Jake Abrahamse

Alumni Office, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

People he met in FACS were instrumental in his financial planning career

Major/year graduated

BSFCS, Financial Planning, 2021

Current occupation/location

Senior Financial Planner, Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group

What do you love about your current role?

Working with clients to meet their goals, both today and tomorrow.

How did your time at FACS help prepare you for your life or career?:

I met countless people who have taught me a lot about the profession and fueled my passion for financial planning. The lovely professors and faculty were instrumental and I'm still in contact with a lot of them today.

How do you stay connected to UGA and FACS?

I love to stay connected any way I can, whether that be through the mentorship program, speaking at events, volunteering my time with different student organizations, etc. COVID started right after I had just switched into the financial planning program, so I feel like I was missing that connection piece during my time there, which is why I believe doing these things are so important to me.

What advice would you give current students who aspire to a similar career?

If you want to end up in a similar career, keep working hard and making connections. Go to the local SFPA meetings and ask questions. Join the mentorship program and get paired up with a mentor. Take advantage of all the resources that are available to you, and who knows, an opportunity may come up where you least expect it.