Charles Rossi CFP®, CTFA, AIF®

Financial Advisor
Chief Client Wealth Officer
Portfolio Manager
Senior Leadership Team
Shareholder

Charles Rossi CFP® | Planning and Portfolio Management Team

“I love everything about my career. The work is both challenging and gratifying. While there are frameworks for the roles I fill, no two days are ever the same. I am fortunate to work with smart, dedicated people and some of the best clients an advisor could have.”

Charles “Charlie” Rossi, CFP® advises the firm’s clients and co-leads the development and management of all client retirement planning, investment management and estate planning analytics and implementation.  He co-manages all client portfolios and the firm’s investment research and portfolio performance analytics.  He serves on the wealth management team for all client engagements and is a member of the firm’s Operating, Investment Management and Risk Committees.  Charles joined the firm in 2014.

Charles Rossi CFP® | Background

Charles holds a Master of Taxation and Data Analysis from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, a Master of Investment Management and Financial Analysis from Creighton University University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from New York University School of Professional Studies. He is a 2024 candidate for an Estate Planning Certificate from the Graduate Tax Program at the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University.

Charles received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. While earning his undergraduate degree, he studied in England for one year and completed coursework at the University of Leeds, The London School of Economics and an executive equity investment management program at The London Business School.

Charles has completed advanced trust schools held at Pepperdine University, University of Notre Dame and Boston University School of Law and is a Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor. He has passed Level I and Level II of the CFA program and is a Level III candidate. Charles has also passed the Regulation section of the Uniform CPA Examination.

Charles serves on the Board of Directors for Help in Healing Home, a residential hospitality housing community for organ transplant and oncology treatment patients and their caregivers at The Village at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Help in Healing Home has served more than 23,500 patients and their families during the past 20 years.

Charles Rossi CFP® | Professional Accreditation

During his career, Charles has earned the following professional designations:

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional
  • Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor
  • Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor®
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary®
  • Series 65 Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examination
  • Investment Advisor Core Compliance Certificate


    Charles is FINRA Series 65 licensed and is a member of the CFA Institute, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors and the Financial Planning Association.

Charles Rossi CFP® | Education

  • Estate Planning Certificate (2024 Candidate)
    Villanova University
    Charles Widger School of Law
    Graduate Tax Program
  • Master of Taxation and Data Analysis 
    Arizona State University
    W. P. Carey School of Business
  • Master of Investment Management and Financial Analysis
    Creighton University
    Heider College of Business
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning
    New York University
    School of Professional Studies
  • Business Valuation and Security Analysis
    The London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Equity Investment Management Program
    The London Business School
  • Mathematics in Applied Finance
    University of Leeds, England
  • Personal Financial Planning Certificate Program
    Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor® Program
    College for Financial Planning
  • Bachelor of Science in Finance
    Arizona State University
    W. P. Carey School of Business
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