The Financial 411

We are living in an increasingly complex financial world. To help you navigate through the often confusing terms and tools that typically accompany financial matters, the bay area’s financial consultant, coach, speaker and women's financial education pioneer, Teresa Dentino, created The Financial 411 to ensure that you get the "411" about your finances in an honest and unbiased form.

Whether you act as an individual or as a family, Teresa Dentino has designed pioneering programs to get you involved with your finances.

The Financial 411 will help you by:

• Instilling sound financial behaviors, fluency and comprehension
• Avoiding costly financial management pitfalls
• Orienting women to financial management
• Preparing children to handle financial responsibility and wealth
• Improving family financial communications and financial relationship dynamics
• Coaching individuals and couples in divorce financial planning

Our Services

Financial Concierge • Money managers and legal advisors can often leave a gap in the management of your financial affairs. Whether you manage an individual portfolio or a family trust, The Financial 411 will assist you with services ranging from a professional evaluation of your cash flow and spending plan to mediation of family financial disputes to quarterly evaluations of financial operations. Our company offers myriad tailored solutions that complement your existing financial relationships -- and without the influence of investment sales or promotion, guaranteeing that the advice we provide you with will help you achieve your fiscal goals.
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Financial Literacy Programs • Almost everyone has unanswered questions to their finances. While it’s easy to smile and nod while keeping your fingers crossed, increased financial literacy is necessary to empower you to make your personal financial decisions confidently. The Financial 411 will teach you everything from how to understand your financial picture to how to read those often confusing financial statements. We put the power where it belongs—in your hands.

While anyone can benefit from these services, women who gain new levels of financial responsibility through sudden change (like divorce or the death or incapacitation of a loved one) are particularly well-served.

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Divorce Financial Planning and Coaching • In times of financial and personal tumult, emotions can easily cloud our decision-making, especially when finances are involved. Whether you are seeking a divorce adviser for help in navigating your process and decision-making during this difficult time or you would like more formal financial analysis of your potential settlement outcomes, we're here to help you get through this period. As one of the largest financial transactions many of us will ever make, it is in everyone’s best interest to utilize a CDFA's analysis and ensure your financial future.

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Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ • As CDFA's , we work with couples and individuals at all stages of the divorce process. Our bottom-line analysis and reporting helps clients see both "near-" and "long-" term effects of marital settlement scenarios. Our court-recognized analyses are used by legal professionals and judges to help you reach informed settlements that both you and the courts can rely on. Our services have been paired by clients with the litigation, mediation and collaborative divorce processes for a "no-regrets"and lasting result.

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