Contact Antoinette with Dao Academic Consulting for 1:1 consulting, group workshops, webinars, speaking engagements, and collaborations. For collaborations, webinars, or workshops, please email daoacademicconsulting@gmail.com. Refer to Services for more information on consultations, workshops, and speaker engagement offerings.
If interested in personal financial services, please note that I am a Financial Risk Manager — Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
Clients who refer a friend will receive 20% off their next consultation. If you receive a client referral, your initial 30-minute consultation is free.
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Consultation Rates
There are two types of consultation services: standard and premium consultations. New clients scheduling an initial consultation will be charged the standard rate.
Standard Consultations
- Standard financial consultations are best for clients who are starting to budget, save, and pay down debt.
- Standard career consultations are best for clients seeking resume and cover letter review.
Standard Consultation Rates
- $40 for a 30-minute consultation
- $80 for a one-hour consultation
Premium Consultations
- Premium financial consultations are best for clients and couples who want to optimize their income to budget, save, pay down debt, invest, and build a diversified risk-conscious portfolio.
- Premium career consultations are best for clients seeking resume and cover letter review, practice interviews, targeted and personalized job research, and salary negotiation tips and strategy.
Premium Consultation Rates
- $56 for a $30-minute consultation
- $112 for a one-hour consultation
Financial Consultation Rates Comparison
| Service Provided | Service Description | Standard Financial Consultation | Premium Financial Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgeting | Building a personalized budget, setting time-sensitive personal financial goals, and tracking monthly expenses. | X | X |
| Debt Repayment | Paying down credit card debt, medical debt, student loans, and other personal loans. | X | X |
| Financial Coaching | Discussing spending habits, saving habits, and tips for limiting impulse purchases and avoiding overdraft fees and credit card debt. | X | X |
| Text and Email Support | Text and email responses to questions regarding assigned actions items and financial plan. | X | X |
| Investing | Planning short, medium, and long-term investment goals, building a diversified and risk-conscious portfolio, and evaluating different types of investment accounts (529 Plans, Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs, and taxable brokerage accounts). | X | |
| First-time Homebuying | Planning and building time-sensitive saving and investment strategies for becoming a first-time homeowner. Discussing how to shop for a mortgage, compare lender rates, and qualify for local first-time homebuyer programs. | X | |
| Joint Financial Planning | Building a personalized budget, setting time-sensitive joint and individual financial goals, tracking monthly expenses, and account and bill organization and management strategies for couples. | X | |
| Retirement Planning | Locating previous retirement accounts, opening new retirement accounts, creating a retirement budget, and discussing options for decreasing living expenses and maintaining income during retirement. | X |
Career Consultation Rates Comparison
| Service Provided | Service Description | Standard Career Consultation | Premium Career Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume Review | Building a personalized resume that incorporates key words and themes from a client’s targeted job postings and industries, while highlighting professional experience, education, and accomplishments. | X | X |
| Cover Letter Review | Drafting, editing, and reviewing a cover letter that incorporates and summarizes relevant experience not listed on a client’s resume. | X | X |
| Career Coaching | Tailoring advice and feedback for how to network, apply to jobs, interact with recruiters, and hone personal introduction and resume pitches. | X | X |
| Text and Email Support | Text and email responses to questions regarding assigned actions items and career plan. | X | X |
| Career Planning and Research | Conducting personalized and in-depth research on the best-paid and most accessible jobs based on a client’s previous professional experience, targeted industries, and career interests. | X | |
| Job application search | Researching, sourcing, and compiling potential job openings and applications based on a client’s targeted industries and career interests. | X | |
| Practice interviews | Providing specific feedback and comprehensive coaching on how to respond to general and behavioral interview questions based on the STAR method. | X | |
| Compensation negotiation | Drafting, editing, and reviewing a “negotiation script” to guide clients on how to “ask their worth” in a range based on previous experience, accomplishments, and the market rate for their desired role. | X |
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