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Fee-Only Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Your Guide in a Changing Financial Landscape
Markets Change - Taxes & Estate Planning Change
Retirement Rules Change

What's Ahead For You?

About

tax planning

We look for ways to lower your taxes. We offer tax return analysis and tax efficient income strategies.

 

We also offer tax planning on employer stock options such as RSUs, ESPP, and ISOs.

Investment services

Fee-only fiduciary advice.

No commissions. No kidding.

 

We build investment portfolios that help address longevity risk (outliving your assets) and draw-down risk (market drops). Two big challenges retirees face.

Retirement Planning

We provide guidance for retirement including Social Security, pensions, IRAs, 401k's and more.

 

We put the pieces of your financial puzzle together so you don't have to.

estate planning

Life is uncertain and changes happen rapidly in today's world.

 

Make sure you have a proper estate plan in place. Don't leave your legacy to chance.

About Us

John Piershale Wealth Management, is a fee-only fiduciary and independent registered investment advisor. We are not paid a commission of any kind, and provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice to our clients at all times.

 

Some challenges we can help people with: 

  • Investment models that address draw-down risk.

  • Social Security maximization.

  • What income can you spend in retirement?

  • Tax thresholds to be aware and plan for!

  • Taking tax-efficient income from IRAs and investment accounts.

  • Roth IRA conversion strategies.

  • Direct rollovers (401k's, TSP, Profit Sharing, etc.) to an IRA. 

  • Stock option guidance: ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, ESPP, ESOP

John M. Piershale, CFP®, AEP®

John has over 20 years experience providing financial guidance and is a

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. The CFP® certification is the Standard of Excellence in financial planning and advisors practicing as a fiduciary should have it.

 

John is an Accredited Estate Planner® - awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils to estate planning professionals who meet special requirements of education, experience, knowledge, professional reputation, and character.

 

John is a member of the Fox Valley Estate Planning Council in Geneva, IL. This is a group made up of highly skilled advisors, attorneys, CPAs, and trust officers discussing advanced estate planning topics to help our clients. John is also a Certified Tax Specialist™ and provides tax planning and form 1040 reviews for his clients.

 

He has been in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, CNBC, USA Today and many others.

 

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NAPFA Registered Financial Advisor

John is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). NAPFA-affiliated Advisors are fiduciaries at all times, and put you first. This prestigious title is recognized by those in the field and in the media as identifying those who are professional, ethical personal financial advisors. They are financial advisors who are highly competent, offer holistic service, and operate on an objective Fee-Only basis. That means they do not sell financial products on commission. Their only purpose is to look out for their clients’ overall financial well-being. 

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Contact

Contact

Meetings by Appointment Only. Please call or use this contact form.

John Piershale Wealth Management, LLC

333 Commerce Dr, Suite 150

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

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Tel: 815-764-3737

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