Through my work at Retirement Matters, I help AbbVie executives transition into a well-designed retirement. My ideal clients have diligently saved throughout their career and want to live meaningful lives. I help them do this by confirming what they want life to look like, and bringing financial planning strategies to the table for discussion.The goals involved in living a "meaningful life" are different for everyone, and everyone deserves the undivided attention of a financial professional to help them get there. By being a Fee-Only, fiduciary financial planner, my clients tell me their dreams and concerns and worry about how to pay for them. To this I respond, "Let me worry about that for you." They continue living their life, while I strategize solutions to get them to their ideal life - before and after retirement.Together, my clients and I develop comprehensive plans that address their financial concerns while ensuring their days are emotionally fulfilling - now and in retirement. While I specialize in working with AbbVie executives, I also have a deep knowledge of the Illinois TRS system. With my wife as a Tier 1 TRS-covered teacher in Libertyville, this knowledge is key to our own financial plan.When I'm not working with financial planning clients, I enjoy writing, making my flowers look their best, mowing criss-cross patterns in my yard, and cheering my kids in their seemingly-endless sports seasons. My freelance writing work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. As part of my professional writing, I "retired" in 2020 from a bi-monthly column in Financial Planning magazine read by over 150,000 professionals. I am on the Board of Directors for YMCA Camp Duncan in Fox Lake, IL and Treasurer of the local swim team.