Firebrand Wealth Management

Overview

Amy Barnes founded Firebrand Wealth Management in 2018 after two decades at traditional brokerage firms, investment banks, and large asset managers. The firm operates from Seattle and New York, registered in California, Texas, and Washington. Its stated mission targets an unusual demographic for the RIA industry: women, their families, and allies navigating equity compensation, divorce, widowhood, or multi-generational wealth transfer. Firebrand offers two service packages: standalone financial planning with no asset minimum, and full-service investment management on an AUM-based fee schedule that wraps in planning. The firm describes its investment approach as socially responsible and tax-sensitive. Service lines span equity award analysis, estate planning, divorce support, tax planning, and education planning. Suzanne Bottoms, the Director of Client Services, runs bi-coastal operations from New York, a structure that reflects a deliberate presence in two distinct private-wealth markets. The firm lists no publicly disclosed portfolio positions or committed funds. The team lists five professionals, four of whom hold either the CFP® mark, the CIMA® designation, a CPA license, or legacy FINRA Series licenses. Timothy Huynh joined as Wealth Advisor in 2024, bringing a physician-focused planning book that extends the firm’s reach beyond its core gender-lens positioning. No external capital vehicles, philanthropic foundations, or membership networks are disclosed on the firm’s site. Firebrand’s structural signature is its barbell service model: a planning-only track with no asset minimum sits alongside a traditional AUM-based investment-management track. This dual-track design means the firm can engage clients years before they become investment-management households — an onboarding path that more closely resembles a multi-family office pipeline than a standard RIA. The firm’s Form ADV Part 2A, referenced on the site, is the primary document for verifying registration posture, client count, and any disciplinary history.