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Improve Your Financial Wellness

Learn more about managing your financial life and meeting your current and future financial needs.

Financial Coaching

Financial coaching is an educational service for students, postdocs, and alumni who wish to develop skills and behaviors to improve upon over time. 

What you can expect:

  • You set the topic – from financial challenges you’re currently navigating to learning about how to budget and manage your money. 
  • You pay nothing – Our coaches are Stanford-affiliated volunteers, and all sessions are free.

Featured Financial Coaches

Check out our list of featured Financial Coaches. When you find one with the specialty you're interested in, simply submit your coaching appointment request.

Or, check out our full list of coaches »

  • Mary Bechler

    Money Mgt. | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Mgt. | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Student Loans | Taxes | Financial Independence | Major Life Transitions | International Finances

  • Isabel Cardenas

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Student Loans

  • Mark Constant

    Credit | Debt Management | Insurance | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Independence

  • John Davis

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Income and Benefits | Housing

  • Jeanine Hansen

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management

  • Dan Kanivas

    Money Mgt. | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Mgt. | Insurance | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Taxes | Student Loans | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence | Major Life Transitions

  • Danial Khan

    Program Manager; Financial Coach (Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Student Loans | Entrepreneurship)

  • Ryan Klemm

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Debt Management | Investing | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Taxes | Student Loans | Financial Independence| Philanthropy

  • Grant Means

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Debt Management | Goal-Setting | Money & Relationships | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence | Philanthropy | Major Life Transitions

  • Yuliana Mendez

    Credit | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence | Major Life Transitions

  • Sammy Oh

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Investing | Income and Benefits | Financial Independence

  • Lester Robert

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Student Loans | Major Life Transitions

  • Rick Ruvkun

    Money Management | Insurance | Investing | Taxes | Major Life Transitions | Housing

  • Vishal Saluja

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence | Major Life Transitions

  • Steven Singleton

    Saving & Spending | Insurance | Investing | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Financial Independence | Philanthropy

  • Erik Stuart

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Taxes | Financial Independence | Major Life Transitions

  • Kelly Takahashi

    Director; Financial Coach (Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Major Life Transitions | Housing)

  • Christallyn Williams

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Financial Independence | Philanthropy | Major Life Transitions

  • Doug Wolter

    Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Goal-Setting | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence

  • Jeffrey Wong

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Debt Management | Investing | Income and Benefits | Goal-Setting | Taxes | Financial Independence

  • Andrew Zimmermann

    Money Management | Saving & Spending | Credit | Investing | Goal-Setting | Financial Counseling | Money & Relationships | Life Transitions | Entrepreneurship | Financial Independence

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