With more than 20 years of wealth management experience, Michael is an independent financial advisor who works with both individuals in or near retirement and successful professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as small- to mid-size businesses. He and his team at Cano Wealth Strategies build long-term relationships based on trust, knowledge, industry experience, and the drive to do what is best for each client given his or her unique financial condition.Michael believes that wealth management is a process and approaches that process by gaining clarity about a client’s current situation. He is committed to ongoing client support and conducts regular reviews to make sure a client’s plan remains on course to meet future goals.Michael is a first generation American who grew up in blue-collar Bristol, Connecticut, where he learned early that hard work and honesty would provide him an advantage wherever he worked. This work ethic allowed him to achieve the American dream his parents so deeply wanted for him. After earning a business degree at Dean College, his lifetime passion for finance and entrepreneurship led him to the financial services industry. In 2006, he founded Cano Wealth Strategies, LLC.Michael formerly served the MidJersey Chamber of Commerce as chairman and as interim president prior to its merger with Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. In 2019 & 2020 Michael won the Five Star Wealth Manager Award in New Jersey out of over 6000 wealth managers by Five Star Professional*.Michael lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina, with his wife and business partner, Katie and their three daughters, ages 22, 19, and 12 years old. Michael is passionate about soccer and plays almost year round. If for some reason he isn’t on the pitch, you can find him exploring new roads on his Harley Davidson. His favorite place to ride and spend time with his family is at the lake in Otis, Massachusetts. He is so happy his kids love to be there as much as he did as a teenager.