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ABOUT VANDERWATT SOLUTIONS

Financial Guidance
Built Around Your Life

At Vanderwatt Solutions, we believe financial decisions should be connected to the life you are building, the people you care about, and the future you want to create.

Our role is to help you look at the bigger picture, understand your options, and make informed decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

OUR STORY

A Personal Experience
That Became a Greater Purpose

Vanderwatt Solutions was founded from a deeply personal experience. After watching my father work more than 40 years, only to struggle financially after being laid off and forced into early retirement, I saw firsthand how quickly life can change when retirement income is limited and the cost of healthcare keeps rising.

What began as an effort to help my father became something much bigger. I started seeing the same challenges in families throughout my community, and that is what led me into financial services and eventually to founding Vanderwatt Solutions.

My goal has always been to help people understand these decisions before they are forced to make them under pressure, to help families prepare earlier, and to make sure more people have access to the information and guidance that can make a real difference in the life they are able to live later.

WHY VANDERWATT SOLUTIONS

A More Connected Approach
to Your Financial Life

Your financial life does not fit neatly into one category. A retirement decision can affect your taxes. A Social Security decision can change how much of your income is taxable. Higher income can affect what you pay for Medicare. Investment decisions can affect the income you have available later. Insurance and legacy decisions can determine what happens to the people and assets you leave behind.

At Vanderwatt Solutions, we look at the full picture, help you understand where the decisions connect, and bring in the appropriate solutions and professional relationships based on what you actually need. The goal is simple: fewer disconnected decisions and a financial life that makes more sense as a whole.

OUR CORE VALUES

What Guides Us

Integrity

We do what is right, even when no one is watching. Our recommendations are guided by what we believe is in the best interest of the people we serve.

Stewardship

We respect the responsibility that comes with being trusted with someone's financial life. We treat that responsibility with care, discipline, and respect.

Service

People should feel valued, heard, and cared for. We believe good service means being responsive, dependable, and present throughout the relationship.

Excellence

We hold ourselves to a high standard in how we prepare, communicate, follow through, and serve.

Relationships

We believe this work is personal. Financial decisions affect families, futures, and legacies, and we want our relationships with clients to reflect that.

OUR TEAM

Meet the Vanderwatt Team

Angelina Watkins

Founder

Angelina Watkins has spent more than three decades in financial services, beginning her career in banking as a teenage and later building experience across accounting, real estate, insurance, investments, retirement, and wealth management.

She works with individuals and families through many stages of life, helping them understand what they have, what they are trying to accomplish, and which financial decisions need attention.

Outside of financial services, Angelina serves in the financial ministry at her church and leads a ministry dedicated to helping women believe in themselves again, dream beyond where they are today, take greater ownership of their lives, walk in purpose, and pursue the life they were created to live.

Family and faith remain central to who Angelina is and how she serves others.

James Watkins

Co-Owner

James brings a practical, relationship-focused approach to helping individuals and families prepare for retirement and make informed financial decisions.

He believes clients should feel comfortable asking questions, understand the strategies being discussed, and know how those decisions fit into their overall goals.

Jennifer Rouse

Administration

Jennifer provides administrative support to the Vanderwatt Solutions team and helps coordinate the details that support a smooth client experience.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Backed by Strong Strategic Relationships

Vanderwatt Solutions works with established financial organizations and industry partners to provide clients with access to additional resources, investment capabilities, technology, research, and professional support.

Our relationship with Gradient Securities, Gradient Wealth Management, and other Gradient-affiliated resources allows us to draw upon a broader network of investment, advisory, and case-design capabilities when appropriate.

These strategic relationships allow us to remain personal in the way we serve clients while having access to the resources and support of a larger financial organization.