
Tamara Clingan serves as a Wealth Advisor with a strong foundation in accounting and financial strategy. She earned her degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 1997.
Since joining Nova in July 2015, Tamara has guided clients through wealth-building strategies informed by her experience with registered investment firms, Third Party Administrators USA, and as a former Assistant Vice President at Fifth Third Bank.
Known for her analytical rigor and client-centered approach, Tamara emphasizes clarity and integrity in every financial plan. Her work is supervised by Amy C. Novakovich, CFP®, CRPC®, ensuring consistency, compliance, and personalized attention in service delivery.
No matter where you are on your financial journey, our team is here to help. Reach out today to schedule a consultation with one of our experienced advisors. We’d love to get to know you, understand your goals, and share how our team can help you achieve financial peace of mind.
Equal doesn`t always mean fair.
Especially when it comes to inheritance.
Consider two children receiving the same dollar amount—but one receives a Roth IRA and another receives a Traditional IRA.
Or one child spent years helping care for a parent while another didn`t.
Or one received substantial financial help years earlier.
Estate planning can involve much more than dividing everything by the same percentage.
It can also mean considering:
✔️ The assets being inherited
✔️ Taxes
✔️ Previous financial assistance
✔️ Caregiving
✔️ Beneficiary designations
✔️ Individual circumstances
✔️ Communication
💬 Sometimes explaining why you made a decision can be just as important as the decision itself.
🔗 Read more through the link in our bio.
#EstatePlanning #Inheritance #LegacyPlanning #FinancialPlanning #WealthPlanning #NovaWealthManagement
Oct 6
⏳ Retired…but not taking Social Security or RMDs yet?
Pay attention to this window.
For some retirees, taxable income temporarily drops after work ends and before other retirement income begins.
That may create an opportunity to evaluate:
✔️ Roth conversions
✔️ Retirement withdrawals
✔️ Social Security timing
✔️ Future RMDs
✔️ Tax diversification
But a Roth conversion isn`t automatically the right answer.
The goal isn`t just lowering taxes today.
It`s understanding how today`s decisions may affect your taxes throughout retirement.
🔗 Read more through the link in our bio.
#RetirementTaxPlanning #RothConversion #RothIRA #RetirementPlanning #RMD #SocialSecurity #FinancialPlanning #NovaWealthManagement
Oct 5
📁 Having a trust and funding a trust are two different things.
You can sign the documents…
Put them safely in a binder…
And still have work left to do.
Depending on your estate plan, you may need to coordinate:
🏠 Real estate
🏦 Bank accounts
📈 Brokerage accounts
💼 Business interests
📋 Beneficiaries
🖼️ Personal property
And as your financial life changes, your estate plan may need another look.
A trust is a plan. Funding helps put that plan into action.
Our newest blog explains what families should know.
🔗 Link in bio.
#LivingTrust #EstatePlanning #TrustFunding #LegacyPlanning #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #SouthwestFlorida #NovaWealthManagement
Oct 2
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