Hillebrand Financial Planning

Hillebrand Financial Planning is a financial planner in Sterling, VA, serving clients who need guidance on retirement, college funding, mortgages, estate planning, insurance, business launch and exit planning, and broader investment decisions including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, annuities, and limited partnerships. The firm is led by John Vyge, CFP®, who founded Hillebrand Financial Planning in 2004 and is credentialed as a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional in both the United States and Canada. Before building the practice, John worked as a business consultant and started and was involved in several small businesses, and he drew on that background to author The Dragons' Den Business Guidebook Series through John Wiley & Sons, based on the television show known as Shark Tank in the U.S.

The firm works on a fee-only, as-needed basis, holding NAPFA membership and operating independently so that recommendations are not influenced by commissions or third-party sales incentives. There are no net worth or account minimums, and clients can engage the firm for a one-time advisory session, a theme-driven financial plan for a specific life stage, flat-fee investment advice for do-it-yourself investors, or ongoing implementation assistance. Engagements typically fall into four phases: advice on a pressing issue such as a Roth IRA conversion or stock options, transition financial plans for career changes or pre-retirement, investment portfolio second opinions, and implementation support. A complimentary 60-minute Get Acquainted Session is offered, along with telephone Q&As with a Certified Financial Planner™ Practitioner.

The office sits on Ridgetop Circle, about a quarter mile from Leesburg Pike and Palisade Parkway, with George Mason University Loudoun and Marymount University's Loudoun Campus both within roughly half a mile. John lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife Sandy and their two daughters.