Emily Rassam, CFP®, CRPS, AIFA, NSSA, CDAA
Financial Planning for Tech Professionals and Retirees
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Financial Planning for Tech Professionals and Retirees
Areas of Focus
- Compensation Planning
- Employee Stock Options
- Equity Compensation Options
- Estate Planning
- Financial Life Planning
- High Net Worth
- Inherited Wealth
- Investment Management
- LGBTQ Couples
- Retirement Planning
- Social Security Optimization
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Taxes
- Women & Wealth
About Emily Rassam, CFP®, CRPS, AIFA, NSSA, CDAA
I’m Emily Rassam, Senior Financial Planner for Archer Investment Management. We are a 100% virtual firm serving tech professionals, retirees, and other high-earning professionals nationwide with $1,000,000 or more in savings.I have a true passion for helping clients make sense of their financial lives and develop clear plans to achieve their goals. Before Archer Investment Management, I spent 14 years at investment firms in New York and North Carolina working with families, executives, and institutional retirement clients.
In my downtime, I enjoy traveling, cooking, reading, and hiking with my son, daughter, husband, and 2 dogs. I currently serve as a mentor and run lead for Tri It for Life, an organization empowering women of all ages and athletic abilities to train for their first triathlon. I also serve on the board of YMCA Emerging Leaders in Charlotte, serve as a foster home for ABC Basset Hound rescue, and I am a Regional Leader and Carolinas Chapter Chair for WIPN (WE Inspire, Promote, Network) wipn.org, a women's leadership and networking group for women in the retirement industry.
I am a Certified Digital Asset Advisor, Certified Financial Planner®, Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist, Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst, and National Social Security Advisor.
Professional Designations
- Certified Digital Asset Advisor (CDAA)
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ®
- Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS)
- National Social Security Advisor (NSSA)
Affiliations
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CFP Board
- Fee Only Network
- Financial Planning Association
- National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
- Fee Only Network
Primary Location
100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA
Video
Meeting Options
- Video Conference
- Phone
Compensation Methods
- Fee Only
- Percentage of Assets Managed
What to expect in the first meeting
Our first call is easy, casual and complimentary. We want to understand what you’d love to improve in your finances and what a great life looks like for you so we can use your money to help you get there. There is no need to prepare anything before our first conversation. View our full process on our website (click the big blue button on the top right of my profile).Offers Investment Management
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About Archer Investment Management
We help tech professionals, pre-retirees, high earners, use their money to live a great life today and an even better life tomorrow.Our team isn’t just here to help you build a robust financial plan, we’re here to help you build a better life.
► For Tech Professionals:
We help high-income tech professionals navigate complex equity, taxes, and career decisions. Together, we build a strategy designed to turn that complexity into freedom, flexibility, and a less-stressful life.
• Unravel the complexity of equity comp (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, ESPPs)
• Proactive tax planning to help you keep more of what you earn
• Career planning (layoffs, sabbaticals, entrepreneurship)
• Concentrated stock and diversification planning
• Major life decisions (homes, kids, aging parents)
• Intentional spending (travel, experiences, and more)
• Well-being: use money to reduce stress and buy back time
See more services and questions we help you answer on our website.
► For Pre-Retirees and Retirees:
We help you answer the big questions—Do we have enough? Will it last? What can we spend?—so you can feel confident and prepared for retirement.
• Retirement readiness and timing analysis
• When to start Social Security to optimize benefits
• Designing tax-efficient withdrawal strategies
• Bridging the healthcare gap before 65
• Planning to avoid unnecessary IRMAA surcharges
• Modeling scenarios to see the trade-offs before big decisions
• Preparing for unexpected health costs without draining savings
• Giving you the confidence and permission to spend
• Life Planning: to create a meaningful life after you stop working
See more services and questions we help you answer on our website.
► How is Archer Investment Management Different?
✓ Our goal is to help you spend money meaningfully. Together, we’ll use your money and resources to create a life that feels meaningful now, not just successful on paper.
✓ Zero shame about money choices. Most people we work with have made smart decisions and a few imperfect ones. We won’t judge you, no matter how you got here.
✓ Both partners are fully valued and heard. No matter your gender, sexual orientation, or religion you will be fully heard and valued.
✓ Behavioral coaching and support. We work with a financial behavioral therapist who can support you when money becomes emotional or complex.
► Our Credentials and Certifications
Yes we are…
• Fiduciaries
• Fee-only
• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals
Who serve tech professionals and retirees virtually, nationwide.
Education
B.S. Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, SUNY Geneseo
Volunteer Experience
Forbes Top Woman Advisor - Best In State |Investopedia Top 100 Financial Advisor 2023 | I was also honored as one of Rochester's FortyUnder40 in 2012. I currently serve as a mentor and run lead for Tri It for Life, an organization empowering women of all ages and athletic abilities to train for their first triathlon. I also serve on the board of YMCA Emerging Leaders in Charlotte, serve as a foster home for ABC Basset Hound rescue, and I am a Regional Leader and Carolinas Chapter Chair for WIPN (WE Inspire, Promote, Network) wipn.org, a women's leadership and networking group for women in the retirement industry.
Hobbies and Interests
- Animal Rescue
- Cooking
- Cycling
- Family
- Hiking
- Reading
- Running
- Swimming
- Traveling
- Wine
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View DisclosureWho We Serve
- Baby Boomers
- Blended Family
- Corporate Executives
- Couples
- Dual Income Family
- Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE)
- Gen X
- Gen Y / Millennials
- Gen Z
- Intergenerational Families
- LGBTQ
- LGBTQ Couples
- Living in Retirement
- Parents
- Single Women
- Technology Professionals
- Travel Lovers
- Widow
- Women in Transition
- Women Professionals
- Women’s Finance
- Young Families
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