Helping women take control of their wealth through every stage of life, from growth to management to leaving a legacy.

Why SIGNATUREWOMEN?

Financial decisions look different for every woman. At SignatureWOMEN™, you work with a team that understands the practical realities of divorce, widowhood, and stepping into a new decision-making role, along with the financial strategy each moment calls for. From your first question to your long-term plan, we’re here in your corner.

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Protect
What You’ve Built

Major life transitions put a lot of financial decisions in front of you at once, often for the first time. We help you manage them all.

  • Estate & Settlement Document Review
  • Insurance Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Portfolio Design
  • Investment Strategies

Step Into the Decision-Maker Seat

Whether you’re the breadwinner, newly independent, or ready to take a more active role in your financial plan, we build the knowledge and confidence you need to lead.

  • Financial Education & Blueprints
  • Goal-Setting
  • Progress Reporting
  • Networking & Community
  • Long-Term Wealth Strategies

Navigate Your Transition

Whether you’re going through a divorce, adjusting to life after losing a spouse, or facing another major shift, we help you make confident financial decisions from day one.

  • Divorce Planning
  • Widowhood Support
  • Career Transition Planning
  • Life Transition Planning
  • Budget Planning

Live Your Net Worthwhile®

Your wealth should fund a life you love, now and in the future.

  • Legacy Planning
  • Philanthropy
  • Life Optimization
  • Personal Fulfillment

SIGNATUREWOMEN™ SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Our SignatureWOMEN™ services are built for women at every stage, from taking on financial decision-making for the first time to accelerating a long-term wealth strategy. We combine holistic financial planning with a network of specialists so every part of your financial life, investments, insurance, and estate planning, moves in the same direction.

Financial Education & Empowerment

Build the confidence and knowledge to make decisions and lead your own financial future.

Holistic Wealth Management

Investment management, cash flow planning, and tax strategy, coordinated under one roof.

Estate & Legacy Planning

Protect what matters most and plan for the wealth you’ll pass on.

Insurance & Risk Planning

Life, disability, and long-term care coverage reviewed by specialists on staff.

Divorce & Widowhood Planning

Work through settlement agreements, estate documents, and the financial decisions that come with a major transition.

Referral Network Coordination

Access to attorneys, accountants, and other specialists who support you through a transition.

SIGNATUREWOMEN™ LEADERSHIP

Clara C. Parris, CFP®

Partner, Wealth Advisor

My Net Worthwhile® is helping clients gain freedom in their financial lives so they can focus and have a bigger impact on what is most important to them.

Clara’s passion is helping clients gain financial freedom. She partners with individuals and families to develop their confidence in decision-making and to craft personalized financial strategies to achieve their goals. Clara is especially skilled at engaging with clients in times of personal and professional transition. Read more...

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Clara C. Parris, CFP®

Partner, Wealth Advisor

My Net Worthwhile® is helping clients gain freedom in their financial lives so they can focus and have a bigger impact on what is most important to them.

Clara’s passion is helping clients gain financial freedom. She partners with individuals and families to develop their confidence in decision-making and to craft personalized financial strategies to achieve their goals. Clara is especially skilled at engaging with clients in times of personal and professional transition. Whether a client is facing divorce, loss of a spouse, receiving an inheritance, the sale of a business or retirement, her goal is to provide the tools to move forward with confidence and clarity.

With over 15 years of experience, Clara began her career at a multi-family office working with ultra-high net worth families helping to navigate their complex investment strategies and maximize the impact of gifting and transfer strategies. Prior to joining SignatureFD in 2015, Clara was with Wells Fargo Private and the multi-family office, Keel Point LLC. She also participated in The World Race through Adventures in Missions leading a team of seven volunteers serving in 11 countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. She is currently serving as a member of the Young Life Investment Committee.

Clara is a South Carolina native and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance from Clemson University. She is an avid Clemson football fan, enjoys writing calligraphy and being outside with her husband, Stephen, and their two children.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® and CFP® in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

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Jamie McCusker Gentry, CFP®

Partner, Wealth Advisor

My Net Worthwhile® is seeking the next opportunity to foster financial confidence.

Raised by a single mom, Jamie is passionate about providing support and education to women who face major financial decisions on their own. The path of her professional career has afforded constant opportunities to share that passion. Jamie feels blessed to wake up each day and help clients accomplish their goals and dreams by identifying and implementing the most effective financial tools and strategies. Read more...

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Jamie McCusker Gentry, CFP®

Partner, Wealth Advisor

My Net Worthwhile® is seeking the next opportunity to foster financial confidence.

Raised by a single mom, Jamie is passionate about providing support and education to women who face major financial decisions on their own. The path of her professional career has afforded constant opportunities to share that passion. Jamie feels blessed to wake up each day and help clients accomplish their goals and dreams by identifying and implementing the most effective financial tools and strategies.

Jamie joined SignatureFD during the firm’s early years. She was the first Planning Associate and dedicated a decade to developing and implementing the firm’s vision for its initial Wealth Management Team. She also helped establish the framework for our Solutions Team. In her current role as advisor for SignatureWOMEN, Jamie is involved at all levels in helping tailor wealth advisory services to the unique needs of today’s woman investors, specializing in creating holistic financial plans. She gives specific attention to assisting others with her expertise in risk management.

She graduated from Georgia State University’s top-ranked Risk Management & Insurance program. Her passion for the RMI industry and student leadership sparked the successful reactivation of the GSU chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, an international professional fraternity that continues as a currently active student program. Jamie is a member of the Financial Planning Association and a past NexGen Board Member for FPA of Georgia.

In her personal life, Jamie is an active volunteer serving the local community as a member of the Midtown Neighborhood Association’s License & Permits Committee. In her spare time, she enjoys mountain biking and attending live music shows with her husband, Bill.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® and CFP® in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

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