Meet Ashten Barber
One advisor who actually knows your whole story.
I founded Eclipse so software engineers could have what the traditional model rarely delivers: a single advisor who understands the full picture, stays the same person through every conversation, and builds a plan around your life instead of a product.
Why I Built Eclipse
I saw what wasn't working. So I built something better.
I earned my degree in finance and began my career at Fidelity Investments. From the inside of the traditional system, I saw the same pattern repeat: plans that favored products over people, clients who were handed information but never truly understood, advisors rewarded for volume instead of outcomes.
I didn't want to join a better firm. I wanted to build one. Eclipse is designed to work the way a financial relationship should: planning first, the same advisor every time, and strategy that exists to serve you rather than sell to you.
What I Focus On
Built around the way engineers are actually paid.
Equity compensation strategy
RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, ESPPs, and the tax timing decisions that come with each.
Tax-integrated planning
Decisions made with the tax consequences modeled first, not discovered later.
Concentrated stock
Reducing single-company risk deliberately, without an avoidable tax surprise.
Comprehensive planning
Investing, retirement, and long-term goals, coordinated as one strategy.
The Team Behind Me
Independent practice. Institutional backing.
You work directly with me. Behind that relationship is Sovran Advisors, the registered investment adviser that provides Eclipse with research, compliance, and institutional-grade infrastructure. It means you get the focus and continuity of a single dedicated advisor, with the resources and oversight of an established firm supporting every recommendation.
Away From the Work
Thoughtful decisions. A life that reflects them.
My interest in finance started early, watching my mother balance the family checkbook at the kitchen table. It was never really about the numbers. It was about stability, intention, and building a life on purpose. That has stayed with me.
Outside of work I'm a wife and a mother to two boys. I understand firsthand the balance between building a meaningful career and being present for the moments that matter most. I value independence, time, and living with intention, and I feel most at home on California's beaches, where everything comes back into alignment.
