D. Crystal Alford-Cooper CDFA®, CFP®, CRC®


Law & Associates,Inc.

6111 Tulane Avenue
Glen Echo MD 20812
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301-229-8500

With extensive experience in wealth management, financial planning and client advocacy; D. Crystal Alford-Cooper, CFP®, CRC®, CDFA® is Owner/CEO of Davita Financial Planning LLC (DavitaPlan). Davita (which is Crystal's first name) means "giving life" in Italian. Thus the firm's mantra – "giving life" to financial wellness.


Prior to forming DavitaPlan, Crystal served as Director of Financial Planning for a prominent wealth management firm, with offices in Columbia and Salisbury, Maryland. Crystal possesses a solid portfolio of career experience as a leader in life planning solutions. With a talent for organizational development and growth; Crystal leverages her passion for financial planning and strong organizational mind to deliver optimized services focused on meeting client needs and making financial planning understandable and accessible to numerous target demographics.


Crystal has appeared as a financial planning guest on national broadcast shows; including Financial Empowerment with Nick Abrams, CNBC's Nightly Business Report, Investment News INTV, WEAA Wealthy Radio,  WEAA 88.9, Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell, Moneywise, WHUR SiriusXM Radio, and CNN.com; and quoted in several notable media publications; CNBC.com, Investment News, Money, Black Enterprise, and Essence.


Crystal holds an Adjunct Faculty position with HOWARD Community College, Columbia, Maryland. She serves on boards of the Financial Planning Association of Maryland (FPA of MD), Chair 2018; the Association of African American Financial Advisors (AAAA), Past President/Director; the Howard County Police Foundation, Director; as well as, the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) National Diversity Committee. Crystal is a graduate of Leadership Howard County's Premier program.


Crystal is a graduate of the College for Financial Planning; holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Certified Retirement Counselor (CRC®) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) designations; and, maintains a Maryland state insurance license.