Greetings, to our current and prospective Chapter Members, and welcome to one of the American Financial Education Alliance (AFEA) Naperville,IL Chapter’s website!

As an IRS approved, 501(c)(3), Nonprofit Organization, our mission is to empower Americans to take control of their finances by providing local communities with objective financial education. It is our pleasure to educate our local communities and share how AFEA works to provide all Americans the education and experience they need to enhance their financial understanding and management.

AFEA specializes in providing high-level financial education classes and events at establishments of all types:

Libraries  ♦  Universities, Colleges, Junior Colleges  ♦  Businesses  ♦  Nonprofit and Fundraising Organizations

Class offerings include:

A Guide to 401k Rollovers  ♦  The ABCD’s of Medicare  ♦  Advanced Estate Planning  ♦  An Introduction to Annuities  ♦  Business Continuation Planning  ♦  College Planning  ♦  The Essentials of Estate Planning  ♦   Financial Planning Basics  ♦  Investing for Women   ♦  IRAs, Annuities, and Other Sources of Retirement Income  ♦  Living a Tax-Free Retirement   ♦  Most Common Financial Mistakes  ♦  Myths and Facts About Annuities  ♦ Planning for Long-Term Care  ♦  Retirement Basics  ♦  Retirement Income Planning  ♦  Roth IRA Conversions  ♦  Safe Money Principles of Retirement Planning  ♦  Social Security Benefit Options  ♦  Special Needs Planning  ♦  Understanding Your IRA  ♦  Understanding Your Roth IRA  ♦  Variable Annuities  ♦  Women and Money  ♦  Your Employee-Sponsored Retirement Plan

We invite you to attend our local workshops and become an active member by participating in our educational events throughout the community.

Thank you for visiting your local Chapter’s website, we look forward to seeing you at a class soon!

Nicholas Reiland, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Professional, Chartered Financial Consultant, and Certified Exit Planning Advisor has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry helping his clients make educated decisions while working together to develop proactive and tax-efficient approaches to their finances.  He helps clients determine their personal goals and better comprehend all of the opportunities available to them, then develops realistic strategies for obtaining them.  He believes his clients should protect their hard-earned retirement assets while also employing effective strategies to grow their assets to sustain a long and comfortable retirement.  His ultimate goal is to guide his clients down a path of success that will help them achieve life-long goals.  

Nick attended the University of Iowa where he graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance with minors in Economics and Accounting.  He holds Series 63 and 65 securities licenses as well as life and health insurance licenses.  He attained the Certified Financial Planner designation in 2005.  The CFP certification is awarded to financial advisors that meet rigorous education and experience requirements as well as being held to the highest ethical and professional standards in the industry.  Nick added the Chartered Financial Consultant designation in 2010 and the Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation in 2021 to continue his development and knowledge so that he can best serve the various and ever changing needs of his clients.  

In his free time, Nick enjoys traveling, golfing, spending time with his family and is a die-hard Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago sports fan.  Nick, his wife Shannon and three kids, currently reside in Naperville, IL.