So many spreadsheets, so little time...
We cater to the finance-savvy DIYers who don’t have enough time to really “DI.”
Fundamentals Over Flash.
We focus on areas that can be controlled, like tax efficiency and fees.
It’s not as exciting as crypto but allows us to maximize results.
Psychology + Finance = Vilga
We’ll ask lots of why’s to help you understand your relationship to money better.
FOUNDER + PRINCIPAL ADVISOR
Meet Igor.
Self-diagnosed spreadsheet junkie. Financial expert. Tennis fanatic.
After a successful career managing teams for major New York financial firms, Igor realized that his true passion was at the water cooler; analysts and traders would find him there, dispensing tips and sound ideas on personal finance. The fascinated reactions told Igor there was a clear need, even among financial professionals, for a go-to expert in personal finance.
Igor founded Vilga in 2020 as a way to help people just like himself: naturally DIY, passionate about all things financial, but too busy with family, life, and work to spend the time needed to explore their goals and create realistic plans reflecting their core values.
Our Team
Igor Smolyanskiy, CFA, CFP®
Founder + Financial Planner
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25+ Years in Financial Services
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Specializing in Complex Portfolios and Investment Management
After a successful career managing teams for major New York financial firms, Igor realized that his true passion was at the water cooler; analysts and traders would find him there, dispensing tips and sound ideas on personal finance. The fascinated reactions told Igor there was a clear need, even among financial professionals, for a go-to expert in personal finance. Igor founded Vilga in 2020 as a way to help people just like himself: naturally DIY, passionate about all things financial, but too busy with family, life, and work to spend the time needed to explore their goals and create realistic plans reflecting their core values.
After a successful career managing teams for major New York financial firms, Igor realized that his true passion was at the water cooler; analysts and traders would find him there, dispensing tips and sound ideas on personal finance. The fascinated reactions told Igor there was a clear need, even among financial professionals, for a go-to expert in personal finance.
Igor founded Vilga in 2020 as a way to help people just like himself: naturally DIY, passionate about all things financial, but too busy with family, life, and work to spend the time needed to explore their goals and create realistic plans reflecting their core values.
Austin Luckie, CFP®, TPCP®
Financial Planner
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Vanguard veteran
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Supporting Clients with a Planning-focused Approach
Austin is passionate about helping individuals and families simplify their financial lives and make confident decisions, especially as priorities shift over time. He believes great financial planning and investment management focuses on the things you can control: keeping fees low, managing taxes thoughtfully, and building a plan that fits your evolving lifestyle. That philosophy led him to join Vilga, where he provides highly personalized, proactive guidance and is fully invested in each client’s journey. Before joining Vilga, Austin held a variety of roles at Vanguard, most recently serving as a trusted advisor to high-net-worth clients. He continues building strong client relationships at Vilga and brings renewed enthusiasm to the planning process. Austin lives in North Carolina with his wife, and serves clients virtually, across the US.
Austin is passionate about helping individuals and families simplify their financial lives and make confident decisions, especially as priorities shift over time. He believes great financial planning and investment management focuses on the things you can control: keeping fees low, managing taxes thoughtfully, and building a plan that fits your evolving lifestyle.
That philosophy led him to join Vilga, where he provides highly personalized, proactive guidance and is fully invested in each client’s journey.
Before joining Vilga, Austin held a variety of roles at Vanguard, most recently serving as a trusted advisor to high-net-worth clients. He continues building strong client relationships at Vilga and brings renewed enthusiasm to the planning process.
Austin lives in North Carolina with his wife, and serves clients virtually, across the US.
We value transparency, honesty, and great communication. As a fiduciary firm, we put our clients' interests first. We do not sell any products or take any commissions.
THE FIRM FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COULD TALK LATE INTO THE NIGHT ABOUT THE YIELD CURVE
(But don’t have time to rebalance their own portfolios)
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