My husband and I met with Colin to review our portfolio and make sure we were on track for…read moreretirement. His knowledge and expertise were invaluable, and the process was both reassuring and informative. I would highly recommend his services to anyone interested in preparing for the future.

My husband and I needed financial counseling as we prepare for retirement. We knew we didn't want…read moresomeone seeking to sell us products, so we wanted a fully independent source. In under 6 months, Colin's plan has put us on a very comfortable path. With his guidance, we paid off debt, reallocated funds, and developed a more-than-adequate retirement budget. His insights were incredibly helpful and his step-by-step plan was easy to follow. In addition, Colin treated us with professionalism and compassion as well as humor. 10/10 HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Peter is awesome, and I have recommended him to my family and friends. His recommendations are…read moresound, and have helped me save better. I have been impressed with what he has done with my portfolio. And he's a nice person :)

I think trustworthy and very responsive. I decided to discontinue after a year or so mainly because…read moreI couldn't view any changes/fluctuations online. Biggest factor in leaving was no communication on how funds were doing. Are they doing better, worse or the same as a non actively managed account? I never knew! The only regular updates I received were bills. In order to know any changes in your account you have to send an email and request specifically what you want. No regular, periodic emails sent showing status. Nope, just the bill. So I wish I could tell you if it was a benefit or not to have an actively managed account but I know less now on than I did previously. So overall kinda disappointing. I guess I assumed I would receive information on how my account was doing & hopefully better to justify the fee, but that just never happened. Nice and trustworthy guy but knowing how the account is doing is more important to me than having a 'nice guy' in my contact list. I'm honestly a bit bummed. The quest continues!

I've sent 7 folks to Kaplan after Rae got rid of my loans. 7 people she additionally wiped out…read moreloans for. $1.5M gone. Everyone is so happy and I'm glad Kaplan could help more than just me! The team is incredible. Thank you Kaplan!

I recently reported Kaplan law firm to Illinois Attorney review and disaplinary committee…read more I signed agreement in June of 2022, paid my fee, and no help or resolution in my case. Supplied her firm with all my work at nonprofits all the signed HR forms from over the years. I have over 120 months at nonprofits and after Carly left emails go ignored , phone calls with current staff are ridiculous rescheduled forgotten about. I was left with no choice, but to file a complaint about her law firm and her practices. How can you have a client for so many years and never check in with them about progress or what's going on? I don't like the way she practices , I talked to her once and I feel like that was her sales pitch . If I had a chance to do it over again I would not have spent $2000 on her services.

What a nightmare. I changed most my depth to a different Depth company in 2024 because the lack of…read morecommunication and never knowing were I stood. The portal does not give good communication either. You get someone that will answer your questions one time and then another person that gives you nothing and confuses the question more. I kept 2 accounts with Beyond due to settlements they had started. One was fine, but this last one is now a huge issue. I am seeing reviews that their fees are over the top. I knew there were fees, but WOW! I called and spoke to someone the end of last year, which today they said I did not. (They do have records of a chat and emails.) There was a large balance at the end of my payments and I wanted to know what it was for. The person I spoke with never answered my question or explain that I would have to pay this at the end of the time frame or it would effect my settlement. I called today and now I was told I have to pay the large amount, or maybe they can pay it for me and I will have to make more monthly payments. It is not decided yet. Long story short, if the person I talked to at the end of the year would have told me this, I would have made larger payment and budgeted to have this paid off. Now I am sure I will be paying more fees to them. I had the money to pay this in February, but paid another depth because I thought I was okay. Be very careful if you use this company. Keep up with everything and put everything in writing. Or better yet, pick a deferent company. Note; I never missed a payment, my credit was getting better and now I may fall back due to Beyond Finance not caring about the people they are supposedly helping. ):(

Horrible scam. RUN!!! Crooks. Dishonest. So regret getting…read moreentangled with them. They charge 25% interest on pre-enrollment debt!!! A detail hidden. They take advantage of vulnerable people. Really added to my stress terribly. EVIL

Jessica has been my financial advisor for the last five years and continues to be so. She is…read morealways available if I had any questions or need advice. She has advised me through many of my life's major transitions: Single Life, Married Life, Starting a Business, and Long Term Traveling. I met Jessica when I was single. I was financially unorganzied and only had a checking and savings account. With her help, she got my finances in order by diversifying my savings across many different products & platforms and helped me set up financial goals. When I got married, she helped me with the transition and guided us with merging our finances together (a daunting task for any couple, which made our lives easier). She helped advise us on some products that would benefit a married couple, made sure that we were financially secure, and offered advices on other areas that we should be concerned about. When I started a small consulting company, Jessica helped me with the finances of getting a new business off the ground. She created a business account for me and worked to diversify the business income and a retirement savings plan. Most importantly, Jessica's helped us plan out our year long travel/career break. She worked with us to make sure we were financially ready for us to quit our jobs and travel on our savings without depleting it completely. Jessica worked with us on establishing a budget and a stretch budget (since traveling long term is unlike traveling for vacations). She was alway available to us while we were on the road if we needed any information or to make a transfer of funds if we needed it. She was a great asset to have while we were on the road. It help us enjoy our travel with one less thing to worry about.

Jessica has been helping me with my finances for the past 3 months, and I am very happy with her…read moreservices! I was pretty intimidated with the idea of meeting with a financial planner, initially. In fact, I really didn't feel ready! I was pretty sure that I would want to have a lot more money in my bank accounts before "planning" would make any sense. Boy was I wrong! As Jessica helped me understand, it is important to plan from the beginning, even before you start making big investments or before your business takes off, so that you can build on a solid foundation. Jessica is easy to talk to, and helps me understand why what I do today is important for my future, and the future of my business. Now when I think about my finances, I don't immediately start having palpitations, because I know I have a plan in place and Jessica is helping me! I can rest easier. I highly recommend working with Jessica Merino, even before you think you are ready!

We've just begun working together but I can already say I highly recommend Richard. Very…read moreknowledgeable and patient and has already given me a great game plan. I'm looking forward to my continued work with him.

Richard Little has been the most helpful financial advisor these last 2 years for my family and I…read more His analysis and guidance every step of the way has made us consistent earnings throughout the years. His financial approach and strategy really has benefitted us even in the down market. I truly can say Richard Little has been our best choice as a wonderful financial advisor. Genuinely wants to help and can really simplify your portfolio by breaking it down step by step. Simply makes me feel confident about my financial future. Looking forward to working with you in years to come. Much appreciated!

I had a time sensitive matter that I needed CPA advice on. Even though it was the weekend, Erik…read moreresponded within an hour, we were able to schedule an appointment same day, got some of my questions answered, then Erik sent me a follow up email the next morning (Sunday morning) with all the questions answered!! I greatly appreciate the timely and detailed response and customer follow up!!

Responded quickly and was very helpful when it came to explaining our situation to us better then…read morewe knew ourselves!

Chris was wonderful to work with. He took the time to learn about me and my goals, and tailored his…read moreadvice to my situation. His fees are very reasonable compared to other quotes I received, and I feel that I got a lot of excellent guidance for the price.

Amazing experience!…read more My fiancé and I met with Chris to go over our financial situations and get a feel for how we are doing on our long-term goals. Chris was friendly, energetic and very knowledgable about everything we threw at him. He was great about pausing to make sure he'd answered all of our questions before he moved on. We spent a good amount of time looking through our retirement accounts, investments, savings, budgets, loans, and goals. Chris sat with us at a big, round table and wrote down tons of notes as we went. He walked us through his calculations for investments and pointed out some huge fees we could avoid. He found us savings and suggested we open a few new accounts to make our money work harder. He definitely did not push any product, company, or anything. He went so far as to tell us to come back to see him only for big financial events. I will be coming back, though! I walked out of the meeting feeling very happy. Chris was honest, helpful and thorough. I have a better grip on my financial standing and a solid plan for investing. Thanks, Chris!

I spoke with Mr. Ro a year or so ago and he was very helpful and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, I…read morewasn't positioned to afford his services and had splurged on the consult. This year, I decided to fully invest in professional services and officially set up a business so I reached out to him. Sadly, he said he was already booked up for the season. I am glad that he was upfront about that and isn't trying to overbook and under deliver. I appreciate his professionalism and will try to get my bid in early for next year.

I write this review on 4/19, with my taxes still not filed by John and no response to my emails…read more  Admittedly, I came to John with a mess of current and previous taxes. He accepted this mess graciously and I paid him $700 for his services. This was on February 15th. Since then, I have followed up with him several times over a span of several weeks, with a CC to his assistant, and have either received assurance that my taxes would be completed prior to the due date or simply no response at all.  I took a leap by trusting someone that I came across on the internet with good reviews but as I sit here filled with anxiety, I'm realizing that was a huge error in judgement.  Learn from my mistake and don't simply trust the good reviews. Do your homework and maybe stick with the larger corporations where you know the work will get done. UPDATE based on John's response: The dates provided by John are correct, however, they do not excuse an Accountant hired to complete taxes prior to the April 18th deadline failing to file said taxes. John, check your emails and you will see that all information, including the information you asked for most recently, was absolutely completed and uploaded to Dropbox. The fact that you are accepting no blame for not responding to multiple requests from a client in addition to not filing taxes by the due date is appalling considering that it's exactly what you were hired for. Regardless to any amount of refund, you didn't alert me to this until April 21st, three days after taxes were due and I had already told you that I was taking my services elsewhere. As mentioned in my final email to you, I strongly advise assessing your workload prior to accepting new clients. You knew exactly what you were agreeing to 2 months prior to the tax deadline and assured me that my taxes would be filed. Lastly, for anyone who has read this far. I am attaching a copy of John's list of excuses as to why the taxes weren't filed on time.

Kate is awesome at what she does. She helped me get my finances back on track. I learned so much…read moreand feel so much more confident with my money. Highly recommend.

I highly recommend Kate to everyone I know who wants to feel empowered by their money. Her process…read moreis simple, and I incorporated the information I learned into my ongoing financial management.