You Finished Your PhD. Now What? A Financial Guide for Your Next Steps
Finishing a PhD and moving into a postdoc, faculty position, or industry job can feel like a huge financial transition. After years of living on a stipend, your first real […]
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I am what I call an applied academic. I have a PhD in finance and am a Certified Financial Planner. I work with people who are looking to improve their finances, and as a result, improve their lives. My main goal is to increase your happiness level. To get there, we start by organizing you and making you aware of your spending and resources. Then, we move to the more “financy” topics. We allocate your investments, plan for retirement, take care of your kids’ education and discuss tax law. But before anything else, we need to figure out what makes you happy.
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