Do we have to live in Silver Lake to work with Aequitas?

No. Aequitas is fee-only and virtual-first — we work with LGBTQ+ households in Silver Lake the same way we work with clients across Los Angeles and the rest of the US. This page is written for the Silver Lake demographic, not as a residency requirement.

Is there a minimum account size?

No asset minimum. Engagements are priced based on planning complexity, not portfolio size, so we can work with LGBTQ+ high earners still building wealth — not just clients who already have it.

What happens on the intro call?

Twenty minutes, video or phone. We ask what you're actually trying to figure out, share how Aequitas would approach it, and decide together whether an engagement makes sense. No pressure, no product pitch.

LGBTQ+ couple in Silver Lake, Los Angeles reviewing their financial plan

Los Angeles · Silver Lake

LGBTQ+ financial planning for Silver Lake

You freelance, your partner has a big-tech day job, and the two calendars barely talk to each other. Your plan can — and if you're buying up the hill, it has to.

Schedule a free intro call 20 minutes · video or phone · no product pitch

Who this is for

Built for Silver Lake LGBTQ+ households

Silver Lake households mix designers, editors, and tech PMs — dual-income queer couples in hillside bungalows and young families in the flats near the reservoir, often with one W-2 and one 1099.

You're a 1099 designer / editor / consultant and your S-corp question has been open for three years. Every accountant gives you a different answer.
One of you gets RSUs, one of you gets a K-1. Your CPA files the return but no one plans the year.
You want to buy a Silver Lake bungalow but the down-payment source is a stack of vested RSUs and the tax hit is the part no one is modeling.
You're thinking about kids in the next 2–3 years and IVF/surrogacy is a real six-figure line item you haven't put in a spreadsheet yet.
Silver Lake rents and prices carry an LGBTQ+ safety premium of roughly $1,200–$1,800/mo over the Inland Empire — the cost of a walkable, visible queer neighborhood. On dual freelance-plus-W-2 income, that premium is often what's really eating your down-payment timeline.

How we help Silver Lake households

1099 + W-2 hybrid tax planning

S-corp vs. sole prop, quarterly estimates, solo 401(k) + SEP-IRA choice, and PTE elections handled proactively — so April isn't a scramble and next year's plan is already in motion.

RSU + ESPP sequencing across two careers

Vest calendars, concentration risk, ESPP hold-vs-sell, and the tax bill hiding in your next refresh — coordinated with the rest of the plan, not treated as a separate problem.

Family-planning cash flow

IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and second-parent adoption modeled into your real cash flow so building a family isn't paused indefinitely or financed on hope.

Next step

Go deeper, or just talk to us

Skim the broader context if you want more before reaching out — or book the call and we'll cover it live.

LGBTQ+ financial advisor in Los Angeles

The city-wide overview: how Aequitas works with Los Angeles LGBTQ+ households across cash flow, tax, investing, and estate.

LGBTQ+ tax & cost-of-living guide: Los Angeles

State income tax, property tax, estate tax, and LGBTQ+ planning overlays specific to Los Angeles.

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FAQ

Silver Lake planning FAQs

Ready to talk through your plan?

On a free intro call we'll walk through where you are, what you're trying to figure out, and whether an engagement makes sense — no pressure.

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