Paulo Lopes (CFP®, JD)

Paulo Lopes focuses in the
following client markets or areas of practice:

  • Estate & Generational Planning Issues
  • Hourly
  • Investment Advice without Ongoing Management
  • Retirement Planning & Distribution Rules
  • Socially Responsible Investments
  • Tax Planning

Planning Specialties

Woodmont Financial Partners helps clients in many different financial planning areas, including:

  • Comprehensive financial planning (hourly or flat fee)
  • Tax planning and multi-year strategy (including withholding and estimated taxes)
  • Retirement planning and distribution strategy
  • Social Security planning and timing decisions
  • Investment analysis and portfolio design for DIY investors
  • Asset allocation, tax-efficient investing, and rebalancing approach
  • Estate planning coordination (beneficiaries, trusts, POAs, planning questions to take to your attorney)
  • Small business planning (cash flow, entity and compensation questions in coordination with your CPA)
  • Real estate decision support where taxes and cash flow matter
  • Second opinions on major financial decisions

Additional Information

I’m Paulo Lopes, an environmental attorney turned CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and founder of Woodmont Financial Partners. Clients often hire me when they want an objective second set of eyes and a plan they can implement with confidence. My work is tax-aware and decision-focused, especially for DIY investors, high earners, and business owners. I’m based in Arizona and work with clients across the country.

A common theme in my work is helping people become “work optional” by making smarter tax, retirement, and investment decisions.

NAPFA Start Date

June 14, 2024

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1304 S 105th PL Unit 3121 Mesa, AZ 85209-3876 Phone: (301) 541-7447