About Allison
I’ve been a CPA for over twenty-five years. Seventeen years of preparing personal tax returns helped me recognize my passion for personal finance and helping people make wise and thoughtful financial decisions.
In the eight years that I’ve had this business, I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many wonderful people. I love my clients – they’re a fun and interesting group of people who genuinely care about being good stewards of their money and I’m so happy they’re willing to trust me to help them make progress toward financial wellness.
My Philosophy
Personal finance is my passion.
I believe that everyone can and should make informed, conscious and purposeful decisions around their money.
I believe that financial education should be available to everyone, starting with our youngest members of society.
I believe that the mistakes we make with our money serve to help us make better and smarter choices in the future.
I believe that money is not inherently good or evil but is simply a tool to help us reach our goals.
My Mission
My mission is to assist my clients in aligning their financial decisions with their values and to provide a friendly, confidential and non-judgmental environment in which clients feel comfortable discussing their personal finances.
Areas of Expertise
Financial Coaching
I help clients gain clarity, focus and direction around their money. Whether you’re looking to change bad financial habits or are just looking for more of a financial overview, I will work with you to identify your true priorities and come up with a reasonable plan to make progress towards all of your goals.
Divorce
As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, I am trained in the tax and long-term financial consequences of decisions specific to divorce. Learn more about how I can help you navigate the complicated financial issues you’re facing in your divorce.
Starting Over
It can be overwhelming and lonely to suddenly be the sole person in charge of your finances, even for women who are financially savvy. Whether you’re newly single due to divorce or being widowed, I can help you get a handle on your finances and serve as a trusted guide through this transition.
Financial Wellness
I can work with you on creating and implementing a financial wellness program for your employees. I am also available to speak to groups on a wide range of topics of financial literacy, and can tailor my presentation to the needs of a specific audience.
What Can Financial Coaching Do For You?
Being a financial coach means I help people to take control of their finances and work with them to make conscious financial decisions. As a coach, I seek to gain an understanding of my clients’ values and goals, and I help the individual understand the consequences of the choices available to her in order to assist her in making financial decisions that align with those goals.
● Find a confidential and non-judgmental environment to learn how to make wise financial decisions.
● Organize your finances.
● Gain control of your financial life so you can sleep at night.
● Identify your financial goals and values.
● Treat your money mindfully and ensure it’s going where you want it to go.
● Use your money as a tool to help attain your goals.
● Become a good steward of your money.
Contact Allison To Get Started
Ways Financial Coaching Can Help You
Anyone who doesn’t feel entirely in control of their finances or who is looking for an overview of their financial situation from a trained professional could benefit from a coaching session. We’re raised in a culture that discourages talking about money, and as a result, many people are never taught healthy financial habits. Even worse, people are often afraid or embarrassed to talk about money, so they’re unable to find out the information they need to make the best decisions for themselves and their families.
Testimonials
Articles
I'm committed to educating people about their money. Catch up with some of my recent blog posts below, and reach out if there's a topic you'd like me to address.
New Year – New Financial Goals
I’ve become a big fan of goal-setting in recent years. I started out with financial goals back in 2012, and in recent years have added other areas; last year I had goals in four other categories: Professional, Health/Wellness, Family, and Friends. I love this...
When Life Throws You a Financial Curveball
Sometimes, we find ourselves on a good path. We may not be breaking any records for paying off debt or saving for the future, but we’re doing okay. Everything is chugging along. And then life happens. What does that look like? It might be a major medical event, or a...
Saving For a Purpose
I got my Holiday Club check in the mail a couple of weeks ago. You might know what I’m talking about – through my local bank I have an automatic transfer set up so that every time we get a paycheck, a small amount is transferred into our Club account. The year starts...
How to Combine Finances
How to combine finances is a question that every couple has to deal with when getting married or otherwise merging their lives. [Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash] There’s a spectrum of how joint or separate your finances can be. and you can choose to fall anywhere on...
Starting Over After Divorce
Divorce is one of the most exhausting and overwhelming transitions out there. Many of us don’t want to think about our finances in the best of times, so having to face a new financial reality can feel awful. And not only do you have a new normal to adjust to, but...
Financial coach? Money coach? Financial planner? Which do I need?
One frequent question I hear when I introduce myself as a financial coach is how what I do differs from what their financial advisor does. It’s an understandable question. And my situation is further complicated because I’m also a CPA, yet I don’t prepare taxes. So...