Simplify Your Financial Management. Maximize Value.

One-on-one support and objective advice for every aspect of your financial life

Executive Financial Counseling Makes the Complex Simple

You spend your days creating value for your company. We spend ours making sure you’re receiving the maximum value from your assets and benefits. Work with Cerity Partners’ wealth planning advisors for executives to simplify and efficiently manage your financial life.

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Investment Planning

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Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer

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Risk Management & Insurance Planning

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Executive Compensation & Benefits

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Retirement Planning

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Income Tax Planning and Preparation

Streamlined Financial Planning and Execution

You talk to us. We listen then talk to everyone else. Your dedicated wealth management advisory team collaborates with our in-house specialists and your existing advisors to manage your plan and keep your financial life moving forward.

Comprehensive, Consolidated Reporting

While you’ll still receive your statements and policies, our reporting system consolidates the information for your review and convenience. We track and summarize your finances so you always know exactly where you stand today and the progress you’re making towards your goals.

Ongoing monitoring

Your financial plan is no good if it gathers dust on the shelf. It needs to evolve with the expected and unexpected events of your life. We meet with you regularly to review and update your plan for changes in your goals, professional life, family situation, or tax law.

We strategically guide clients to help them maximize their employment offerings, as it plays an important role in providing them with a clear road map for achieving their personal financial goals."

Kathryn Kennedy, Partner

How it works

Traditional wealth management for executives

You have ONE dedicated contact who works with you and our team of in-house specialists to create your comprehensive financial plan.

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Your have to coordinate multiple advisors and aggregate information from each to get a complete picture of your financial situation.

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Explore Our Offerings for Businesses and Employees

Joseph Matus

Principal

Economic and Market Outlooks

What’s on Our Minds

Despite a volatile September marked by Middle East conflict driving oil and diesel prices higher, a Fed rate hike, and rising long-term Treasury yields, the S&P 500 ended nearly flat thanks to strength in mega-cap tech stocks—even as the average stock in major indexes fell about 5%.

Natalia Tchetchoulina

Partner

Individuals and Families

Donor-Advised Funds: A Powerful and Flexible Tool for Charitable Giving

A donor-advised fund is a charitable giving account established with a sponsoring organization that allows individuals and families to support charitable causes they care about with tax efficiency. Think of it as a philanthropic savings account where the balance can be invested for growth.

Estate Planning

Integrating Opportunity Zone Investments and Estate Planning

As part of the Opportunity Zone program, Qualified Opportunity Funds can provide significant financial and tax benefits. At the same time, owners of these funds must be knowledgeable about the estate-planning aspects of their investment.

Darrick Priester

Partner & Director of Risk Management

Individuals and Families

The Tax Drag Hiding in Your Long-Term Financial Plan

You’ve saved diligently. You have an IRA, a 401(k), and maybe an annuity. But there are decisions embedded in common retirement account structures that many people don’t realize until it’s too late.

Adam Sandler

Senior Principal

Individuals and Families

Private Placement Life Insurance

The concept behind PPLI is simple: by investing inside a life insurance policy, you take advantage of the favorable tax treatment granted to life insurance. Learn more.

Andrejs Pilajevs

Senior Principal

Cross-Border Planning

Frequently Asked Questions About Wealth and Tax Planning for International Entrepreneurs

A growing number of international entrepreneurs are building companies that require a presence in the United States. For these founders, the move brings a distinct set of questions that differ meaningfully from a typical relocating family.

Family Office

Webinar Recording: Tax Optimization and Thoughtful Wealth Planning for Liquidity Events

A liquidity event—whether from a business sale, IPO, merger, or other transaction—creates a unique opportunity to design plans that minimize tax exposure and shape a lasting legacy. Watch our webinar to learn more.

Ty Parrish

Partner

Corporations

Process Over Outcomes: What Plan Fiduciaries Need to Watch in the Second Half of 2026

Plan sponsors are simultaneously confronting heightened cybersecurity and distribution-fraud risk, SECURE 2.0’s Roth catch-up requirements, and an ERISA litigation environment increasingly focused on process and meaningful benchmarking.

Mariella Foley

Partner

Individuals and Families

Splitting Retirement Accounts in Divorce

When going through a divorce, the process of dividing assets can be a frustrating and confusing one. Retirement assets are an important issue in any divorce proceeding, since, after the marital home, they often represent the largest category of marital assets to be divided in a divorce settlement.

Andrejs Pilajevs

Senior Principal

Cross-Border Planning

Frequently Asked Questions About Wealth and Tax Planning for International Entrepreneurs

A growing number of international entrepreneurs are building companies that require a presence in the United States. For these founders, the move brings a distinct set of questions that differ meaningfully from a typical relocating family.

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Our weekly “What's on Our Minds” provides a comprehensive overview of key market developments, economic data, and the Investment Office’s perspective.

Investing is a long-term commitment to your financial well-being. It’s about growing and safeguarding your wealth. Our disciplined, goal-oriented approach ensures your portfolio remains resilient in the face of market and economic fluctuations.

Our sophisticated estate and wealth transfer strategies help you preserve your legacy while minimizing tax burdens. Every recommendation is tailored to your specific needs, leveraging our extensive knowledge of estate, trust, gift, and tax regulations.

Successfully navigating the financial challenges that come with wealth necessitates planning, relevant advice, and a financial advisor who’s always in your corner. Cerity Partners provides all three.

Safeguard the financial security you and your loved ones have built. We assess your current risk exposure and develop customized strategies designed to protect the most vulnerable areas of your financial life.

We design and implement tax optimization strategies, including the creation of detailed tax projections and the preparation of personal, trust, and business tax returns.

Our family office services free you to focus on what matters most, providing a coordinated team of specialists dedicated to preserving, growing, and protecting your family's prosperity.

Our integrated retirement plan solutions effectively balance the unique perspectives of your HR and benefits teams, plan fiduciaries, senior leaders, and employees, helping all of them achieve their objectives.

Divorce marks the end of marriage but also the start of your new life. We can help you navigate the financial challenges of divorce and embrace the opportunities for building a thriving, secure future.

Just because your professional life is international doesn’t mean your financial life has to be complicated. Cerity Partners has extensive knowledge of U.S. and global tax laws and regulations, and we will work with you to preserve and grow your wealth here and abroad.

We believe in people, encourage diverse perspectives, and foster a culture of excellence.