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Vanessa Alanis

Advisor at Black Dog Wealth, LLC

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Location

Manassas, VA

Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®

Industry experience

1 year

About

Vanessa Alanis is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. She is the principal of Black Dog Wealth, LLC, where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Magellan Health, providing financial counseling to military service members and their families, and positions at Chisholm Financial Planning & Investments and Alanis Financial Solutions. Black Dog Wealth, LLC is a registered investment adviser offering investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm’s approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory and passive management, typically using asset-class weighted portfolios with index funds and ETFs, and provides both ongoing and project-based financial planning services.

Client services

Based on Black Dog Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Black Dog Wealth, LLC

Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning initial fee $1,000 to $6,000; ongoing fixed fees $300 to $10,000 monthly; Project-Based and Premarital Financial Planning fixed fees $1,000 to $10,000; Educational Seminars fees $0 to $10,000 per seminar.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 0.80% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.60% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.50% $5,000,001+: 0.30%

Project-based

$300 per hour for Project-Based and Premarital Financial Planning.

Other

Fee-only: Fee-only firm, no commissions received.

Location

Manassas, VA

Most active in

Virginia

Work history

Black Dog Wealth, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Magellan Health

2023 - Present (3 years)

Chisholm Financial Planning & Investments

2022 - Present (4 years)

Alanis Financial Solutions

2018 - 2025 (7 years)

Zeiders Enterprises

2017 - 2023 (6 years)

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

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