No sales pitch, just education

How much better would you feel about your financial situation if you had a better handle on the core concepts behind investing, budgeting, insurance, debt and taxes? You don’t need a PhD, but a 101 will make you more independent and more likely to succeed. We use illustrations and analogies to make complex concepts easier to grasp. If you are craving even more knowledge, we can take the education as far as you want. Our whiteboards are never clean.

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Your advisor should be an advocate

When selecting a physician to work with, most people try to select someone that they can communicate with and trust. They want someone that can step into their shoes, assess their overall health and make recommendations that are in their best interests. Ultimately, they are looking for an advocate. When it comes to your finances, why would selecting an advisor be any different? It shouldn’t. We believe that our job is to help educate you, present you with options to help you achieve your objectives and then hold you accountable to taking action.

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Accountability leads to progress

Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution, worked really hard for a few months and then scrapped the whole plan? Of course you have – we all have. It’s one of the reasons people hire a personal trainer to lose weight – accountability. We believe that once we’ve worked with you to develop a plan to reach your goals, both the advisor and client should be accountable to executing the strategy. If not, your financial plan may end up like so many treadmills that have been repurposed to hang clothes on. Accountability is the glue that helps you stay on track to achieve your most important financial objectives in life.

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We Believe in the Power of Integrity and Honesty

We serve as professional educators and advocates for the financial well-being of families in Central Texas. We believe that the business of financial advice can and should be rooted deeply in the research of America’s finest institutions and delivered with the same attention and care as a Four Seasons concierge.

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Learn More About the People Behind the Planning
Get to know our team via Video
Kevin X. Smith, CFA
Derek Ripp, CFP®, CEPA
Anna Bell Gall, MPP
John Toungate, CFP®
Shane McDougald, CFP®
Manisha Gupta, CFP®, MBA
Matthew Pierce, CFA
Jared Mejstrik, CIMA®
David Lowe, CFP®
Brandon Crouch
Sheila Schmitt
Alison Cohen
Cody Kesterke
Jennifer Martin
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Your Financial World at a Glance

This is your single secured access point to your financial world. Our Wealth Management System provides both you and our team with a secure view of your financial progress. We can collaborate with you online at any time, no matter where you are. As a client of Austin Wealth Management, you have access to your entire financial world 24 hours a day and we are never out of touch.

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From Our Blog
Pay Yourself First: What to Do When You Receive a Raise

Many companies conduct performance reviews and announce employee pay raises toward the end of February or in March. As a smart, creative go-getter, you most likely have great news on the way! But how do you put your higher pay…Read More

T-Bill & Chill

Hop in the time machine with me. You could have bought a 30 year Treasury Bond in 1981 yielding 15% annual income! That income was backed by the taxing authority of the United States Treasury, so it was pretty safe….Read More

Qualified Charitable Distribution: Philanthropic Impact Meets Tax Savings

Good news: Through hard work, savings and diligent investing, you retired with $1 million or more in pre-tax IRA funds! Bad news: The government wants its piece of the pie and starts taxing your IRAs in your 70s. Now back…Read More


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Austin Wealth Management
1301 S. Capital of TX Hwy Ste C-210
Austin, TX 78746