Michelle Maton, CFP®, EA, CeFT®

Sr. Financial Planner

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Chicago

Phone:

(312) 664-4090

My most important responsibility as a partner is to help our clients achieve their financial goals. On any given day, you will find me focusing on financial planning, tax strategies and reviews, and transition planning, which helps clients for the inevitable ups and downs in life—for better or worse. In addition, I work with the rest of our team to create more efficient client service systems and processes.

“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.” [Jane Goodall]

Deciphering financial matters can seem complicated at times, so we work hard to make certain that the services we provide do not add another layer of complexity to the whole process. No web site or app can ever replace the nuanced, personalized services we provide. Overall, I believe that our collective financial talents and experience make our firm one that can deliver to clients a broad scope of unique talents and strengths.

I am an ardent conservationist and I love to travel. My first visit to Africa in 1996 changed my life, and I return as often as I can. Tourism is one of the ways we can help the countries in Africa. It helps the people by bringing dollars into the community, and it helps raise the profile of conservation and animal rights efforts in the region.

Credentials

Affiliations: Fee-Only Planning, Certified Financial Transitionist® (CeFT®) of the Sudden Money® Institute, Money Quotient Licensee, Registered Life Planner® (RLP®) of the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor® (ADPA®)

Areas of Expertise: Life Planning, Financial Planning, Transition Planning, Tax Planning

Education: Stanford University, Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Enrolled Agent (EA). An EA is a federally authorized tax practitioner empowered by the U.S Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS, a status that is the highest credential awarded by the IRS.

Memberships: Financial Planning Association (FPA), National Association for Personal Financial Advisors, Nazrudin Project, and the National Association of Enrolled Agents

Most effective saving tip:
Watch your housing costs

Who inspires me:
Jane Goodall

My greatest extravagance (under $100):
Getting a massage every 2 weeks

What inspires me:
Being in the bush in Zimbabwe

In my spare time:
I go birdwatching.

Latest Posts

My Escape to Sylvan

by Michelle Maton, CFP® Sometimes the risks we take are embodied by the life choices we make. Typically, one of my responsibilities as a financial

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Year-End Tax Tips

by Michelle Maton, CFP® & Rob Baner, CPA Now that we’re settling into the revisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, we find though

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My Escape to Sylvan

by Michelle Maton, CFP® Sometimes the risks we take are embodied by the life choices we make. Typically, one of my responsibilities as a financial

Read More »