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Financial Lessons and Key Discussions with Children and Grandchildren

Jason Kley
Jason Kley, CFP®, AIF®, MBA

Director of Financial Planning & Senior Integrated Wealth Advisor
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Professional Biography
Jason Kley is the Director of Financial Planning and a Senior Integrated Wealth Advisor at Carlson Capital Management. As a Senior Advisor, Jason partners with clients and their families providing the firm's fully integrated wealth management experience including investment management, retirement modeling, estate, philanthropic and educational planning and all other aspects of general financial planning and client care. In this role, Jason also connects clients with the firm's specialists for overall portfolio management as well as direct access to expertise in areas such as tax planning and insurance analysis. In addition, Jason is a member of the firm's investment committee, helping to advise on investment practices and strategies. Jason also serves as the Director of Financial Planning, ensuring all processes related to the integrated wealth management functions and delivery of CCM’s client experience are aligned with the strategic mission and vision of the firm, meeting or exceeding operational expectations, and consistently administered across all geographic and functional locations.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Math and Computer Science from the University of St. Thomas where he graduated magna cum laude in 1998. He went on to earn an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Strategy from Washington University in St. Louis. As a graduate student Jason was recognized for his strong leadership in being named a Leadership Fellow and Dean’s Special Service award recipient. Jason holds the Certified Financial Planner™ designation granted through the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, as well as an Accredited Investment Fiduciary professional designation, awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies.  The AIF designation affirms the highest in fiduciary standards of care for CCM clients.

Before joining the CCM team, Jason worked for a Minneapolis wealth management firm where he served as a financial advisor, investment committee member, and 401k plan specialist. Prior to that, Jason worked for Thrivent Financial and Union Pacific, serving in business analyst and strategic operational roles.

Jason serves on the Minnesota Jump$tart Board, which is an organization focused on advancing financial literacy for youth. He is also a member of the Children's Minnesota Foundation Legacy Advisors. In addition, Jason volunteers his time through the University of St. Thomas and the Financial Matters program of BestPrep, speaking to high school and college students about financial principles. Jason previously served on the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota Board and was President of the organization in 2018. He is a past member of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce DRIVE Emerging Leaders Board, BestPrep’s Minnesota Business Venture Advisory Committee, and the City of St. Louis Park Police Advisory Commission. Jason was awarded the BestPrep Volunteer of the Year in 2016 and named the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Emerging Leader of the Year in 2009. He has been featured in various publications including Minnesota Business, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Outside of work, Jason enjoys spending time with family, outdoor activities, and traveling. Jason, his wife Sheila, and their two sons reside in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Personal Thoughts
With each passing year, I find that I am placing an increased emphasis on being focused. On the surface, having focus seems to run counter to the priority our society places on multi-tasking. In reality, the more focus one has—the more efficient they really are. When I’m able to focus on a conversation, I can understand more clearly and develop relationships through more attentive listening. When I am truly engaged with someone, it means putting down my mobile device, listening, and asking questions. If I’m focused on a project, I’m more effective, I’m learning more and am producing better outcomes. As I am playing with my children, I’m focused on inspiring their creativity and teaching them life lessons. Nothing else matters at that moment in time. Focus allows me to prioritize the things that are important in life, and allows me to drown out the noise that I cannot control. Focusing on things that are important forces me to move beyond the things that are not.

I enjoy working with our clients at CCM and I appreciate the opportunity to focus on what I can do to help them meet their goals, and allow them to focus on what matters most to them.

Jason and other members of the CCM Advisory Team regularly post articles of interest on financial planning which you can find here.

Jason Kley
Jason Kley, CFP®, AIF®, MBA
Director of Financial Planning & Senior Integrated Wealth Advisor

Like many parents, I want to help my children achieve success as much as possible. That success comes in many different forms – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially. I want to be able to give my kids enough to help them, but not so much so that it’s detrimental. Many times it is a balancing act knowing how much to assist – while providing them with the right amount of independence.

When it comes to finances, there are many teachable moments throughout a child’s life that form the way they think about money in the future. One of my favorite things to ask a prospective client the first time they visit us at CCM is, “What is your favorite money memory?” For me, it is saving enough money to buy a $135 bicycle as a 13-year-old.

Establishing these types of memories with my children includes taking them to a local retail store and going up and down the toy aisles. When they each have $6 in their pockets, they go through the process of recognizing the items they can and cannot buy – if something costs $7.99, it’s not going to work. It also may be the case that one of my sons happens to have $20 in his pocket, and the other just the $6, due to differences in their savings habits – and this too becomes a lasting life lesson (although admittedly can test my conflict resolution skills in the middle of a store).

There are lessons applicable to children of all ages. For example, one of the best times to begin discussions around college funding with children or grandchildren is in middle school. Granted, conversations with beneficiaries many times occur after the plan is set in motion (in this case, it’s not unheard of to establish a 529 account upon a child’s birth or before). No matter when an account is established, I recommend setting expectations early as to how much you intend to contribute to your children’s or grandchildren’s education. For example, are contributions going to be made as gifts for birthdays and holidays? Based on academic performance? As a match on a percentage of their own contributions? This allows you to adequately plan for increasing college costs and mitigate surprises once a child reaches college age.

Discussions around bigger topics like family wealth and values can be optimal to begin when children are in their 20s or 30s. For example, are your children practicing healthy spending habits? Do they have expectations for your support? Do they understand their own investment accounts and the time value of money? Are there gifting or inheritance expectations? What values would you like to pass along to future generations? Do you have charitable intents you want to share with your children or other heirs?

Unfortunately, too many people wait to address questions like these, or have these conversations with their children or other heirs when they or a loved one are facing mortality. I encourage you to have these conversations within your family and with your advisor. CCM works with more than 900 families, giving us the breadth and depth of many family experiences to draw upon when we work with you. If you are wondering how to broach these topics with your own children, please contact your advisor. We enjoy facilitating these discussions as it brings numerous tenets of our wealth management role together and gives the families we work with peace of mind.

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Published October 27, 2017 Topics: 529 Plans, Children and Finances, Family Meetings, Financial Advisors, Financial Planning

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