Michael Chrisler

MJC Financial Fitness

Founder and Financial Advisor

Michael Chrisler

MJC Financial Fitness

Founder and Financial Advisor

As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Michael Chrisler

Fee-Only financial planner located in Chicago, IL, serving clients locally and across the country

Michael Chrisler is a Chicago, IL fee-only financial planner.  MJC Financial Fitness provides financial coaching, comprehensive financial planning and fiscal fitness checkups to help clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Michael Chrisler is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

MJC Financial Fitness founder Michael Chrisler is an experienced advisor, having spent nearly 15 years working in the financial technology industry. During that time he trained thousands of advisors on how to effectively use technology to create a better client experience. The importance of offering clients a full financial wellness picture was always stressed. Today he is able to take that experience and use it to help his clients as a fee-only financial advisor. He’s particularly passionate about helping young families and creative freelancers — people he often saw overlooked by financial advisors in the past. His goal is to make financial planning more accessible and less scary, so his clients can start building toward the life they want. Michael is a member of the XY Planning Network, the National Association of Personal Financial Planners (NAPFA), and the Fee-Only Advisor Network. Michael lives in Chicago with his wife Brittany and their two sons. Michael enjoys spending quality time playing video games with his sons, practicing martial arts, and being the IT support for his entire family.

Michael Chrisler 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.

MJC Financial Fitness was founded to give financial advice to people at every stage of life, regardless of their current income or savings.

The idea came to founder Michael Chrisler after spending nearly 15 years working in the financial technology industry. While his team worked hard to train the advisors of multimillion-dollar clients, he couldn’t help but think there were people who needed the advice even more — people like his own friends and neighbors. He started thinking about families who wanted to save for the future or freelancers who were unsure when their next paycheck was coming.

This is why MJC Financial Fitness was created. It is here to give financial advice to those who need it — because everyone deserves a way to plan for the future.  

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

  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
    Michael Chrisler is a NAPFA Associate

    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.

  • XY Planning Network
    Michael Chrisler is a Member of the XY Planning Network

    The XY Planning Network is the leading organization of fee-only financial advisors who are focused on working with Generation X and Generation Y clients. Our mission is to connect consumers with best-in-class financial advisors who specialize in working with clients just like you.

  • DACFP Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets
    Michael Chrisler earned the Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets℠

    Financial professionals who hold the Certificate in Blockchain and Assets℠ issued by Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals (DACFP) have earned the essential knowledge and skills they need to provide their clients accurate, relevant, timely and valuable advice about blockchain and digital asset management. Graduates of the Certificate program have taken the only course of its kind about this emerging ecosystem created for financial advisors by leading financial advisors.

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Office Locations:

  • By Appointment
    Chicago, IL 60625

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