

Meghan helps investors align their portfolios with their personal values, ensuring their money supports the principles they live by every day. She specializes in advanced tax planning for business owners and international clients with complex financial needs, integrating sophisticated tax strategies into comprehensive financial planning. Through her partnership with Mindful Tax, Meghan provides clients with a coordinated approach to investment management and proactive tax planning, helping them make informed decisions that build long-term wealth while minimizing tax liability. Her collaborative, values-based approach gives clients confidence that every aspect of their financial plan is working together toward their goals.
Meghan started her career as a financial counselor for the US military, working for 13 years in Europe and Asia. After COVID, she returned to the US and has been a senior partner for both a financial planning firm and tax planning firm since. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Franklin University and Masters of Science in Family Financial Planning from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Meghan is a passionate and active volunteer for the Financial Advocacy Movement, a registered 501(c)3 charity. Her work within the organization has led to the development and implementation of their financial wellness program, the core component of their educational mission. When she is not volunteering for FAM, Meghan can be found advocating for the LGBTQIA2+ community.
Not everyone has the inclination or time to spend planning their finances and life goals. My passion is to not only assist with this, but to also help clients see that the currency they are really after is not just dollars and cents, but time and opportunity.
I know that every family is unique in their dynamic and needs, which is why I believe financial plans should be customized to each family’s circumstances, no matter the sexual orientation of its members, or number of relationships involved.
Meghan Lape is an investment advisory representative (IAR) of First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, an independent Registered Investment Advisor (SEC File #801-56587) and Certified B Corporation specializing in sustainable, responsible, impact (SRI) investing.
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