Financial Planning | CPA-Led Fee-Only Financial Planners | ZAG Consulting Group
CPA-Led  ·  Fee-Only Fiduciary  ·  Maryland & Nationwide

Financial Planning,
Built Around Your Life.

A fee-only CPA firm helping individuals and families organize their money, lower their taxes, and stay on track toward every goal that matters — from your first home to a confident retirement.

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Fee-Only
Fiduciary standard
no commissions, ever
Fiduciary Standard
CPA-Led Tax Strategy
Goal-Based Planning
Retirement & Savings
Family & Legacy Planning
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Our Philosophy

Your money should have
a plan behind it.

Most people we meet aren't doing anything wrong — they're just doing it alone. A 401(k) here, a savings account there, a vague sense they should be doing more with their taxes. What's missing isn't discipline. It's a single plan that ties it all together.

As a CPA-led firm, we start with your whole picture — cash flow, taxes, savings, debt, and the goals you're actually working toward — and build one coordinated plan that tells you exactly what to do next, and why.

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As a fee-only fiduciary, our only source of compensation is our clients. No commissions. No products to sell. Just advice.
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The ZAG Framework

Four pillars of
a complete plan.

A real financial plan is more than a portfolio. Our framework connects the everyday decisions and the long-term ones into a single strategy.

We map where your money actually goes, build an emergency reserve, and put a clear savings system in place — so you're funding your goals on purpose instead of hoping something's left over. This includes prioritizing debt payoff and matching every dollar to what it's meant to do.
A low-cost, diversified investment approach matched to your timeline and your comfort with risk — plus a clear plan for your 401(k), IRA, and other accounts. We show you how much to save and where, so you can see the retirement you're building years before you get there.
This is where a CPA-led firm makes the difference. We look ahead — not just at last year's return — to coordinate contributions, withholdings, and account types so you keep more of what you earn. Small, proactive moves each year compound into real dollars over a lifetime.
Insurance, estate basics, and beneficiary planning to protect the people who depend on you — and college and family-goal funding when that's part of the picture. We make sure a plan you built for the good years also holds up if life doesn't go as planned.

Fee-only. CPA-led. No conflicts of interest. Built around your goals, not our commissions.
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Leadership
Vlad Zagranichny, CPA

Vlad Zagranichny

CPA  |  Managing Member & CEO

Vlad Zagranichny is the Founder and CEO of ZAG Consulting Group, with more than 25 years at the intersection of tax strategy, accounting, and personal financial planning. A Cum Laude graduate of Loyola College with dual degrees in Accounting and Finance, he brings a CPA's discipline to every financial decision — examining the full tax consequence before any move is made. Named one of Baltimore's Top Accountants by Baltimore SmartCEO in 2012, his tax-first philosophy has defined this practice for over two decades.

CPA AICPA Member MACPA Member MSATP Member 25+ Years Experience Baltimore's Top Accountants 2012

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Let's Build
Your Plan.

Tell us a little about where you are — we'll show you what a CPA-led financial plan looks like for your situation. No cost, no pressure.

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