Charlie began his work in financial planning in 2008 when he founded Side-by-Side Financial Planning, LLC. Since then, he has been equipping and empowering people with the resources they need “to live a better life today and tomorrow through financial planning”. Charlie graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a degree in Business Administration Finance and a minor in Psychology. He earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) financial planning designation from the American College. Charlie is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional, a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor, and a member of both the XY Planning Network, and the Garrett Planning Network.