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Amanda Decesar

Advisor at TARA Wealth

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Location

Durham, NC

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

17 years

About

Amanda Decesar is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with TARA Wealth in Durham, NC, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. She is also licensed as a life insurance agent. TARA Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, couples, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing Total Wealth Management, discretionary investment management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm primarily uses a passive investment approach with index mutual funds and ETFs, delivering financial planning as an ongoing engagement and managing accounts both discretionarily and non-discretionarily.

Client services

Based on TARA Wealth

Financial planning Portfolio management Consulting

Expertise

Based on TARA Wealth

Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Business ownership considerations Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on TARA Wealth

Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Initial setup fee for financial planning starting at $1,000; annual fixed financial planning fees starting at $4,500

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: Flat fee $10,000 (individual), $12,000 (household), $15,000 min (business owner) $1,000,000 - $3,000,000: 0.75% $3,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.65% $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.30% $10,000,000+: Negotiable

Project-based

$400 per hour for financial planning with 2-hour minimum

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Flat fee of $10,000 for first $1 million (individual), $12,000 for household, $15,000 minimum for business owner Fee-only: Comprehensive Financial Planning fees starting at $4,500 annually (billed quarterly) plus initial setup fee starting at $1,000; hourly financial planning at $400/hour with 2-hour minimum

Location

Durham, NC

Most active in

California · North Carolina

Work history

TARA Wealth

2023 - Present (3 years)

Amanda DeCesar

2023 - Present (3 years)

MML Investors Services

2019 - 2023 (4 years)

Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company

2018 - 2023 (5 years)

Umemployment

2018 - 2018 (1 year)

JPMORGAN Chase Bank, N.A.

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

J.P. Morgan Securities

2008 - 2018 (10 years)

Disclosures

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