Colleen Weber
CPA, CFP®
Colleen Weber CPA, LLC
Founder
Colleen Weber
CPA, CFP®
Colleen Weber CPA, LLC
Founder
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Colleen Weber, CPA, CFP®
Fee-Only financial planner located in Minneapolis, MN, serving clients locally and across the country
Colleen Weber is a fee-only financial advisor, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, and CPA with more than 15 years of financial planning experience. Providing comprehensive financial planning and wealth management, she specializes in serving clients nearing retirement, retirees, busy professionals, and women. She is passionate about developing financial plans that save clients on taxes, and investment strategies that help them pursue their goals. Learn more about Colleen by connecting with her on LinkedIn or booking a complimentary phone call meeting.
Why I Entered the Industry
I have always been interested in investments, financial planning, and tax planning. Until late 1990's the only way to provide financial planning advice was to sell products and provide limited planning or advice.
Imagine my excitement when, in 2002, I discovered that I could be the type of financial advisor I envisioned: one who could provide unbiased advice to clients and long-term guidance. Within a year of learning about the fee-only financial planning practice model, I set out to add the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification to my CPA credentials and started my own fee-only financial planning practice.
In 2003, I founded my firm to provide fee-only financial planning and investment management. As both a CPA and financial planner, I am in the unique position where I can help clients save money in taxes while also simplifying their financial life and helping them feel confident knowing someone is watching out for them
What Sets Me Apart From Other Advisors?
Because I am a CFP and a CPA I bring financial planning and tax planning advice together. As a fee-only financial advisor, my clients receive the advice of a fiduciary acting in their best interests without the conflicts of interests other advisors have.
What Is the Most Important Thing I Provide for My Clients?
I strive to serve as a trusted financial partner with whom my clients feel at ease talking about their financial concerns and dreams. Along with instilling a sense of confidence, my goal is to provide them a comprehensive and personalized strategy that incorporates their objectives and outlines how they can transition from where they are today to where they want to be in the future.
What Motivates Me?
Despite the difficulties, I am driven in my career by the desire to offer the greatest benefit to a client’s situation as the tax, investing, and financial landscape changes. Each year, I complete more than 60 hours of continuing education to stay abreast of financial planning and investment strategies to ensure I am up-to-date and can offer my clients knowledgeable advice. I am excited to be able to bring this information I gather back to my clients to help with their financial strategies.
At the end of the day, there’s nothing more fulfilling than helping clients put the financial pieces together and offer them greater peace of mind. It’s a wonderful moment in our relationship when a client tells me they are more confident about their financial future and feel like they can sleep better at night.
Who I Work With
I work with a wide range of clients, including busy professionals, women, pre-retirees, and retirees. Regardless of their age or career, my clients share a commonality: they seek the value of a fee-only advisor, and they understand the benefit they receive as a result.
My clients are hard-working professionals who are good at saving and spending. They understand the importance of balancing the requirements of the future retirement and living today. They are willing and interested in working with an advisor to help them manage and coordinate the financial pieces of their lives.
Colleen Weber 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.
Our Firm Mission
As an independent financial advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with more than 15 years of experience, I aim to use my knowledge and experience to help my clients save money in taxes, simplify their financial life and enjoy peace of mind knowing someone is watching out for them.
Our Process
Every person’s financial situations and goals are unique, and therefore they deserve a personalized approach to planning and investing. Through my customized personal approach, I listen, evaluate, and create individualized solutions for clients with objectivity and high ethical standards.
I also recognize that financial planning and investing is an ever-evolving process. Investment objectives can change over time, so I provide ongoing guidance and support. Whether it’s saving for your children’s college education, planning for retirement, or protecting assets for future generations, I seek to provide the financial planning resources and ongoing management necessary to help you continuously work toward your goals.
Who We Serve
I work with a wide range of clients, including busy professionals, women, pre-retirees, and retirees. Regardless of their age or career, my clients share a commonality: they seek the value of a fee-only advisor, and they understand the benefit they receive as a result.
My clients are hard-working professionals who are good at saving and spending. They understand the importance of balancing the requirements of the future retirement and living today. They are willing and interested in working with an advisor to help them manage and coordinate the financial pieces of their lives.
Busy Professionals
The demands of work and family life make it difficult to stay on top of investing and financial planning. Your compensation includes company stock and you want to make the most of it. You want to work with an advisor that can help you prevent something from falling through the cracks.
Focus areas:
- navigate the priorities of saving for your retirement and helping kids
- understanding and optimizing your equity compensation; stock options, restricted stock, etc.
- maximizing benefits offered through employer
- developing a financial roadmap to ensure you stay on track
- ensuring you have the “bases covered” for unexpected events
Retired (or close to it)
You are close to retirement or have recently retired. The rules of saving seemed “easier” than the rules of distribution. There is more at stake now than 15 years ago and you want to avoid a costly mistake.
Focus areas:
- making the best choices for pensions and social security
- helping “crack the nest egg” in a smart and tax-efficient manner
- navigating the transition from employer paycheck to portfolio paycheck
- guiding you to spend enough to enjoy retirement life but not too much so it lasts
- saving on taxes and fees so you keep more of your money
Women and Money
You’re in charge of your finances now. Whether through divorce or death you are now managing your finances. You want to work with someone you trust. Someone that can meet you where you are at and help you move forward.
Focus areas:
- developing a plan that provides for you and protects your financial future
- helping you understand the investing and financial world in plain English
- listening to your goals and concerns and making a plan to address them
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Business Owners and Executives
- Sudden Money Situations
- Novice Investors
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Colleen Weber is a NAPFA-Registered Financial AdvisorThe 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.
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Colleen Weber is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for VerificationCFP® professionals are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in your best interest. What’s more, a CFP® professional must acquire several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Exam before they can use the CFP® designation.
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Colleen Weber is a Certified Public Accountant (Learn More)A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a professional accountant who has met the education and experience requirements set by their state's Board of Accountancy and has passed the Uniform CPA Exam. CPAs are licensed to provide a wide range of accounting services, including financial statement preparation, tax planning and preparation, auditing, consulting, and other financial advisory services.
Contact Colleen Weber
Office Locations:
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470 W 78th St
Suite 210
Chanhassen, MN 55317
