Experience
Over 20 years of professional experience
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InvestEdge Planning LLC, Sept 2021 to present
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Charles Schwab, May 1999- Nov 2019
Financial Credentials
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Certified Financial Planner®
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Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor®
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Master Planner Advanced Studies®
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Series 7, 3, 9, 10, 63, 66 Securities Licenses
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MS in Personal Financial Planning
Professional Affiliations
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Financial Planning Association - San Diego Chapter
Volunteer
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Team Manager - Borussia Del Mar Soccer Club
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Hospitality Specialist- Solana Beach MOPS
Meet
Shannon Grey, CFP®, CRPC®, MPAS®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
FEE-ONLY | FIDUCIARY
Shannon Grey began her financial career in 1999 as a financial advisor with Charles Schwab and Co. She holds an M.S. in Personal Financial Planning and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and she also holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ designation.
In her 20 plus years of financial consulting, Shannon has served all types of investors by providing education and awareness of the many investment solutions available in retirement planning and investing. She offered ongoing educational workshops that provided insight into utilizing strategies with investments like equities (domestic and international), ETFs, bonds, mutual funds, and utilizing options for hedging and income. Today, she continues to help investors maintain a balanced portfolio and mitigate risk when investing in an ever-changing stock market. She shares her expertise in helping you increase cash flow, plan for retirement, family wealth planning, tax planning, college planning, and will keep you abreast with the current market and economic climate. When working with you, Shannon pledges to offer custom-tailored financial planning and investment solutions. Her unique approach to investing, which sets her apart from other advisors, marries the fundamentals with key risk indicators of the market, which in essence is another layer of risk management for the investment portfolio.
Shannon provides comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, tax planning, and asset management services for all investors. Novice or seasoned, or whatever life stage you are at, and whether you are just beginning or already on your journey; Shannon can help you by providing expert guidance to optimize your finances and investment portfolio. Shannon believes that by continuing to offer education, awareness, and coaching; investing and planning for your future become measurable goals that are not out of reach.
As a fee-only advisor, Shannon is not compensated with sales commissions or bonuses and is bound to the fiduciary duty to always act in the best interest of the client.
The custodian for all account funds and assets with InvestEdge Planning is Charles Schwab & Co.
Shannon lives in San Diego, CA, and is married with two children, loves family outings at the beach, and her children's interest in museums and history has the family traveling and exploring new places in the summer season.
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Education and Designations
College for Financial Planning
Certified Financial Planner
CFP®
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
CRPC®
Master of Science degree in Personal Financial Planning
A CFP is a financial professional who has completed all requirements to earn certification by The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board). This encompasses years of education in 72 financial specialties, thousands of hours of practical experience, and ongoing adherence to high ethical standards and certification requirements.
CFPs are fiduciaries, which means they are ethically bound to always deliver advice that is in the best interest of their clients. They also take a holistic approach to financial planning, looking at both long-term and short-term goals.
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) is a professional financial certification that the College for Financial Planning (CFFP) offers. To qualify for the certification, financial professionals must fulfill a series of requirements and pass a qualification exam.
Individuals who hold the CRPC designation have completed a course of study encompassing pre-and post-retirement needs, asset management, estate planning, and the entire retirement planning process using models and techniques from real client situations.
Master Planner Advanced Studies™
MPAS®
The Master Planner Advanced Studies™ (MPAS®) designation is owned and issued by the College for Financial Planning®–a Kaplan Company.
The MPAS is a Master of Science degree awarded to individuals who complete the College’s Master of Science degree with a major in personal financial planning. Students pursuing this degree program must complete courses totaling 36 to 43 semester credits in personal financial planning subject matter. Course content includes both research-based study coursework and real-world case studies.
