Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®
Make work optional. Strategic retirement planning for executive women.
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Make work optional. Strategic retirement planning for executive women.
Areas of Focus
- High Net Worth Retirement Planning
- Retirement Planning
- Tax-Aware Retirement Income Coordination
- Tax-Efficient Planning
- Women & Wealth
About Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®
I'm Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®, CEO and Founder of Align Financial Solutions, a fee-only fiduciary firm based in Hoboken, NJ. I help executive women make work optional through strategic retirement planning.I specialize in retirement, tax strategy, and equity compensation planning for executive women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who are five to fifteen years from the retirement they actually want. Most of my clients are first-generation wealth builders who serve as the CFO of their household. Many work in pharma, tech, and corporate leadership, where the planning windows around vesting, deferred compensation, and retirement timing quietly determine how their next chapter actually plays out.
I came to this work personally. Growing up, I watched financial instability shape my family's choices. That experience built my conviction that the right plan, designed with the right person, changes the trajectory of a woman's life.
I host the Align Your Retirement podcast and in 2025 received the Wealthtender Voice of the Client Highly Rated Advisor Award, based on client feedback. I'm a member of the XY Planning Network and NAPFA.
Professional Designations
- Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ®
Affiliations
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CFP Board
- Fee Only Network
- Financial Planning Association
- Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
- National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
- Willow
- XY Planning Network
- Fee Only Network
Primary Location
50 Harrison St, #433, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Additional Locations
📍 Bridgewater, NJ
📍 Jersey City, NJ
📍 Chatham, NJ
📍 East Hanover, NJ
📍 Montclair, NJ
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Meeting Options
- Video Conference
- In-Person
- Phone
Compensation Methods
- Fee Only
- Percentage of Assets Managed
What to expect in the first meeting
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About Align Financial Solutions LLC
Align Financial Solutions is a fee-only fiduciary registered investment adviser based in Hoboken, NJ, serving executive women across the country through secure virtual meetings.We help women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s make work optional through strategic retirement planning. Our work centers on the three areas where executive women face the most consequential decisions in the years before retirement: retirement income planning, tax strategy, and equity compensation. Every client engagement combines these into one coordinated plan, run alongside the client's CPA and estate attorney.
We work with first-generation wealth builders who serve as the CFO of their household, many of whom work in pharma, tech, and corporate leadership where equity compensation is a meaningful part of their pay.
Education
University at Buffalo, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
Volunteer Experience
Hazel serves as a Community Educator at the Alzheimer's Association - NYC Chapter. She dedicates her time to educating caregivers and families affected by Alzheimer's disease about the unique financial challenges they encounter. Her goal is to empower them with knowledge and resources, enabling them to proactively manage their finances and those of their families.
Languages
- English
- Korean
Hobbies and Interests
- Animals
- Beach
- Dogs
- Eating Out
- Entertaining
- Family
- Foodie
- Movies
- Painting
- Rock Climbing
- Skiing
- Tequila
- Traveling
- Wine
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- BIPOC
- Corporate Executives
- Dual Income Family
- Gen X
- Gen Y / Millennials
- Immigrants
- LGBTQ
- Single Women
- Technology Professionals
- Women Professionals
- Women’s Finance
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