David Ranson

At Wolf Pine Capital, we redefine wealth management with a focus on personalized, family office-style service at an AUM fee of 0.65% annually. Our mission is to offer transparency, low fees, and tailored financial strategies accessible to a broader audience. Specializing in financial planning, investment management, and wealth transfer, we help you achieve your immediate goals and secure your legacy. Connect with us to explore how we can help you navigate your financial future with confidence and expertise.

I've known that working with money was my calling since senior year of high school. As it turns out, I’ve poured my entire career (20+ years) into financial planning and coaching, starting with data entry and paperwork, then building financial plans and implementing the recommendations for other advisors. I started taking my own planning clients in 2007, got my CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation, and a few years later, a Masters degree in Personal Financial Planning from my alma mater Bentley University. In 2012 I made the leap from traditional firms with high minimums to a new way of working with regular Americans: fintech (aka financial technology). Since then, my mission has been to find scalable ways using technology to bring financial planning to those who need it the most - in particular, women and their allies. Now I get to accomplish some of this through my work with clients at Reverie Wealth, and also through my consulting firm, Plan Ventures, where I do projects for fintech and coaching companies on topics like scaling mass market financial services or coaching and automating financial planning advice. These days, I’m passionate about money ideas that work in the real world for real people, using your core values and your body's intelligence (head/heart/gut) to guide financial and other life decisions, backing up financial planning principles with research and evidence, tackling systemic issues in ways that can be good for both the world and our bottom lines, and like a true Enneagram 7, finding ways to have fun while doing it all! When I’m not working to bring good money to the masses, you can find me reading sci-fi and psychology books, watching reruns of New Girl and Abbott Elementary, skiing or mountain biking with my partner and kids, leading women-only small group trips to places like Paris and Japan, and fighting the patriarchy.

Kristen provides unbiased, comprehensive financial planning with expertise in budgeting, retirement planning, investment strategies, tax planning, and major life transitions, including divorce. Her background in education—spending a decade teaching middle school English in San Francisco and Maine—gives her a unique perspective on guiding career changers through financial transitions. She is particularly passionate about working with Childfree individuals, early retirees (and the FIRE community), those navigating divorce, and those forging non-traditional financial paths. She offers hourly financial advice for those seeking one-time guidance or a cost-effective option, divorce planning for clients managing the financial complexities of separation, and ongoing financial planning for those who want continuous support in achieving their goals. Whether you're changing careers, planning for retirement, building wealth, or facing complex financial decisions, Kristen provides knowledgeable, compassionate guidance to help you create a plan that aligns with your goals and values.