The US Exit Tax (HEART Act 877A) and How it Works in 2026

Ashley Murphy, CFP® GFP Fellow, is a tri-citizen of the USA, Australia and the UK. He is the founder and Principal of Arete Wealth Strategists Australia, a fee-only, SEC Registered Investment Advisor providing financial planning and investment management firm for Australian/American expatriates in the United States and Australia.​ Ashley is also the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Global Financial Planning (GFP) Institute. The GFP Institute provides community, tools, and education for fiduciary financial advisors working with clients whose financial lives cross borders.

From 2014 - 2017, Ashley taught in the CFP programs at UC Berkeley Extension and Golden Gate University. He served as a Knowledge Circle host for the Financial Planning Association's International and Cross-Border Knowledge Circle (2017 - 2019), and is a regular conference speaker. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning in Australia making him one of the few financial advisors qualified in multiple countries. Ashley has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and profiled in Financial Advisor Magazine.

​Ashley lives with his wife Eliza, and daughters Elise & Jasmine in Minneapolis, MN. He enjoys cycling, reading and world travel. He is a futurist with interests in architecture, renewable energy and demographics.