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Our Mission
To understand deeply, bring clarity, create peace of mind,
and put the client first. Always.
You want to achieve the greatest degree of financial freedom possible. Our job is to partner with you, evaluate your entire financial situation, and help you get there.
Fidato Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management for successful families, individuals, and business owners. Every recommendation we offer is the same financial strategy we would implement ourselves. You can rest assured that your financial plan will be thorough, unbiased, and reliable.
We are a fiduciary firm and pledge to act in our client’s best interests at all times. We work every day to use our expertise to create a positive difference in our clients’ lives. When you partner with Fidato Wealth, you’ll experience smart, custom solutions to help you lead your life and optimize your future.
We consider the trust our clients place in us a very special responsibility, and maintaining our client’s trust comes first.
We are 100% dedicated to serving the families and business owners we partner with. Their goals become our own as we advocate for them throughout their life.
We follow the same principles that we recommend to our clients. That being said, we only recommend strategies that we have implemented ourselves, or would implement if we were in the same circumstances.
We relentlessly pursue leading edge solutions, evidence-based strategies, and ongoing learning.
We provide our clients specific and thorough knowledge, so they have the information to facilitate their most optimal financial life decisions.
We work with our clients to anticipate their future planning needs so they can be prepared ahead of time, create the action plans necessary, and keep everyone accountable to ensure progress in achieving their goals.
We aim to deeply understand what is important to our clients, understand their goals, values, and important relationships, while collaborating with them to help them achieve their best financial life.
Our leadership team has extensive experience, which we bring to the table every time we meet with you. We are dedicated to making a positive difference in our clients’ lives by helping our clients achieve the financial planning outcomes they desire.
Tony is the CEO and Founder at Fidato Wealth. Tony has been working in the Financial Services industry since 1999. From his beginnings working for a 4.5 million dollar private company in the area of mergers and acquisitions, and being part of their transition to a public company of approximately 1⁄2 billion in revenue, to his experience as a top account executive for a division of AIG, Tony knew that he had a knack for understanding the core principles involved in creating successful financial outcomes.
Tony’s key areas of focus are leading the company’s initiatives and long-term strategy to accomplish the company’s mission: “To understand deeply, bring clarity, create peace of mind, and put the client first. Always.”
Tony also has developed the Wealth Management process and Investment Philosophy Fidato Wealth leverages to help its clients achieve their goals. He oversees Wealth Planning Strategies and Investment Strategies to ensure that Fidato’s Advisors remain on the cutting edge of delivering world class wealth management to their clients.
Tony’s understanding of the importance of a comprehensive approach to financial planning began due to his upbringing as a 1st generation American. His parents immigrated from Italy in search of a better life. When his father passed away he witnessed and assisted his own family trying to put the pieces together. His personal experiences fuels his passion, sincerity, and desire to help people achieve their life and legacy goals. This, coupled with his professional experience, culminated into Tony establishing his own wealth management and financial planning firm, Fidato Wealth.
Tony has met the rigorous experience, education, and ethical requirements to have earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ designation. He is also widely recognized in wealth management and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Barron’s, US News and World Report, WealthManagement.com, Financial Advisor Magazine, as well as featured on Fox 8’s “New Day Cleveland” and other national and local venues.
One of Tony’s cornerstone beliefs is that education provides people with an opportunity to make more informed decisions, which can then lead to improved financial well-being. He teaches a Retirement Planning class for a local college and hosts a podcast entitled “Wealth and Life,” which covers the latest in comprehensive retirement planning, planning for business owners, and family wealth management. Tony also speaks at employee and staff development events, and conducts executive benefit education for corporations.
In his spare time, Tony enjoys outdoor activities such as golf, running, and bicycling along with listening to podcasts and reading. Tony’s biggest joy, however, comes from spending time with his family. Tony, his wife Amy, and their son Anthony enjoy traveling together, outdoor hobbies, and sharing experiences with family and friends in Northeastern Ohio.
Amy is a Managing Partner at Fidato Wealth and has been with the organization since 2009, her key roles include overseeing Finance, Human Capital, and Fidato’s long term strategic objectives.
As the Community Liaison for Fidato Wealth, Amy leads the firm’s efforts to make a difference in their local communities through participation in programs designed to help children and families in need–both in Cuyahoga County, where their office is located, and in Medina County, where she resides.
Amy enjoys the family atmosphere she helped create at Fidato Wealth, as well as collaborating with and working alongside her husband, Tony. Outside of the office, she enjoys reading, exercising, cooking, and spending time as a family with her husband and their son, Anthony. Growing up in a family of classical musicians, Amy has spent much of her life involved in music and other creative endeavors. She now has the pleasure of passing that love of musical performance to her son as he learns to play the trombone.
Lindsay’s role with our organization is to ensure operations and client service both exceed the expectations of our clients and achieve our long term mission. Lindsay joined Fidato Wealth in February of 2018 as a Client Service Specialist. She has since worked her way up through the ranks to her current position and became a partner in January 2023.
Prior to her time at Fidato Wealth, Lindsay attended Ohio University before serving as General Manager of a family-owned business. Lindsay’s initiative, attention to detail, positivity, and ease in establishing trust and rapport is second to none. Her friendly, upbeat personality is evident to all clients and team members she interacts with.
Lindsay lives in Twinsburg, Ohio, and enjoys all things Cleveland! She is a proud Cleveland Browns season ticket holder. She enjoys spending time with family, her fiancé, and her two future step-children, Ayden and Monroe. When they’re not attending the children’s’ sporting events during the weekend, they enjoy traveling, going to concerts, many outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking, and making memories she’ll treasure forever.
Eric is Fidato Wealth’s Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). In his role, he is responsible for managing/overseeing several areas at Fidato: Compliance, IT & Cybersecurity, Finance & Accounting, and Human Resources. Eric’s background and experience provides Fidato Wealth with a unique perspective on how we can continue to provide best-in-class client service to families and businesses as we continue to grow. Eric is passionate about the responsibilities of fiduciaries and has spent his career ensuring fiduciary standards were upheld in his prior roles.
Before joining Fidato, Eric was a partner at Ativo Capital Management, LLC in Chicago, IL serving as its COO and CCO during his tenure. Eric joined Ativo in 2014 and was responsible for overseeing compliance and operations, among other areas. Prior to joining Ativo, Eric worked at UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. for approximately seven years. During his tenure he was promoted to Director with the title of Senior Compliance Officer. He acted as the compliance lead in the firm’s Chicago office and managed a team of compliance officers in that location.
Prior to joining UBS, Eric was a Securities Compliance Examiner and Staff Accountant for the Broker-Dealer Examination Program in the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from June 2004 to January 2008. While at the SEC he conducted numerous specialized and cause examinations of the nation’s largest financial institutions and led financial and sales practice examinations of FINRA and other member broker-dealers and transfer agents. He received the Shannon D. Ayers Examination Award of Excellence during his tenure at the SEC.
Eric received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Master of Accounting Science from the University of Illinois. He is an Illinois Registered Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”), Certified Fraud Examiner (“CFE ®”), Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (“IACCP ®”), Series 65 Registered, and Completed Level 1 of the CFA Program.
In his time away from work, Eric enjoys spending time with friends and family including his wife Megan, his two children, Ella and Henry, and his two dogs, Penny and Titus. Eric loves being active in beautiful Northeast Ohio and enjoys visiting his family and friends in Chicago, IL, his hometown. Although Eric remains an avid Chicago sports-fan he has adopted the Browns as his local team of choice and enjoys all that greater Cleveland has to offer.
For over 12 years, Brian has been passionate and dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve the greatest degree of reliability in accomplishing their life and legacy goals.
Brian’s key roles with Fidato Wealth include leading client relationships and overseeing the training and development of the firm’s advisors. As an experienced Lead Advisor, Brian displays attention to detail as he develops and fine-tunes his client’s comprehensive financial plan, ensuring that all advanced planning needs are addressed and monitored. As of January, 2023, Brian has become a partner at Fidato Wealth.
Brian was born and raised in Northeast Ohio and graduated from Cleveland State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. Prior to working at Fidato Wealth, Brian served as Senior Advisor Operations Analyst for PNC Capital Advisors where he concentrated in the areas of Financial Counseling and Accounting.
From 2003 to 2011, Brian had the honor of serving in the United States Army in both active duty and reserve roles. During his service, Brian has been on multiple deployments with tours in Kosovo, Iraq and Kuwait.
Brian and his wife Lynsey reside in Strongsville with their three children, Owen, Avery, and Cameron. He is a Cleveland sports enthusiast and enjoys golfing, playing basketball, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Brian’s experience and a track record of dependability is an asset to his clients and teammates. He takes great pleasure in his role with Fidato Wealth and strives to make a positive difference in his client’s lives.
Marissa grew up in Parma, Ohio in a very energetic and loving Italian family. She graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where she received her B.S. in Financial Planning.
As a Senior Advisor, some of Marissa’s key roles are to lead client relationships, and manage advisors and advisory processes.
Marissa is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional with over 15 years of advisory experience in retirement planning and wealth management. Because of her genuine desire to help others, clients regularly use words like trustworthy, attentive, patient, and proficient to describe their experiences with her as they work together to accomplish their goals.
Marissa has extensive experience providing comprehensive wealth planning to clients and providing a coordinated plan with Estate, Task, and Risk Protection professionals. She believes strongly in comprehensive planning and in fiduciary principles that our partners rely on.
Marissa resides in Brecksville, Ohio with her husband Joseph, and their two children Giavonna and Leonardo. She enjoys exercising, hiking with her husband and children and spending time with her family and close friends.
Dan is a Wealth Advisor at Fidato Wealth, where he specializes in providing exceptional advisory services to both existing and prospective high-net-worth clients. Through collaboration with the Fidato Wealth advisory team, Dan is responsible for ensuring that clients progress with their individualized wealth planning goals and are connected with a professional network of attorneys, accountants, and other specialists to help advance their wealth plan.
Dan was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Upon graduation, he earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ marks and continued on to obtain a master’s degree in personal financial planning from Kansas State University. He earned additional graduate certificates in financial therapy and advanced financial planning along the way. Prior to his time at Fidato Wealth, Dan served as a back-office financial planner for advisory firms across the country.
Dan resides in Youngstown, Ohio with his wife Alisha and their daughter Rosealina. He lives to put God and his family first. He and Alisha lead worship at their local church and enjoy adventuring to local parks, distant beaches, and small-town coffee shops.
Brennan, a University of Akron graduate, began his journey in finance as an intern with Fidato Wealth. He steadily rose to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional after successfully passing the CFP exam. Recently, Brennan was promoted to Associate Wealth Advisor. In his current role, he works closely with clients to help them achieve their financial goals. Brennan also provides critical support to the wealth advisors by managing behind-the-scenes financial planning analysis. He is the primary point of contact for many clients and outside professionals working with Fidato Wealth.
Brennan is known for his commitment to making a positive impact on people’s lives. Around the office, he’s quick to offer assistance and is always ready with a joke or two during staff meetings!
Glenda joined Fidato Wealth in September of 2021, bringing 20 + years of experience in the Financial Services industry. In Glenda’s role as a Client Service Specialist, she partners with the wealth advisors to ensure that each client’s needs and best interests are being met proactively. Glenda displays accuracy and attention-to-detail as she prepares account documentation and assists clients with their service needs. She strives to ensure her clients and peers feel as important as they really are!
Around the office, Glenda upholds a positive attitude and can be counted on to bake something delicious for co-workers’ birthdays and when celebrating company milestones.
Glenda resides in Parma, Ohio with her dog Daisy. She loves time spent with her family, especially with her daughter Jessica and her two beautiful grandchildren. Glenda greatly enjoys fitness and has been a Zumba instructor for over 10 years.
Emily Mathews is a dedicated Client Service Specialist at Fidato Wealth. With her background as a supervisor leading a team of 10, Emily brings a versatile skill set to our team – which includes administrative expertise, overseeing trends to determine process improvements, excellent customer service and ensuring accuracy. Her professional journey reflects a commitment to excellence and a diverse range of skills.
Born in Ohio and raised in Washington state, Emily made the journey back to her roots to reconnect with family and pursue her post-secondary education. She currently resides in Berea, Ohio and is a loving mother to one daughter who is the light of her life! In addition, Emily shares her home with two cats and one dog! She spends her leisure time crafting culinary delights for her family, and expressing herself through various forms of art, including drawing, painting, and poetry.
Described by those who know her as realistic, empathetic, and good-natured, we know you will find Emily all of the above as well as willing to go that extra mile to assist and support our clients.
Shawna Kennedy is the Director of First Impressions and a dedicated Client Service Specialist at Fidato Wealth. After a remarkable 22-year career in the real estate industry, Shawna earned the distinction of being the youngest licensed title insurance agent in Ohio, a testament to her early achievements. Shawna’s diligence, attention to detail, and strong leadership are just a few of the qualities that Shawna has brought to her position at Fidato.
Originally from the Cleveland area, Shawna now lives in Berea, Ohio alongside her husband Jim, teenage stepdaughter Cassandra, and her numerous pets. Her adventurous spirit extends to activities like biking, kayaking, camping, and hiking with her husband and their 2 dogs. In the warmer months, she tends to her yard and enjoys nurturing her many plants.
Described by others as conscientious and personable, we know that you will not only enjoy being greeted by Shawna when you walk into our Fidato office but also experience her unwavering support as your client service specialist.
Stephanie has over 30 years of experience in financial services. Her career has followed an upward trend from her beginnings as an assistant to top financial professionals, to heading up departments, to founding Financial Services Outsourcing Solutions, Inc. in 2007, which specializes in assisting Registered Investment Advisors with their back-office operations.
Fidato Wealth began working with Stephanie in 2021 after high recommendations by other colleagues in the RIA field. She has proven to be reliable, detail oriented, and an overall terrific team member as she assists our advisors and client service specialists with back-office needs and requests.
Stephanie is an Ohio native and lives in NE Ohio with her husband David. They have 3 adult children, one of whom recently joined the military. Stephanie stays extremely active and enjoys camping with her family, quilting and embroidery, and reading.
We provide complimentary consultations to learn about what is important to you, determine how you are currently positioned, and identify if there are any gaps. You also will learn how we work with our clients. After our consultative meetings, one of three things will happen:
1. We may determine that you are in good shape, that no changes are needed and advise you to maintain your existing plan.
2. We may determine that although some changes could improve your situation, we are not the right fit for you. If this occurs, we would offer to introduce you to the services of another fiduciary financial planning firm that is more aligned to your needs.
3. Lastly, we both may determine that working together will be a mutually rewarding relationship, and we will invite to you to be part of our family of clients.
Either way, we aim to provide a valuable consultative experience!
