Helping you elevate your financial potential

City skyline
Close up of a handshake between client and planner
Grandpa works on a project with his grandchild

The National Advisor Center Team

    Aaron Kirkland

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Alex Pinn

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Alex Shurin

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Amanda Salyer

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Andrew Band

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Andrew Greene

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Andrew Gullion

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Andrew Torres

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Andy Smith

    Executive Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Anthony Badillo

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ashley Decker

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ashley Zephir

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brad Maurer

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brad Holly

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brett Perlman

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brett Stephens

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brian Deutsch

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Brian Mueller

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Bruce Alden

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chance Vogel

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Charles Rapp

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Charlie Scott

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Cheryl Langston

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chris Caposey

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chris Sparks

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chris Werner

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chris Miller

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Chris Ziola

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Cimalie Zoy

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Clay Ernst

    Executive Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Corey Fast

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Dale Hansen

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Daniel Humphrey

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Dimas Lizardo

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Dominic Chavez

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Dylan Barr

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ed Sturdivant

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Eddie Lee

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Eric Lasso

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Fran Petrangelo

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Frank Barkanic

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Gabe Talley

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Glynis Banhan

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Greg Dexheimer

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ian Gedminas

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    James Golichowski

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Jared Copinga

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Jason Dixon

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Javier Lucero

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Jennifer Keiling

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Jim Halloran

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Jim Horn

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Josh Andreasen

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Justin Beavers

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Justin Kattau

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Justine Gidaro

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Keith Truex

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Kellie Cozzens

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Kevin Hamel

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Kyle Nolan

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Kylee Gibson

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Lakeisha Hill

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Laura Johnson

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Lavonne Patterson

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Lisa Benchaabane

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Mark DiGiovanni

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Mark Ligeski

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Matt Ganskopp

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Matt Preddy

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Megan Sowinski

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Mel Lambert

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Michael Jergens

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Mike Meuse

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Nathan Bardin

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Nick Friedman

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Patrick Durbin

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Paul Dau

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Paul Rubacka

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Peter Fleming

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Phil Wilson

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Rebecca Pawuk

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Rita Head

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Rohi Batra

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ron Newton

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Rosh Mangalat

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Sara Uh

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Sasha Shteyn

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Scott Garrigus

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Scott Wolford

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Sean Glazier

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Shannon Daly

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Steve Freedman

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Taralee Sundberg

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Ted Borowiak

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Trent Davidson

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Tyler Brown

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Wendy Martinez

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Widmark Cano

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Zachery West

    Director, Financial Planning

    Planner detail

    Gayle Rodriguez

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

    Taylor Hargett

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

    Tyler Kraus-Sanders

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

    Will Logan

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

    Kurt Finchum

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

    Travis Adams

    Financial Planner

    Planner detail

The National Advisor Center Team

The further you go in your financial life, the more complex it becomes. That’s why you need a partner who can help you plot a course. Whether you’re accumulating wealth, transitioning into retirement or strengthening your legacy, your financial planner is by your side along the way. From tax planning to estate planning, your planner can also tap into our in-house experts for an extra layer of financial planning insight as well as our client service associates who can provide you with additional resources and support.

 

Certain services provided on an educational and guidance basis only.

Frequently Asked Questions

No matter where your financial journey starts with us – from your first paycheck into and through retirement – we bring to bear an expert team, patent-awarded investment technology and a full array of services designed to help you transition from one milestone to the next. And our firm is award-winning, but awards are simply the result of our passion for helping our clients. As a fiduciary, when it comes to investment advice, we’re dedicated to applying that passion with personal and objective wealth planning and investment management services that put our clients and their best interests first, always. When you put your trust in us, you’ve chosen the firm named by Barron’s* – awarded each September (2018-2023) by Barron’s, based on data within a 12-month period – as the nation’s top independent Registered Investment Advisor for the sixth consecutive year.

 

* The Barron’s 2023 Top 100 RIA Firms list, an eight-year annual ranking of independent advisory firms, is qualitative and quantitative, including assets managed by the firms, technology spending, staff diversity, succession planning and other metrics. Firms elect to participate but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor experience and returns are not considered. The 2018 ranking refers to Edelman Financial Services, LLC, which combined its advisory business in its entirety with Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. (FEA) in November 2018. For the same survey, FEA received a precombination ranking of 12th.

Becoming an Edelman Financial Engines client is a straightforward process. The first step is to schedule an initial consultation with a financial advisor in your area. After this meeting, if you and your advisor mutually agree that it makes sense for you to become an EFE client, the advisor will start the process with you. This involves scheduling a second meeting to review your financial goals and how to plan for them and authorizing Edelman Financial Engines to manage your portfolio. Your advisor will be with you every step of the way as you embark on your new journey. Connect with a planner to get started.

Your wealth planning team is led by your advisor, who will get to know you – your specific goals, your concerns and what you want to accomplish. Together, you’ll clarify what wealth means to you and explore how much further you’d like your wealth to take you. Your advisor has access to a team of experts in everything from investments and tax planning strategies to estate planning and insurance guidance who can build a personalized plan that takes into account your entire financial life and helps you reach your goals.

The latest insights from our experts

    Do you need answers to these top tax questions?

    What everyone can learn from women and investing

    Retired and need to raise your tech game?

    What is loud budgeting?