Alana Light, CFP®, RICP®

Alana is a Partner, Senior Wealth Advisor in the Beacon Pointe Falls Church office, bringing more than 15 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate complex financial decisions and pursue their long-term goals. She specializes in comprehensive wealth management, retirement income planning, investment strategy, risk management, and insurance planning. Alana takes a relationship-driven approach to wealth management, beginning with a thoughtful understanding of each client’s goals, values, risk tolerance, and individual circumstances before developing a personalized financial strategy.

Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, Alana served as a Senior Advisor working closely with clients to develop and implement financial strategies involving comprehensive planning, investment and net-worth analysis, retirement income planning, and the evaluation of life insurance and annuity needs. She has worked alongside retirement-income professionals, the developers of the Retirement Income Style Awareness (RISA) framework and the Retirement Planning Guidebook series. Alana has also contributed to the Retirement Researcher community through content development, presentations, and collaboration with investment management and retirement planning professionals. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Finance from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designations. Alana is a member of the Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council and was named a Five Star Wealth Manager each year from 2022 through 2026. She has been featured in Northern Virginia Magazine and has appeared on the Retire With Style podcast and Retirement Researcher.

Outside the office, Alana enjoys spending time with her family, running, and rock climbing. After taking up running to help her Labrador become more active, she completed two marathons and registered for the 2026 Chicago Marathon and 2027 Boston Marathon.

^{Five Star Wealth Manager award candidates must satisfy ten objective eligibility and evaluation criteria, including factors related to assets under management and client retention, and undergo a regulatory and complaint review.}