Divorce is difficult and can even be scary but you don’t have to go through this alone. Let us help you find your freedom.
When I went through my divorce, I had already been a financial advisor for six years.
I realized firsthand that “Divorce brain” is a real phenomenon.
During divorce, you’re confused and unable to process even simple information. All this happens while you are emotionally and physically drained, yet you are expected to make life-changing decisions quickly!
If, as a financial advisor, I had a hard time wrapping my mind around it all during my own divorce, I could only imagine how frustrating it can be for women without financial training.
I launched The Financial Knot® to help bridge that gap and offer a safe space for women during one of their most challenging chapters.
We take a complex, confusing process for women and give them an easy button before and after divorce.
Everyone in divorce is transaction-based except us. We can stay with you post divorce as well!
We will be there during your divorce to help you make sense of everything, value assets, and understand the financial side. Nuances and specific language can help you avoid missing out on potentially thousands of dollars. Our goal is to make sense of the confusion and support you along the way to your new beginning.
Divorce turns your world upside down. We help you flip your life back on track to preserve your wealth and well-being during and after divorce.
You’re not alone. We can help.
Our Core Values
We care. As your tireless advocate, you can feel confident that you will be seen and heard during the process and that we’ll always have your best interest at heart. .
We are peacemakers. A peacekeeper maintains peace at all costs, even if it means sacrificing boundaries or keeping quiet. As peacemakers, we actively pursue common ground to resolve conflict without giving up set boundaries.
We have fun. The nature of our work can be heavy and stressful. Yet, we take our work seriously while maintaining a good sense of humor, regardless of what life throws at us.
Stephanie Vokral
Stephanie Vokral is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® practitioner who has worked as a Financial Advisor for the last 25+ years in the Columbia area. She launched her own wealth management firm in 2014, to specializes in working with Women in Transition; transitions like divorce, retirement, death of a spouse/loved one, or a job change. She joined InVestra in 2024 to continue this work with a larger team of professionals specializing in empowering women. To focus her efforts on divorce, she opened The Financial Knot® to offer a wide range of divorce financial planning services to women.
She’s a Certified Financial Planner ™ and has extensive training in investments, risk management, estate planning, tax planning, education planning, and retirement planning. She’s also an Accredited Investment Fiduciary or AIF®, giving her additional experience in fiduciary standards. Stephanie has been featured on the S.C. Business Review with Mike Switzer as well as Thirty Minutes Down South podcast, a panelist and speaker for various local organizations, including the University of SC Women’s Leadership Institute, CLUTCH CoWork Council, Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), Central Carolina Community Foundation, local churches, and Women in Philanthropy. She is married to Jason and the proud mother of Anna Caroline. She is an active member of Columbia Crossroads Church - Chapin.
Other noteworthy mentions include:
Member of the S.C. Financial Planning Association, SC Academy of Collaborative Professionals (SCACP), International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), Association of Divorce Financial Planners, Advisory Board for Hope Haven, and United Way of the Midlands, Women in Philanthropy and the Charleston Cooperative Family Law Association .
Past Vice President of the Columbia chapter of the S.C. Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs
Past board member of NAIFA-SC
Past Member of the Women in Philanthropy Executive Committee and Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce.
Mandy Wunder Harling
is the Director of Client Services at The Financial Knot®. She graduated from Chapin High School and the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in Business Administration. Mandy handles the operational and administrative aspects of the office. She has 30 years of experience in Development and Planned Giving, Professional Association and Board Management, and Human Resources. Mandy lives in Chapin with her twin daughters, Emily and Lucy. In her free time, she enjoys running, baking, and traveling.
