continue working with her. Do yourself a favor and hire Amie for a financial planning meeting! It's one of the most important steps I took in adulthood and you won't be sorry.

I had a great time working with Adam. During the complimentary initial session, we went over…read moreexpectations to make sure we were a good fit, he asked me to think about why I wanted to meet with him, and I had an idea of what things I needed to do to make the most out of our next two sessions. During our two hour-long sessions, we went over my spending versus income. He helped me look at my spending from various perspectives and encouraged me to put together a budget that I feel really good about. Before coming to Adam, I was having quarterly panic attacks late at night, whenever a large bill would come in, about how I was going to get through the next few weeks. I feel much better having worked with him and feel that I have the tools to spend more responsibly, analyze my spending habits, and put together rainy day funds to plan better for the future.

While we didn't end up moving forward together for now, Adam really helped me clarify my goals and…read morefeel a bit more grounded as I embark on the (super overwhelming) journey of trying to understand and manage my finances. His approach is warm, patient and non-judgmental. Thank you Adam!

RJ is my financial advisor & educator! He breaks everything down & takes time to make sure I…read moreunderstand. He uses real life examples to compare to day to fay activities so that I can retain the information. Mrs. Tracey is the best & so friendly. She just assisted with getting all my forms uploaded. RJ is helpful with identifying other needed services.

We just bought our first home and could not have done it without the extremely professional and…read moretalented RJ Martin. We started investing with RJ a couple of years ago, and since then he's become like a close friend. He breaks financial jargon down into something we can make sense of and will really take you as far as you want to go. We tell EVERYONE about him. The Bay Area is expensive and I was always told that they way to get ahead is to make money off your money. I can't stress enough that we would not be where we are today without RJ's guiding hand. We look forward to continuing to work with him long into the future. I also want to shout out RJ's SUPER HELPFUL office administrator Tracey for being really on top of her outreach. While closing on our home the title company required a number of documents to track our payments, and I'm pretty sure I called so often Tracey memorized my number. She sent me everything I needed within in minutes and never once showed impatience with me. I really appreciate it.

If I could give more stars to Daniel, I would; he and his office staff are simply wonderful at…read morehandling both the hard bits (investing, presenting options, keeping me up to date on the state of my finances) AND the soft bits (listening to my concerns/needs and explaining things with fabulous charts/graphics). Daniel has even hosted my 2 young daughters in a session of Finance 101. I will be retiring soon, and feel calm about and clear on my financial picture - I credit Daniel and his team for this.

Daniel has been my financial guy for over a year now.... I could not be any happier. He is…read morewonderful. My wife and I make just enough money to put some aside for retirement - and he helped guide us through the process. He doesn't force you to do anything (which my wife likes) and simply gave us the options for us to decide. He knows how to get you the most bang for your buck - and will make investing easy. I pray he stays in finance for life - as he will be my financial guy for life. Thanks Mr. Jew.

I have been working with Tiffany for 4 years on my personal finances. I can tell you straight out,…read moreI would not be where I am right now without her! I am completely organized with an excel sheet that covers incoming/ outgoing expenditures so that I am set up for recurring items, as well as prepared for one-offs. My credit cards are paid off and I have a significant sum of money in my savings (something I hadn't been able to do before). I have separate accounts such as my "weekly allowance" for things like gas, groceries, movies, etc where I can track day to day where I stand; a Vacation fund, an Emergency account, etc. It's very convenient to meet on zoom on a periodic basis to keep things lined up and flowing smoothly. The relief of knowing where I stand financially on an ongoing basis is priceless! Not to mention that she is such an easy person to work with; smart and experienced beyond general personal financial management.

Where to start? I guess by saying that Tiffany "saved" me, well she saved me loads in credit card…read morefees and saved me from so much stress! My husband had died 2 years prior and I inherited his business and some of his debt, in the grief-fog I had been making the most of those dam credit cards. I was over $100k in debt, multiple credit cards some at 30% APY and my credit score was shot. I had held off going to a financial advisor for 2 reasons - 1. I thought I knew how to get out of debt - cut up credit cards and make payments - simple (wrong). and 2. It seemed weird to spend more money when you're already in debt. But I'm so glad I did! Tiffany and her knowledge and non-judgemental approach was worth every penny (and more tbh). Tiffany provided clarity and a kick up the butt to get my debts down. Not only focusing on what I can do now, but what I can also do in the future to prevent getting in debt again. Its been over 2 years since I first met Tiffany and I can say I am debt free, credit cards are at $0 balance and low APR and my credit score is crushing it! I plan to go back to Tiffany to work on my next stage of financial growth. Do it - you will be pleased that you did!