Peter Donisanu
Franklin Madison Advisors
Chief Financial Strategist, President
Peter Donisanu
Franklin Madison Advisors
Chief Financial Strategist, President
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Peter Donisanu
Fee-Only financial planner located in Pittsburgh, PA, serving clients locally and across the country

Peter Donisanu is a Pittsburgh, PA fee-only financial planner. Franklin Madison Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management and ongoing financial advising services to help clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Peter Donisanu is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Peter Donisanu is Chief Financial Strategist and President at Franklin Madison Advisors. Mr. Donisanu is responsible for developing financial strategies that help the firm’s clients get ahead in life financially. He is also responsible for developing the firm’s capital market and economic outlook and sets the firm’s overall investment strategy. Mr. Donisanu’s work has been quoted in the financial press, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Nikkei, Reuters and other global outlets and has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg Television and Radio, the Business News Network and NHK World Japan.
Prior to founding Franklin Madison Advisors, Mr. Donisanu worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute as a member of its Global Macroeconomic Strategy team. There, he was voting member of its global investment strategy committee and responsible for developing economic and market forecasts, writing about the financial markets, global economic and geopolitical developments and contributing to the firm’s overall investment strategy guidance.
Mr. Donisanu has worked in the financial services industry since 2001 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Western Governor’s University and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from City University of Seattle. Mr. Donisanu lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.
Franklin Madison Advisors: We help people get ahead in life financially.
Founded by Peter Donisanu in 2019, Franklin Madison Advisors was formed to serve people who feel like they’ve been doing all the right things, but still feel stuck financially. Our mission is to create strategies tailored to people’s non-traditional circumstances, helping our clients get ahead in life financially by providing 1) financial planning, 2) investment management and 3) ongoing financial advising and coaching services.
We do this by guiding our clients through a structured planning process, helping them articulate an envisioned use for their savings, developing strategies to accumulate needed resources and helping our clients implement their long-term financial goals. What’s more, our no sales, fee-only compensation structure means that we spend our time focused on actions that help our clients achieve their own definition of financial success.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Equity Compensation Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Tech Professionals
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Business Owners and Executives
- Sudden Money Situations
- Novice Investors
Working Together
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Peter Donisanu is a NAPFA Associate Member
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.
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Peter Donisanu 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.
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Nasdaq.com: "Consumer Confidence Rises But Most Americans Are Spending Less"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in Forbes: "Consumer Confidence Rises, But Most Americans Are Spending Less"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in the Wall Street Journal: "Buying a Home? Don’t Lose Your Head in a Crazy Market."
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in Forbes: "Don’t Let The ‘CoronaCrash’ Mess Up Your Retirement"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on TheStreet.com: "The Fed Rate Cut and Your Finances: Where's the Pain and Where's the Gain?"
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Peter Donisanu was Quoted in The Epoch Times: "Bond Yields Fall to Record Low Amid Coronavirus Stock Market Rout"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Money Under 30: "Will A Recession Rock Millennials?"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Investopedia: "What are Tariffs and How do They Affect You?"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Kiplinger: "The Case for Investing in Chinese Stocks"
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Peter Donisanu is a Featured Guest on BNN Bloomberg: "Investors need to see framework for a China-U.S. trade agreement: Analyst"
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Peter Donisanu is a Featured Guest on BNN Bloomberg: "Expect more trade uncertainty throughout 2019: Wells Fargo"
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Peter Donisanu is Featured on Bloomberg: "Wells Fargo Expects Remaining Earnings to Be Positive"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Yahoo Finance: "Weak manufacturing threatens consumer-fueled growth"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on TheStreet.com: "The Rise of China Means More Opportunities for Investors"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in Fortune: "Why Business Confidence is Plummeting: the ‘Chaotic’ Environment Makes Planning Problematic"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on CNBC: "China stock market, the worst in the world, peaked in January and could remain weak until US trade spat ends"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in MarketWatch: "Treasury yields climb as haven demand fades amid stock-market rally"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Fidelity.com: "Resilient Consumer Confidence Set to Face Headwinds as Business Sentiment Slides, Wells Fargo Says"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in US News and World Report: "7 Strategies for Investing Late in a Bull Market"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in InvestmentNews: "Alan Greenspan calls Brexit a ‘terrible outcome’"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in the Newsletter for the European Union: "An Italian Cinderella story"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on Progressive Farmer: "US Stocks Notch Gains"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in Forbes: "The Scariest Economic Chart In The World Right Now May Come From China"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in DevPro Journal: "Is Cost-Cutting a Sign We’re Heading for a Recession?"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted on BankRate.com: "Watch for these 6 indicators to know when a recession could be coming"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in the LA Times: "Stocks rise, erasing S&P 500’s Tuesday losses"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in the Journal Sentinel: "Are investors 'overly enthusiastic' in Dow run?"
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Peter Donisanu is Quoted in the Daily News: "Dow drops more than 700 points in wake of Trump's $60 billion sanctions on China"
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Franklin Madison Advisors is a Member of the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber
Contact Peter Donisanu
Office Locations:
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6425 Living Place
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 -
2009 Mackenzie Way
Suite 100
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066, PA 16066