Joan Cox
CFP®, CRPC®, CeFT™
Personal Financial Advisors
Financial Advisor
Joan Cox
CFP®, CRPC®, CeFT™
Personal Financial Advisors
Financial Advisor
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Joan Cox, CFP®, CRPC®, CeFT™
Fee Only Financial Planner Located in Covington, LA and Serving Clients Nationwide
Joan's work includes comprehensive planning for individuals to determine cash flow needs, forecasting future income needs, tax, accumulation, retirement, insurance and estate planning as well as charitable giving. She enjoys working with clients to individualize solutions for their financial concerns, and especially with clients who are in transition. Her clients appreciate her direct approach and the empathy she brings to her role. She especially likes coordinating with estate planning attorneys to assist clients with their estate issues.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1976. In 1987, she received the Certified Financial Planner designation. In 2001, she earned the additional designation of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. She was a former president of the Association of Employee Benefit Planners in New Orleans. She also served on the board of the local chapter of the IAFP (now the Financial Planning Association).
Joan Cox is a native of Louisiana and has resided in St. Tammany Parish since 1987. She and her husband Greg have a son and daughter. In her free time she enjoys listening to jazz, big band, funk and 60s music, especially live. She loves to travel.
Joan Cox is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is the country’s 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
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
We believe in the power of personal financial planning and the process of tailored investment solutions. Because it’s personal, we help clients achieve their goals in a conflict free environment focused solely on our clients' objectives. We have years of planning and investment experience and a commitment to service.
We believe in basing financial decisions on information and guidance that is clear, objective and personalized.
Where other firms can profit by recommending certain products and solutions; our fee-only structure helps to ensure that our clients receive advice that is purely in their best interests. And while some use a cookie-cutter approach in recommending financial planning and investment management strategies and solutions, we treat each client as an individual.
We are committed to doing our very best to thoroughly understand your unique needs and then recommend the best, lowest-cost strategies and solutions to enable you to reach your financial goals.
HOW WE HELP
Our team of NAPFA - Registered Financial Advisors has the expertise and experience to help you navigate through even the most unique financial opportunities and challenges. Our services include:
- Retirement Planning and Cash flow Guidance—helping you manage what comes in and what goes out with an eye toward reaching long-term goals.
- Insurance Planning—protecting your financial future against unforeseen trouble.
- Tax Planning—taking steps to ensure that you keep as much of your wealth as possible.
- Estate Planning—minimizing estate taxes and ensuring that your wishes will be carried out smoothly.
- Investment Planning—Ensuring your investments are allocated to meet your long-term financial planning objectives.
YOUR TRUSTED ADVISOR
Since Personal Financial Advisors' founding in 1999, we have been committed to helping our clients make informed and objective decisions that significantly improve their lives. We look forward to helping you to achieve your unique goals.
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Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Business Owners and Executives
- Sudden Money Situations
- Novice Investors
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Joan Cox is a NAPFA-Registered Financial AdvisorThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is the country’s 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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Joan Cox 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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Joan Cox is a member of the Sudden Money® Institute and a Financial Transitionist®For over 15 years, the Sudden Money® Institute has been the nation's leader in the study and practice of Financial Transitions Planning. We've been helping individuals and families think through and move through major life events so that their experience of moving from what was to what will be is as healthy and enriching as possible.
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Joan Cox is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ (Learn More)The Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ or CRPC® designation is the nation’s premier retirement planning credential. The CRPC® program covers all aspects of the retirement process in a single comprehensive program with no product or advising biases.
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Joan Cox is a member of The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®)FPA® is the largest membership organization for CFP® professionals in the U.S. and supports high standards of professional competence, ethical conduct, and clear, complete disclosure when serving clients.
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Joan Cox is a Certified Financial Transitionist® (CeFT™)A Financial Transitionist® is a professional with an established career in the financial services industry who recognizes the importance and the power of the personal side of money and the unique challenges of transitions. Financial Transitionists® have a rich and comprehensive understanding of how people subjectively experience change, and are able to co-create their highest outcomes with them.
Contact Joan Cox
Office Locations:
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100 Tyler Square
#6
Covington, LA 70433