We listen. We educate. We guide.
We speak your language — not the industry's. The result is a plan you actually understand and a partnership that lasts decades, not quarters.
A relationship, not a transaction.
Face-to-face meetings
We meet in person or by video to understand your goals and review your plan.
Recurring calls
Scheduled check-ins keep the plan current between reviews.
Ongoing financial education
Workshops, lectures and plain-English explanations, so you understand every decision.
No proprietary products
We are fiduciaries. We give open, honest advice and don't sell products of our own.
Someday is today.
Most of us keep a list of things we'll do someday. A plan gives each of them a date, and the confidence to act on it.
Four commitments we make to every client.
We are fiduciaries, all of the time.
Not a marketing phrase. A legal standard that obligates us to put your interests ahead of our own — on every recommendation, every quarter, in writing.
We don't sell what we don't believe in.
No proprietary funds. No commission products. No sales quotas to hit by Friday. Open architecture means we recommend what's right, not what's profitable for us.
We write plans, not pitch decks.
You leave with a plain-English document — explicit trade-offs, expected outcomes, what changes when life changes. Something you can read, share with your spouse, and act on.
We answer the phone.
Not a queue. Not a chatbot. Call the office — Leeanne picks up — and you're in front of the right person within the day.
Founded in Ann Arbor in 2018
Andrea Darden founded DWG in 2018 so families wouldn't have to choose between competence and candor. Every year since, that's remained the bar.
Darden Wealth Group is a registered investment adviser (CRD 294926). Meet the team or read our disclosures.
See if we're a fit.
Answer a few short questions about your family and finances. You'll get a recommendation and can book a time with the right advisor.