Vrishin Subramaniam and CapitalWe Join Prospero Wealth

Today, I’m excited to announce that we have extended the Prospero Wealth family by adding Vrishin Subramaniam and his company, CapitalWe. This is the first time we have brought an advisor, with his own pre-existing brand, practice, and clients into Prospero Wealth.

So what makes this such a great fit? 

Suhas and I first met Vrishin at a conference in Huntington Beach almost 3 years ago. We loved that he was an electrical engineering major with a job history including software engineering and technical product management. We also thought the niche was complementary and interesting—Vrishin was serving H-1B visa holders working in the US, largely in technical fields. Since that initial meetup, we have been chatting with him a few times a year and sharing our practice learnings with each other. It eventually became clear that we could all go “further together” and this plan to collaborate more directly was hatched.

Vrishin brings the second official CFP® credential to our roster as well as something that nobody else here has—an expertise in more holistic financial planning obtained through work with the Kinder Institute of Life Planning. The curriculum at the Kinder Institute uses their proprietary EVOKE® process to get clients to think about designing their ideal life by asking three things:

• If money was not an issue, what would your life look like?

• What are the most important things to you in life?

• What could possibly get in the way of living this life?

We have seen first hand that money only solves money problems, and this process is all about understanding the “deeper values and aspirations” of clients. It’s an area that all of us are excited to incorporate more into our practice. (Reach out if you’re an existing client and are curious about this process!)

Let’s hear from Vrishin himself:

I’m excited to be joining Prospero! 

A little bit about me: I was born and raised in New Delhi, India, Vrishin moved to the United States at the age of 17 to pursue undergrad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduating in 2014, I faced the stark realities of the Bay Area job market—high living costs and financial uncertainty, even with a tech role in hand.

This experience sparked my passion for financial optimization and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement.

After realizing that many young immigrants had the same financial questions, I launched CapitalWe to help others alleviate financial stress and make confident money decisions. 

After many years of doing this, I’ve also realized that the most powerful financial advice doesn't start with money, it starts with listening to your inner voice and getting clear on your ideal life. (Ask me more about it!)

I’m based in Thousand Oaks, CA, with my wife Sharanya and daughter Sahasra, where I’m trying to do more adventurous stuff like  scuba diving and hand gliding.

I hope to serve more immigrant families and make a bigger impact by  helping clients design their ideal financial lives .

Vrishin brings our total registered adviser count to 7. We’re all west coast based, with 2 in California, 1 in Oregon, and 4 in Washington.

Onwards and upwards.