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Adrienne Stark

Senior Financial Planner

Adrienne Stark joins Facet with more than twenty years of experience in the financial planning industry. She has worked at Vanguard, TIAA, Fidelity and most recently MissionSquare where she helped those in the public sector achieve financial security and use their savings as a tool to achieve their dreams. In additional to being Certified Financial Planner ™ professional, Adrienne also holds the Retirement Income Certified Professional and Tax-Planning Certified Professional certificates from American College. Adrienne is based in Philadelphia where outside of work she volunteers with the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society and the Junior League.

Education: Lafayette College, B.A.

"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire" - Ferdinand Foch

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My rescue pup (also known as my financial planning intern) and I enjoy taking advantage of Philly’s many outdoor beer gardens in the nice weather

Our family is also actively involved in animal rescue and here is the cat that we fostered over the holidays. She is unbound by rules as she was drinking from the Cool Doggie water dish

Celebrating Phoebe Floofay’s gotcha day with some pup-friendly ice cream

Is there any experience you think everyone should be required to have? What is it?

Living abroad! I was so lucky to have the chance to study abroad twice! Doing so not only introduced me to the charm of oliebollen, but also helped me grow as a person. It also helped me embrace my more adventurous side!

If you could meet one person, living or dead, real or fictional, and have a conversation with them, who would you meet and what would you talk about?

I would love to pick David Byrne’s brain. I have been a long-time admirer of his music (big shout-out to one of my first manager’s who introduced me to his music) and a more recent admirer of his Reasons to Cheerful project. The world can be a heavy place and I have so much admiration for folks who are actively seeking joy.

What’s the top destination on your must-visit list?

I would love to take a safari in South Africa. As a kid I was always a sucker for the zoo and I think it would be incredible to see these majestic animals in their natural habitat. It would also be incredible to experience a culture as rich as South Africa’s!

What book, movie, music, etc. changed your outlook on life?

Die With Zero by Bill Perkins changed how I approach my conversations with members. This book drove home the importance of money being “just” a tool. And like any tool, how you use it matters.