Tech employees who want to understand how their equity (RSUs, ISOs, Employee Stock Purchase Program, and Non-Qualified Stock Options) fits into their financial strategy.
Level Up offers comprehensive financial planning with an educational approach that will help you gain clarity on where you stand today, help prioritize your goals, and create a strategy that allows you to take action so that you maximize your tech salary and equity awards.
There is no investment minimum, which makes financial planning more accessible for tech employees who are behind and playing catch-up, as well as, tech career changers.
Customized financial education based on your resources and goals. (RSUs, Tax Strategy, Home Purchase, Marriage, Children)
You are making the most money you have ever made, and you simultaneously have less time to figure out a plan.
Leverage Level Up Financial Planning’s Strategy Guide Process to avoid critical mistakes, have clarity on how to achieve competing goals, and start taking action.
You’re building wealth, but are not totally sure how it works or how it translates to you reaching your goals. This optional add on service allows you to have confidence that your investments are being optimized for achieving your goals.
Financial Planning is required to have your Wealth Managed
“I am making more money than I ever dreamed of, but still feel behind.”
“I have no clue what to do with my employer stock.”
“I’m burned out, but don’t know if I can afford to take a break or switch careers.”
“I have a lot of competing goals.”
“I know I need to take action, but I don’t know where to start.”
“I know I’m playing catch-up. Can I ever retire?”
“I like managing my own investments, but I need help with a real plan. Everyone I talk to requires me to have my assets managed.”
“Should I stay with my employer until my equity vests?
When it comes to your finances and more specifically your life, you deserve someone who will work along side you.
Trust is the cornerstone of any valuable relationship and the trust that my clients have in me is not taken lightly. It may start initially as a feeling, but throughout the Level Up process, it will be backed up as I work with you to ensure that you are not only on track but Leveling Up as a result of our partnership.
Transparency is a critical component of establishing a trusted relationship. As such, I am an open book and provide my pricing directly on my site so you can begin to identify the cost of investing in my services.
As a fee-only financial planner. I am never paid by an outside party to influence the service you receive or your recommendations. Also, not all financial advisors are financial planners. While financial advisors typically only work with your investments. Financial planners help you plan for your current reality and guide you on how to best achieve your goals.
This isn’t general financial advice or rules of thumb that you can find in a Google search or using the newest AI chatbot. It’s customized to you and your unique background. I’ve exclusively served tech clients for over 12 years, allowing me to develop expertise on your unique experiences and employer benefits—especially employer equity and tax planning.
Here are a few of the employers whose employees I’ve served:
A fiduciary standard is the highest level of care for clients. Being a fiduciary requires that your interests are always at the heart of every plan and recommendation. Don’t be fooled by financial advisors who say they are a fiduciary, but in the fine print, it states that their first duty is to their employer and not you.
The collaboration process is ongoing and is what breathes life into your financial strategy guide. Before I can help you optimize a plan that empowers you to live your best life and be excited about your future, we need dig into what really matters to you.
1. We get to understand your situation.
We’ll discuss your goals and biggest financial questions.
2. Identify opportunities.
You’ll receive key insights and specific actions you can take to improve your financial situation.
3. Determine if we’re a fit.
No sales or pressure.
Lucas Casarez is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Founder of Level Up Financial Planning, Power Up Tax Planning Services, and the Techie Personal Finance Bootcamp Podcast.
Lucas’s biggest “why” is his family: his wife Brittany, his son Avery & daughters Emma, Eleanor, & Adley.
It is because of his family that he first started to realize that money is not the goal. Wealth is not the goal. Living an amazing life is the goal. This is reflected in the way Lucas approaches financial planning for his clients.
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In this episode, you’ll learn the answer to the following questions about how your employer stock impacts your taxes, as well as, charitable giving strategies:
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