Amanda Decesar
Advisor at TARA Wealth
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Advisor at TARA Wealth
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Durham, NC
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
17 years
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.
Based on TARA Wealth
Initial setup fee for financial planning starting at $1,000; annual fixed financial planning fees starting at $4,500
$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
$400 per hour for financial planning with 2-hour minimum
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
Durham, NC
California · North Carolina
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)
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