At some point, many successful families realize their financial life has outgrown their financial advisor. Not because the advisor isn’t skilled. Because no one is coordinating the whole picture.
That’s what we do.
Think about the professionals involved: an investment manager, a CPA, an estate attorney who drafted documents years ago, an insurance agent who checks in occasionally. Each is competent. Each operates in their lane.
Here’s what rarely happens: they talk to each other. Nobody owns the whole picture. That’s not a criticism of anyone. It’s just how the traditional model works.
One central coordinator. Five life transitions. One connected picture. This is what it means to have a Family CFO.
A CFO doesn’t do every job in a company. But they own the financial picture across all of those functions. They make sure the parts fit together.
That’s the role we play for families.
We are not your CPA. We work alongside your CPA.
We are not your estate attorney. We work alongside your estate attorney.
We are not your HR department. But we know how your RSUs, deferred compensation, and stock options interact with your retirement plan, your tax exposure, and your estate.
What we bring is coordination. A single point of contact who understands the whole picture.
“Many clients already had investment advice. What they needed was someone connecting it to everything else.”
Here’s how the Family CFO role shows up across the five transitions we help families navigate.
Your RSUs, stock options, and deferred compensation aren’t just investment decisions. They’re tax decisions. They’re concentration risk decisions. We help you see them as one coordinated plan.
Learn how we help with RSUs, options, and company stock →Retirement isn’t a finish line. We help families build a distribution plan that coordinates Social Security timing, tax strategy, healthcare costs, and portfolio withdrawals into a coherent income plan.
Learn how we help families transition into retirement →When a parent’s health changes, financial decisions arrive quickly. We help families navigate without letting the financial complexity compound the emotional weight.
Learn how we help families support aging parents →Losing a spouse often means encountering financial decisions you’ve never had to make alone. We help widows and widowers understand what they have and build a plan that reflects their life.
Learn how we support widows and widowers →Estate planning is more than documents. It’s a conversation about what you want your wealth to accomplish. We help families have those conversations and build the plan that reflects them.
Learn how we help families prepare the next generation →That guidance reaches into taxes, retirement income, estate planning, insurance, and the decisions that affect the people they care about most.
We manage investments in the context of your full financial life, and we believe long-term success comes from disciplined planning, thoughtful implementation, and sound decision-making over time.
How we approach investment management →“We had a family Zoom call with David Juliano regarding our Mom’s finances. David was great, providing a portfolio update and options going forward. Highly recommended 👍👍”
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Most families we work with wish they had found someone to coordinate the whole picture sooner. The first conversation is about understanding your situation — not presenting a proposal. No preparation required.