What do financial advisors do? A financial advisor can organize and simplify the complexities of your financial life through comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, investment management and other services tailored to your needs. Working with a financial planner can help you make better financial decisions based on a professionally prepared plan and reduce the stress of life's transitions. Take the next step and find a financial advisor in the Chicago, IL area. Review the verified advisors below. Visit their websites. Contact them directly. Ask lots of questions. FeeOnlyNetwork.com will never collect your information to sell like advisor "matching services".
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Matthew Barnard
CFP®, EA
Maplewood Wealth
Arlington Heights, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, Tax-Smart Investing, Tax Preparation, Charitable Giving, College Education Planning
Accessible, fee-only financial planning for modern lives. Tailored strategies to fit your goals, without asset minimums. Local expertise, nationwide reach.
Rob Costello
CFP®
Costello Financial Planning
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only Financial Planner serving clients across the country from offices in Bend OR, Ann Arbor MI, and Chicago IL.
Brett Spencer
CFP®, CEPA, GFP (USA)
Impact Financial LLC
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Business Ownership Planning, Impact Investing/ESG/SRI, Cross Boarder/Ex Pat Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Andy Baxley
CFP®, MSFP
Two Trails Financial Planning
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive financial life planning, Financial Independence/FIRE, Planning for mid-career professionals, Guidance for families with young kids, Investment Management, Retirement Income Planning, Tax Planning, Cash flow, Asset protection, Estate planning, College Education Planning, TIAA, Sudden money events, Equity compensation
At Two Trails Financial Planning, we help thoughtful mid-career professionals approach their wealth and their lives with a spirit of creativity and possibility.
Gabriel Abraham Shahin
CFP®, AIF®, MBA
Falcon Wealth Planning, Inc.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Specialties: Tax Planning, Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning
Fee-Only Financial Planner serving the Los Angeles region with headquarters in Ontario, CA, and additional offices in Irvine, Torrance, Pasadena, Temecula, Palm Desert, Fresno, and San Jose.
Nancy Tani
CFP®, JD, MBA
Retire Secure Financial Planning, LLC
Evanston, IL
Fee-Only Certified Financial Planner™ professional located in Chicago (Evanston), IL, and serving clients in Cook and Lake counties, IL, and across the country.
Patrick Bourbon
CFA®, CFP®
Bourbon Financial Management
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Reaching your financial goals, Advice on 401(k) / 403(b) / IRA, Mutual Funds/ETF recommendations, Retirement plan rollovers, Tax planning, Estate planning, Cash flow projection, Education planning and funding, Protecting assets / risk management, Real estate and mortgages
Financial planner with 20-year experience serving U.S. Citizens and Expatriates globally (no minimum assets) for a flat monthly fee (typically $400-$700)
Brian Thompson
JD, CFP®
Brian Thompson Financial LLC
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Business Planning, Tax Planning, Comprehensive Financial Planning, Cash Flow Planning
Fee-Only Financial Planner serving the Chicago, IL area.
Robert Gerstemeier
CFP®, EA, MBA
Gerstemeier Financial Group
Oak Brook, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner with offices in Oak Brook, IL and Cincinnati, OH.
Mark Gilbert
CPA/PFS, MBA
Reason Financial Advisors, LLC
Northfield, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only Financial Advisor located near Chicago with offices in Naperville and Northfield, serving Cook, Lake & DuPage counties in Illinois and clients across the country
Ivan Havrylyan
CFP®
Outside The Box Financial Planning, LLC
Wheeling, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Wealth Management, Tax Planning, College Planning
Fee-Only, Certified Financial Planner in the Chicago area.
Jeffrey Kostis
CFP®, CPA/PFS, CDFA®
JK Financial Planning, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only Financial Advisor serving Chicago and northwest suburbs with offices in Chicago and Vernon Hills
Bridget Sullivan Mermel
CFP®, CPA, MA
Sullivan Mermel, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Strategy, Tax Planning, Education Planning, Real Estate Analysis, Estate Planning, Insurance Analysis
Fee Only Financial Planner Located in Chicago, IL and Serving Clients Nationwide
Robert L. Riedl
CPA, CFP®, AWMA®, CFC®
Endowment Wealth Management Inc.
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, Tax Planning, Private Equity Investing, Alternative Asset Implementation, College Education Planning
Fee-Only SEC Registered Investment Advisory firm that provides fiduciary financial planning & wealth management services. We have offices located in Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee WI, Chicago Il, and Hilton Head SC and clients in 23 states.
Nate Eads
CFP®
Moller Wealth Partners
Northfield, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, Tax Planning, Insurance and Estate Planning
Fee-Only financial planner with offices in Northfield, IL and Chicago, IL serving clients locally and across the country
Lester G. Detterbeck
CPA/PFS, MBA, CFP®, CFA®
Detterbeck Wealth Management
Palatine, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Charleston, SC, serving clients locally and across the country
Curt Stowers
CFP®, PhD, MS
F5 Financial
Naperville, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Income Planning, Estate & Legacy Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only Financial Planner located in Naperville, IL, and Chicago, IL, and serving clients across the US.
Luke Van de Loo
CFP®
Sullivan Mermel, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Strategy, Real Estate Analysis, Estate Planning, Insurance Analysis
Fee Only Financial Planner Located in Chicago, IL and Serving Clients Nationwide
Donald Duncan
CFP®, CFA®, CPA/PFS, CSEP, MBA
Savant Wealth Management
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Wealth Management, Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer, Accounting & Consulting Services, Investment Management, Tax Planning, Advisory & Preparation, Company Retirement Plans, Financial Planning, Trust Services, Retirement Income Planning, Retirement Plan Rollovers
Savant Wealth Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving financially established individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and non-profits.
Rorik Larson
CFP®, EA, MBA
Essential Financial Strategies
Palos Heights, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, College Education Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Tax Planning, Investment Management
Providing Fee-Only Wealth Advice to Orland Park, Palos Park, Palos Heights, Frankfort, New Lenox, Homer Glen and surrounding Chicago suburbs and beyond.
William Keffer
CFP®, CDFA®, MBA, MSPFP, CLU®, ChFC®
Keffer Financial Planning
Oak Park, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Oak Park, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Patti Hughes
CFP®, CPA, MSA, CSLP®
Lake Life Wealth Advisory Group LLC
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Student Loan Planning and Repayment, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Ben Smith
CFP®, CSRIC®™®
Cove Financial Planning, LLC
Evanston, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), Cash Flow and Budgeting, Investment Management, Tax Planning, College Education Planning, Retirement Income Planning
Fee-Only financial planner with offices in Milwaukee, WI, Evanston, IL and St Louis Park, MN, serving clients locally and virtually across the country with no account minimums.
Charlie Horonzy
CFP® , CPA
Focused Up Financial, LLC
La Grange, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Tax Efficent Retirement Income Planning, Tax Return Analysis, Tax Planning, Investment Education, Investment Management
As a CPA and a CFP®, I meet you at the intersection of planning and for retirement, making sure your money lasts in retirement, and efficient tax planning from a CPA to help you keep more of your hard saved money.
Daniel Toledo
CFA®, CFP®
Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors
Chicago, IL
Optimize the management of your wealth.
Michael Chrisler
MJC Financial Fitness
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Adam Glassberg
CFP®, CIMA®
Savant Wealth Management
Downers Grove, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Wealth Management, Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer, Accounting & Consulting Services, Investment Management, Tax Planning, Advisory & Preparation, Company Retirement Plans, Financial Planning, Trust Services, Retirement Income Planning, Retirement Plan Rollovers
Savant Wealth Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving financially established individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and non-profits.
Robert Stoll
CFP®, CFA®
Financial Design Studio, Inc.
Deer Park, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Stock-based Compensation, Deferred Compensation, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Retirement Income Planning, Roth Conversions for Retirees, Social Security Strategies, Investment Management
Serving clients in local communities, such as Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, and the Greater Chicagoland Area. We also provide virtual services to clients nationwide.
Benjamin Hockema
CFP®
Illuminate Wealth Management, LLC
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Valerie Rivera
CFP®
FirstGen Wealth
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning, Financial Life Planning
Virtual, Fee-Only Financial Life Planning Practice located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Rebecca Conner
CPA/PFS, CFP®, RLP®
SeedSafe Financial LLC
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning and Preparation, IPO planning, Acquisitions
Fee-Only financial planner located in Austin, TX, serving tech professionals virtually via video calls, emails, and over the phone.
Jeffrey Smith
CFP®, CFA®, MBA
North Shore Investment Consulting, LLC
Wilmette, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee Only Financial Planner Located in Chicago (Wilmette), IL and Serving The Entire Chicago, IL Area
Lois Basil
CFP®
Savant Wealth Management
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Wealth Management, Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer, Accounting & Consulting Services, Investment Management, Tax Planning, Advisory & Preparation, Company Retirement Plans, Financial Planning, Trust Services, Retirement Income Planning, Retirement Plan Rollovers
Savant Wealth Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving financially established individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and non-profits.
Michelle Maton
CFP®, EA, CeFT®, RLP®, ADPA®
The Planning Center
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Build Confidence In Your Financial Future. Serving clients regardless of location, with offices throughout the United States.
Trevore Meyer
CFP®
Financial Design Studio, Inc.
Deer Park, IL
Specialties: Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Investment Management, Education Planning, Debt Management
Life Happens. Goals Change. Your financial plans should be flexible enough to change, too.
Bart Leake
CFP®, CMT®, EA
Cadence Planning
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, Tax Planning and Preparation, Stock Compensation and Employer-provided Stock Options, Insurance Review, Hourly financial planning
Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country
Robert Finley
CFA®, CFP®
Virtue Asset Management
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Investment Management, College Education Planning, Tax Planning
Fee-Only Financial Planner serving the Chicago, IL area.
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