I work in the estate planning field and have met several financial advisors over the years. I trust…read moreBrad with my personal needs because he takes the time to really explain my options without pushing me into products I don't need. My financial situation is a bit unique, so normal calculators don't always work for me. Brad is able to look at the bigger picture and tailor a plan specific to my situation. I highly recommend this office.

From the owner: As a Wealth Manager, I thrive on stewardship – which to me means doing everything we can to help…read moreensure our clients remain better off than when we first met. I'd love to look back on my career and still see many of the same family names as when I first started – knowing their families multi-generational trust had stood the test of time. This will have certainly made my career worth it. While at Edward Jones, I have earned the AAMS™ and CRPC™ professional designations. I strive to thoughtfully serve individuals, business owners, multi-generational families and inheritors. The successful relationships we enjoy with our clients are built on a foundation of deep understanding. Your investment portfolio should be as unique as your personal goals, passions and purpose. During our interactions, we'll regularly revisit many of the same questions, such as, "What are the unexpected things we should prepare for and why?" By posing questions like this, we help clients create a holistic financial strategy that supports their financial goals, prepares them for the unexpected and helps build a legacy for future generations. Are we the right fit for you? We have a process called a discovery meeting where we go through a list of well-prescribed questions to get an understanding about what's most important to you. We might identify some gaps in your situation and invite you to be a part of our family of clients; however, we do limit our practice to a small number of families.

Mark and Lisa have provided sound financial advice to our whole family. They are competent,…read morecompassionate and responsive. great job!

I've thought long and hard on this recommendation for Lenity Financial. How do you convey the truth…read morewhen you are talking about people's money? Over the years, I've had a few advisors, most from large institutions. While they performed ok, I never received the personal connection that you get from Lisa and Mark. I always felt that I was just an account, but with Lenity Financial, it goes way beyond that. They truly care about their clients, not only working for your financial goals, but also understanding how your life goals can be achieved as well. I am always impressed about their depth of knowledge in the financial arena, they are extremely qualified to guide your investments. But even beyond that, it's so comforting to find someone that I trust implicitly to manage my investments. It's refreshing to find them in a world that has become so cynical. Lisa and Mark picked a great name in "Lenity" Financial, but what the word means to me is "Peace of Mind"! I hope that you too will find your "Lenity" with them. If you would like to talk, contact Lisa and Mark and they can give you my contact info. David

Was thinking about switching to Schwab. They had me meet with Brian Richter. For what it's worth I…read morehave a little over 1 million in net worth. That may not be that much by Geneva standards, I don't know. But Brian is not the guy they should have meeting potential clients. Not a great personality and doesn't seem to be that knowledgeable. Left not feeling very good about things. I am going to go with Edward Jones.

My family has been working with Charles Schwab for many years with three generations of family…read moreinvestors. We were so happy to have Scott Cullitan open the Geneva, Illinois office. The team at Schwab is outstanding. I use the Schwab website almost daily to learn and observe market. The on line telephone service is excellent for help with quick questions. Our recent encounter with Scott was most exciting when he introduced us to a new partnership with Cerity Partners. Finally in one place I have guidance from Charles Schwab and now can finally get complete information on many other areas of wealth planning, and more so financial and TAX and retirement planning. Thank you.

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!

We were very disappointed with the services at Morrison and Associates. We hired them to do our…read morebusiness and personal taxes for 2014, and the experience was not a good one. We met with Bill in Feb, to discuss switching our tax services to them. To be fair, Bill was very nice, and he seems very knowledgeable, which is why we made the decision to switch, but things didn't go well after the first meeting. Our corporate taxes were due on March 15th, and they weren't ready until the day before, and there were mistakes made, so we had to file an extension, costing extra money, and this is a tiny, tiny company with no payroll, so it is not as if our taxes are complex at all. During this process, I worked with a person there who did our business return, and as they were adjusting the journal entries in a different manner than we have done the last 8 years, I had questions. I could never get an answer that made sense, and multiple times, after doing my own research, I had to respond that what she was saying was wrong. She would check with Bill, and it turned out that she was wrong. The fact that I have to double check her answers does not give me confidence in having them manage our taxes. After that, we waited for our personal returns, as well as the return for my daughter. Over the next month, I called 4 or 5 times, inquiring as to the status. Sometimes they thought they were almost done, sometimes they thought my daughter's were done but not sure if they were filed, but they said Bill would know, but he is out, and they will call me back. The problem, no one ever called back. Our concern was that if we were going to owe a lot in taxes, I don't want to find out on April 15th I have to come up with a lot of money. Finally taxes were done on April 13th, I went to pick them up, and not only did they have the automatic payment set up for my taxes, but estimated tax payments set for 2015 (which would pay way more than necessary). I had explained upfront, that I pay estimated taxes on my own, based on my earnings which vary. I reminded them of this and they said they would remove the automatic estimated payments. I also noted they were taking part of my state refund and using it to prepay my state taxes for 2015. I asked why would we do this, if I already get a refund every year, that just makes for a bigger refund? They had no answer, but said they would fix it so I received the entire refund Two days later I check my bank account and $2,100 was automatically paid for next years taxes. I called them. They said they made a mistake but oops, too late to undo it. I had to contact the bank to dispute the payment. A week later, I got my State refund...minus the prepayment for next years taxes...I guess they forgot to correct that too. My final complaint came with my bill for services. Before switching, I asked what they charged, and while they said it varies, they gave me the base rates. I explained what I paid previously, and they gave me the impression it would be similar. Guess what? Double. and not just on a small personal return, this was $1400 vs $700 from my previous accounting firm. I understand not giving an exact quote, but when I tell you what I paid last year, and provide copies of my returns so you can see the work, I think you could mention that your services are likely to double for this amount of work. Maybe that is too much to expect. Still, considering our taxes took twice as long to be completed, and I could never get good answers on my questions from anyone other than Bill, and they didn't return phone calls, does not make it a service worth twice as much. Premium price is Ok for premium service, but certainly not for bad service. I let the owner know we were disappointed in the services and why, I never heard back. Though recently an employee contacted me about filing payroll taxes. I explained, I have no employees, no payroll, never have and so I do not need to file.

We have been a long time client of Morrison & Associates and go back to when he was the only person…read morein the 2nd Floor Batavia location. We were always pleased with his service, knowledge, professionalism and advice. Up until this year, in our minds he was the tops. Unfortunately, recently, things really went downhill. When called, he never returned calls or might after two or three messages were left. When emailed, you may or may not get a response. It was constantly having to try to get him to resolve an error made on our 2016 taxes. When you did finally speak with him, different versions of what was done or not done were told. When in actuality, after months of chasing (Feb. thru June), nothing had been done. Finally at the end of June the paperwork was done and we were told to pick it up at the office. When we got there no one at the front desk or in the office was aware of the situation and nothing was left upfront by Bill to pick up and he was not in the office. Needless to say, the Apex team was most helpful in resolving this for us and we finally got the paper so we could send off our check. Understand errors occur - we are human. However, where my disappointment lies is in the huge, out of character lack of response and professionalism shown. Not the Morrison and Associates we had come to respect and love! The delay in response and preparation resulted in additional interest owed. So sorry to see a long term business relationship take this turn.

Great experience, genuinely nice people that want to know you and your financial goals and…read morechallenges. Offering thoughtful guidance that gives you confidence in your financial decisions, these are the kind of people you want on your team.

Over a year ago my father passed on. Following his passing my mother inherited his 401k. She did…read morenot know much about it and lets me manage it. But unfortunately I wasn't 100% on what we had. I felt overwhelmed. I figured I needed some additional help on what to do. I approached Martin at Woodfield Financial Advisors. He broke it down and told me what needed to be done in easy to understand steps. Martin gave me the advice and confidence I needed to fully understand what I needed to go forward.

I used H&R Block last year after my normal accountant became sick and was unable to prepare my…read morereturn. I can't speak on all the tax prep employees but I was assigned to Barbara and was told she was one of their top people. I ended up owing the IRS $2,800+ and the state $150+ and the price I paid for the service was twice what I was quoted. This year, I returned to an accounting firm and I only owed the IRS $700 and received a refund from the state with no real differences between the two years and the fee wasn't that much higher. My new firm is going to review H&R Blocks return and let me know how many things were missed that could have saved me money.

In March of this year, I had H&R do my taxes. I was amazed when I received a bill from the IRS for…read morenearly $2400 in May, 2022. I made an appointment to try and understand this. The person I spoke with could not find any reason why this bill came to me. Only later did I realize that I should have been making quarterly statements and had missed the one at the end of April. Not only did H/R not remind me, but did nothing to help cover that--such as providing a paper document to accompany my check. I skipped the June payment because I believe my income will be dramatically less than the last few years. Why wasn't I alerted to this oversight? Then, they reminded me that I need to do this for September. I cannot get into my information on line. The system is confusing. And confusing. And, yes, confusing. Try to make an appointment? No one is ever there or answers the messages. I suppose I might as well do my own taxes in the future.