Lindsay Elwood
CFP®
Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group
Founding Partner + CEO
Lindsay Elwood
CFP®
Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group
Founding Partner + CEO
As a fee-only financial planner and fiduciary, I have the opportunity to guide clients toward financial fulfillment — helping them find balance between living their best lives today and reaching their goals for tomorrow. - Lindsay Elwood, CFP®
Let’s build the future that matters most to you. Serving clients locally and across the country.
Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group is an independent fee-only financial planning and investment management firm with offices in Atlanta; Athens, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Naples, Florida. Helping clients navigate their financial future is a responsibility we take seriously. And it’s an opportunity we cherish deeply.
As a fee-only firm and legal fiduciary, we are solely devoted to our clients’ success. That means our clients will always get objective, unbiased, and evidence-based financial advice centered around their best interests.
Elwood & Goetz specializes in personalized and comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, and tax planning to help clients organize, grow, and protect their assets through life’s transitions. We do all the heavy lifting and day-to-day optimizations to manage your financial life — so you don’t have to.
We are grateful to now serve more than 450 families across 35 states, and we’re proud to have an annual client retention rate above 99%.
Lindsay Elwood oversees all operations of the firm, and especially enjoys creating new firm efficiencies utilizing technology advancements. She has extensive experience and expertise in tax-efficient investment/portfolio management as well as in financial planning strategies relating to business owners, women, and university faculty/administrators.
Considering only 23% of Certified Financial Planner™ professionals are women, Lindsay is passionate about mentoring + encouraging young women entering the male-dominated industry, and is extremely proud of the diversified make-up of the E&G team.
Lindsay graduated with Honors from Texas Tech University, completing a degree in Personal Financial Planning (summa cum laude). Lindsay grew up in Wyoming, studied in Texas, lived abroad in Spain, and worked in Miami before settling in Athens, Georgia + founding Elwood & Goetz. Her interests outside of the office include all-things-technology, the art of organization, and historic preservation.
Education + Credentials
- Texas Tech University
- Bachelor of Science - Personal Financial Planning
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional, NAPFA Associate
Activities. Affiliations. Accolades.
- Member, Financial Planning Association
- Member, Financial Therapy Association
- Member, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
Lindsay Elwood 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.
At Elwood & Goetz, our comprehensive and personalized financial advice is always centered around our clients’ unique situation, needs, and goals. We value our independence and fiduciary duty. That means you will always get objective, unbiased, and evidence-based advice. Plus, our 100% fee-only structure helps ensure that our success is only measured by your success.
As one of the most educated, trusted, and credentialed advisory teams in the country, we prioritize quality, effective, and responsive client service. We started with just one client and the promise to show up every day to deliver our very best work. And even as we’ve grown, we’ve held closely to this mission.
To maximize the value of our process and comprehensive management services, we are best suited to serve clients with at least $1,000,000 in investable assets who are ready to delegate all of their financial planning and investment management.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Retirement Income Distribution Planning
- Portfolio Management (including 401k accounts)
- Legacy Planning
- Cash Flow + Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Business Owners and Executives
- Young + Established Professionals
- Retirees
- University Faculty + Administrators
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Lindsay Elwood 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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Lindsay Elwood 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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Lindsay Elwood 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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Lindsay Elwood is a member of The Financial Therapy Association (FTA)The Financial Therapy Association (FTA) is an organization comprised of professionals dedicated to the integration of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, relational, and financial aspects of well-being.
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Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group 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.
Contact Lindsay Elwood
Office Locations:
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656 Ellis Oak Ave
Suite 114
Charleston, SC 29412 -
490 Brasfield Square
Atlanta, GA 30316 -
687 S. Milledge Avenue
Athens, GA 30605 -
4850 Tamiami Trail North
Suite 301
Naples, FL 34103
