My own financial journey and personal experience with volatile markets and the 2008 recession has helped to shape my deepest convictions and philosophies. Excellent professional help, employing sound financial strategies marked with education, honesty, transparency and trusted long-term relationships are the cornerstones to living into a successful, fulfilling and confidential financial life. My past business/practice ownership has contributed significantly to shaping my financial practice, second only to the years of client work I have done. I feel a calling to reach busy people who are focusing on their own passions and businesses, to help them to recognize the importance of taking time to understand the complex financial issues that they face. Communicating these topics with engaging stories, metaphors and clear language can make the complex understandable, relatable and individually relevant. In a world full of information but devoid of help and wisdom to assimilate and integrate it, many people put off making key financial decisions, and the unforeseen results can be financially devastating for them, their families and to their businesses or practices. In 2018, I earned the RICP® designation. This designation equips me with an understanding of how to effectively guide a client through the transition from their accumulation stage during their working years to their decumulation stages in retirement. The RICP® knowledge base allows me to provide value by developing solid strategies to establish sustainable income for a client's retirement years.My services include financial planning, retirement and estate planning, asset management and insurance strategies.I am confident that my steadfast dedication to my calling, my continued commitment to deepening my own financial education and expertise, and the care and resources my practice offers will help my clients to attain their financial goals with a sense of financial security along their own journey.