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Getting Started
I don’t know anything about investing — where do I start?
The order most people build financial stability in, and why the first steps aren’t investments at all.
How to plan for your family’s future financially
A plain-English framework for figuring out what your household would need if life changed suddenly.
Financial education for families in Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon
Every guide in one place, plus the Oregon-specific details that catch local families off guard.
Family & Kids
How do I start saving for my kids’ future?
What the common account types do, who controls the money, and how financial aid sees them.
Ways to save for college besides a 529
Other places college money can sit, and the trade-offs each one carries.
Retirement
How much money do I need to stop working?
How to turn a vague number into an arithmetic problem you can actually check.
Taxes
How to lower your taxes in retirement
Why the tax bucket your money sits in matters as much as how much of it there is.
What is a Roth conversion, in plain English?
Moving money from pre-tax to after-tax, what it costs today, and who it tends to confuse.
How small business owners pay less in taxes
Entity types and retirement plan categories, explained as concepts — not as a strategy.
Estate Basics
What happens to your house and money when you die?
Beneficiary designations, titling, probate, and why a will controls less than people expect.
What’s the difference between a will and a trust?
Two different tools, two different jobs — and why both require an attorney to draft.
New to the US
New to the US? Here’s how the financial system actually works
401(k) matching, leaving the country, non-citizen spouses, and planning on a visa timeline.
This page is educational only. Radhika Devarakonda is a licensed insurance agent and does not provide tax, legal, or investment advice. Please consult your own CPA or attorney about your specific situation.