Arielle Rich Tucker CFP®, EA

Arielle Tucker, CFP®, EA is a financial planner specializing in U.S. expat financial planning, cross-border tax strategy, and global wealth management for Americans living abroad.

Currently based in Zurich, Switzerland, Arielle has spent more than a decade helping individuals and families navigate the complexities of U.S. taxes, cross-border financial planning, and wealth building while living and working internationally. As the founder of Connected Financial Planning, she works with globally mobile professionals, expatriates, and international families to align their finances with their values while building a stable and secure financial future.

Arielle believes that financial education is the cornerstone of every client relationship, empowering clients to make confident decisions about their money, taxes, and long-term financial plans.

In addition to her advisory work, Arielle is the host of Passport to Wealth™, a podcast and educational platform focused on U.S. expat taxes, cross-border financial planning, and building wealth while living abroad. Through this platform, she shares practical insights and expert interviews to help globally mobile individuals and families with U.S. tax ties navigate cross-border financial planning, manage U.S. expat tax obligations, and build wealth while living internationally.

Arielle is also the author of the upcoming book The Expat Money Playbook: Unlocking Your Passport to Wealth, to be published by Wiley Publishing, with a debut scheduled for Fall 2026. The book provides a practical roadmap for U.S. expats seeking to simplify taxes, build wealth internationally, and create long-term financial security abroad.

Through years of professional experience and industry training, Arielle has developed deep expertise in cross-border financial planning, including:

• U.S. tax planning for expats

• Cash flow management for internationally mobile professionals

• Retirement and long-term financial planning for Americans living abroad

• Wealth advisory and strategy for emerging wealth and HNW families 

Arielle is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and an Enrolled Agent (EA) authorized to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She is also a member of The Fee Only Network, which promotes financial advisors who serve clients through a transparent, fee-only fiduciary model.

Arielle works with clients virtually around the world, serving U.S. expats and globally mobile professionals, with in-person meetings in Zurich available upon request.