Amanda Westwood
Financial Advisor
About Amanda
Helping you understand and evaluate all sides of life’s big decisions.
Amanda’s background as an educator makes her a key piece of the North Star – Houston financial planning team.
After teaching middle school for five years, teaching adults high-level financial planning concepts feels simple! Amanda uses her experience in the classroom to break down complex concepts into attainable action steps for clients.
As part of her spirit of teaching and coaching, Amanda values community and relationships, acting as a financial ally to her clients. In every meeting, she focuses on listening to her clients, eager to learn about their values, goals, and specific financial challenges. With a relationship of trust in place, she can help clients navigate their financial challenges, grow in their financial decisions, and see progress toward their goals.
Amanda grew up in Seoul, Korea, and then Plano, Texas, before attending the University of Oklahoma to study music education. Today, Amanda and her husband live in Spring, Texas, and they enjoy spending their free time together outdoors rock climbing, camping, or just going for long walks in their neighborhood. Amanda is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Qualifications
- Series 7
- Series 66
- Texas Life and Health
Services
Amanda and her team at North Star Consultants of Texas – Houston offer comprehensive financial services, specializing in several key offerings:
- Customized, comprehensive fee-based financial planning
- Debt management
- Wealth accumulation
- Risk management
- Education funding options
- Retirement strategies
- Tax minimization techniques*
Team
Amanda is a member of the financial planning team at North Star Consultants – Houston. The team focuses on helping medical professionals and others with financial issues specific to them, including occupation-specific disability insurance, PSLF, and practice setup for optimized tax reduction strategies.*
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Office locations
*Financial professionals do not provide tax, mortgage, real estate or legal advice. You should always consult a tax or legal professional for advice regarding your specific tax and/or legal situation.
Amanda, Laura, Scott, and Doug are investment advisor representative of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. Securities offered through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, a registered investment adviser. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity.
Events
Financial Strategies for Residents and Fellows
Join us for a Private Educational Discussion on Financial Strategies for Residents and Fellows, presented by Scott Dukes. Scott and his team work with hundreds of training physicians and speak at multiple teaching hospitals across the country.