Charlie Bolognino
ChFC®, CFP®
Side-By-Side Financial Planning, LLC
President & Financial Planner
Charlie Bolognino
ChFC®, CFP®
Side-By-Side Financial Planning, LLC
President & Financial Planner
It's my mission to help people live a better life today and tomorrow through financial planning. - Charlie Bolognino, ChFC®, CFP®
Specialties: Advice-Only (no asset management), Gen X & Gen Y, Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail Professionals.
Meet Charlie Bolognino
We know how busy life can be. We make meeting up easy and convenient. Any of our interactions can be accomplished through technology (e.g., phone, video chat, computer screen sharing). Effective January 2021, all meetings with new clients going forward will be conducted remotely through these methods.
Charlie Bolognino began his work in financial planning in 2008 when he founded Side-by-Side Financial Planning, LLC. Since then, he has been equipping and empowering people with the resources they need “to live a better life today and tomorrow through financial planning”.
Charlie graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a degree in Business Administration Finance and a minor in Psychology. He earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) financial planning designation from the American College. Charlie is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional, a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor, and a member of both the XY Planning Network, and the Garrett Planning Network.
He’s given financial seminars at the University of Northwestern and St. Catherine University. In addition, he has facilitated the Financial Peace University program at local churches.
He and his wife, Rachel, keep busy raising four daughters.
Charlie Bolognino is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
NAPFA members live by three important values:
- To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
- To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
- To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Professional Designations & Affiliations
-
Charlie Bolognino is a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
Contact Charlie Bolognino
Office Locations:
-
3235 Fernbrook Lane
Plymouth, MN 55447