While many fee-only financial advisors are registered investment advisors and fiduciaries, it is possible for a firm to be one and not the other. At Grand Life Financial, we are both fee-only and fiduciaries. As a fiduciary, we are legally bound to act at all times for the sole benefit and interest of our clients. This is the highest standard of loyalty, trust and care under the law.

We answer only to our clients. We offer our clients a relationship uncorrupted by affiliations with big banks or other financial institutions.

We’re compensated by providing advice only. As fiduciaries, we do not receive any commissions and there’s no hidden fees. We believe advisor compensation should be transparent and straightforward.

John Foligno has nearly 30 years of professional work and coaching/mentoring experience, which included over 10 years running his own business. Through empathy, active listening and thoughtful counsel, he lives his personal mission by inspiring people to overcome the roadblocks that prevent them from accomplishing their goals, and helps them to find enlightenment, fulfillment, and financial well-being.

He specializes in supporting business owners and professionals, although he enjoys working with all manner of people. As a business owner, John learned the hard way how much he would have benefited from a financial steward who understands the myriad challenges of running a business. That experience, coupled with his passion for financial planning, enables him to relieve business owners of the day-to-day concerns about reaching their financial goals, which frees them to focus on their growth and ultimate exit strategy.

As a graduate of Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, John studied finance and marketing. He completed the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board-approved educational coursework through Bryant University and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) educational coursework through the American Retirement Association / National Association of Plan Advisors that will allow him to deliver professional, competent and ethical financial planning and retirement planning services to clients and plan sponsors. He holds a Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law registration that authorizes him to solely offer fee-only advice. John is a Certified Money Coach that…

When he isn’t fulfilling his fiduciary obligation of putting his client’s interest first, John is sharing time with his wife, Michelle, his daughter, Ruby, and their dog, Layla. He enjoys a healthy lifestyle of strength training, spinning, and yoga as well as watching sports and reading. John is a first-degree black belt in Goju karate that guides his disciplined approach. He volunteers his time for the honor of helping people with limited financial education to make more informed decisions.