Betty Wang
CFP®
BW Financial Planning
Wealth Partner
Betty Wang
CFP®
BW Financial Planning
Wealth Partner
Smart, clear, and honest wealth management for independent women and female-led households - Betty Wang, CFP®
Fee-Only financial planner located in Greenwood Village, CO, serving clients in the Denver Metro Area and across the country
Betty Wang is a Denver, CO fee-only financial planner. BW Financial Planning provides smart and honest financial guidance to help professional women in Denver and throughout the country to organize, grow, and protect their assets through life’s many transitions so they can live their best life. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Betty Wang is never paid a commission of any kind for comprehensive financial planning and investment management, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Betty Wang, CFP® is the Founder and President of BW Financial Planning located in Greenwood Village, CO.
My Mission
My mission is to help clients feel financially secure and live the life they deserve.
I have a passion for helping women with financial planning and investing since they have been largely ignored by the wealth management industry. So many women are smart and accomplished, yet they don’t feel confident in managing and investing their own money. I also have witnessed how devastating life can be for women who were not empowered through financial education. I realized that I wanted to make a difference. BW Financial Planning was founded to create a place where clients feel taken care of in their financial life.
My Story
From an early age, I loved the financial markets. The markets represented the American Dream, an equal opportunity to succeed for anyone who worked hard. It was the Dream that brought my parents to this country. I watched Wall $treetWeek with Louis Rukeyser on Friday nights with my dad and was inspired by stories of entrepreneurs and business people who created wealth.
At age 11, I started taking babysitting jobs to earn money to invest in the market. After graduating college with a degree in finance, I joined the management program at Northern Trust’s corporate headquarters in Chicago. I continued to build my career in San Francisco at Dodge & Cox, where I was a Vice President and Shareholder of the firm.
My life changed on the day my oldest son was born. It wasn't the Hollywood moment when the exhausted mother falls in love with her baby at first sight. My moment was a few minutes later when my son stopped breathing. Doctors and nurses swarmed and stuffed tubes into his tiny body so he could live. That was when my heart grew three sizes like the Grinch’s and my life was changed forever.
My son continued to have chronic health issues which doctors had difficulty diagnosing and treating. When it became clear that my husband and I needed to focus on our son’s health, our financial priorities shifted from the long term goal of building wealth for retirement to a more immediate goal of building enough financial security and flexibility so I could be a full-time caregiver to my son. It took over two years of planning, saving, investing and making hard choices to realize this goal.
My passion is to help clients clarify their financial priorities to create the life they want and to be a trusted resource and partner as their goals change and evolve during life’s many transitions.
Betty Wang is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
NAPFA members live by three important values:
- To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
- To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
- To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.
BW Financial Planning is a fee-only, fiduciary, and Registered Investment Advisory firm with the State of Colorado. BW Financial Planning helps women going through a transition like planning for retirement, inheriting money, losing a loved one, changing careers, or getting separated.
BW Financial Planning was formed with the purpose of doing things differently in the wealth management industry.
This means providing clients with independent advice, transparency and individual attention. Financial planning and investment management doesn’t have to be overwhelming. We can meet in person or virtually. We’ll create a plan, break it into manageable pieces, and monitor it along the way. You can access your plan and your account from your personal device.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Women's Finances
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Independent Women
- Busy Professionals
- Suddenly Single (Divorced, Widow)
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Betty Wang is a NAPFA-Registered Financial AdvisorThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
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Betty Wang is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for VerificationCFP® professionals are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in your best interest. What’s more, a CFP® professional must acquire several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Exam before they can use the CFP® designation.
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Betty Wang is a Member of the XY Planning NetworkThe XY Planning Network is the leading organization of fee-only financial advisors who are focused on working with Generation X and Generation Y clients. Our mission is to connect consumers with best-in-class financial advisors who specialize in working with clients just like you.
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BW Financial Planning is an Approved Dimensional Funds AdvisorDimensional believes an advisor can work closely with you to understand your financial needs and provide a range of wealth management services, while encouraging the discipline essential to long-term investment success. Financial advisors who work with Dimensional operate independently from Dimensional and vary in the extent to which they use Dimensional funds.
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Betty Wang is Quoted on Money: "6 Tips to Help You Save for Emergencies"
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Betty Wang is Quoted in USA Today: "8 FINANCIAL TIPS FOR CHILDFREE COUPLES"
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Betty Wang is Quoted in the Wall Street Journal: "Three Money Mistakes to Avoid in a Bear Market"
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Betty Wang is Quoted on The Penny Hoarder: "7 Ways to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio Without Spending a Fortune"
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Betty Wang is Quoted on Haven Life: "The top five financial moves you should consider right now:
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Betty Wang is Quoted on Dollar Sprout: "6 Common Pieces of Financial “Advice” That May Actually Be Hurting You"
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Betty Wang is a Member of The Women of Denver
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Betty Wang is Quoted on BankRate.com: "8 ways to deal with financial stress"
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Betty Wang is Quoted on grow by Acorns: "‘Get Money’ author: 3 ways to save money when the future is uncertain"
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Betty Wang is Quoted in MarketWatch: "Dreaming of early retirement? The No. 1 book you need to read to make it happen"
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Betty Wang is Quoted in Financial Planning Magazine: "Even Certified Financial Planners Have Regrets — Avoid Their Mistakes"
Contact Betty Wang
Office Locations:
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6400 S Fiddlers Green Cir
Suite 250 #512
Denver, CO 80111
