F5 Financial is a fee-only financial advisory firm that takes a holistic approach to financial planning, personal goals, and behavioral change.
Using our F5 Process, we provide insight and tailored strategies that inspire and equip our clients to enjoy a life of significance and financial freedom.
We have offices in Naperville, IL, McDonough, GA and Venice, FL, and we virtually serve clients nationwide.
F5's Financial Advisory Services
Retirement Planning
"Working with F5 Financial has been life changing for our family."
"Growing up, we didn't have what you would call a portfolio. We have been blessed with success in our business and as we begin to build wealth, we realized the need to find someone to help us with managing our finances. We have children we wanted to make sure were taken care of, and we wanted to make sure we would be secured in retirement. I’m so glad we hired F5 to be our financial advisor."
Alicia Powell, Business Owner
What is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor?
As fee-only financial advisors, we charge a flat fee to ensure your financial wellbeing. We receive no compensation from anyone other than the client. This ensures alignment between our recommendations and the client’s best interests.
Who We Serve
We are a NAPFA approved, fee-only financial planning firm with a focus on serving Corporate Executives, Entrepreneurs, and Families. We provide comprehensive planning services and recommend low cost, academically proven, passive investment solutions. We serve a variety of clients throughout Naperville, the Chicago area, the Metro Atlanta area, South Florida, and across the US.
"I specifically wanted a fee-only planner to ensure the person managing my money wasn’t incentivized."
"I have a family and I own and run a software company, so I knew I needed a financial planner to maintain a healthy portfolio. I specifically wanted a fee-only planner to ensure the person managing my money wasn’t incentivized to make investment choices that weren’t aligned with my goals. Curt with F5 has been great to work with; he has helped get my retirement, estate, and 529 planning on track. On top of that, he has a great network of professionals that he’s been able to connect me with, to make sure my business is connected with the right plans and programs. I feel buffered by what’s going on in the economy, because I know that whatever happens, F5 Financial has put me in the best position to handle it."
John Viebach, Founder of ZipGrade LLC
The F5 Process
Are you looking for more Financial Freedom
and Personal Significance in your life?
The F5 Process begins with your goals and vision and leads to the execution of your financial plan. Cash flow management, insurance, taxes, work benefits, education planning, and investment management are all integrated into this plan. If you're searching for more Freedom & Significance in your life, click to learn more about the F5 Process.
What Our Clients Have to Say
Patrick Phillips
Prior to retiring, I decided I needed a financial adviser. Some of the different stories I had heard about financial advisers made me untrusting. I talked with some advisers that were recommended by friends and searched for fee-only advisers that were local to me. I wanted... Read more
JonPaul Jonkheer
I am a business owner based in the Chicago area, and Curt has helped me personally and professionally. I have worked with Curt for close to 10 years now, and we initially hired him because we wanted to protect our assets and our children. We liked that he was local, and that... Read more
Rob Coleman
I couldn’t be happier having F5 Financial be my financial advisor. I have worked with Curt for about 10 years now, and the reason I hired him was because he gave me a really good feeling the first time we met. I was impressed by his story, and he reminded me a lot of my father... Read more
Monica Garg
I love that our relationship with Curt from F5 is more like a partnership, rather than a transactional relationship. We initially hired Curt because we needed help with 529 education planning, retirement planning, and long-term growth for our portfolio. The first time we met... Read more
Cyntheia Brooks
We always get a response from Josh whenever we have a question. We hired Josh with F5 because we needed help with retirement planning, but he has a comprehensive approach to financial planning, so he also helped with our general budgeting, getting the right insurance, our tax... Read more
Randy Bush
My mom had been using Josh for a long time to manage her money, so when we needed help with financial planning, we reached out to him. We liked Josh right away; he made us feel very comfortable and we liked his straightforward approach. He manages our retirement plans... Read more
Justin Harvey
Curt is very trustworthy and smart when it comes to financial planning. I started working with him when I decided to leave my other financial advisor, who I felt had poor communication and was very impersonal. Curt and his team at F5 Financial manage my family’s personal... Read more
Steven Wettergren
I feel very secure having F5 Financial as my financial planner. I work in higher education and own a small business, and I hired Curt with F5 because I knew I needed professional help with my finances. I liked F5’s approach because they look at the whole picture. They manage... Read more
leslie erwin
I decided to hire a financial advisor back in 2014 when I started my own law firm. I needed help setting up a retirement plan for my business, and I also needed help managing my and my husband’s retirement planning. I knew Josh from our local Rotary Club and liked his high... Read more
Mitch Wallace
We have worked with Josh and F5 Financial for about 1.5 years now. My wife and I saw that many of our friends were working with financial planners, and even though we felt secure in our finances, we knew we probably weren’t maximizing our potential. Josh is my sister and... Read more
John Viebach
I have a family and I own and run a software company, so I knew I needed a financial planner to maintain a healthy portfolio. I specifically wanted a fee-based planner to ensure the person managing my money wasn’t incentivized to make investment choices that weren’t aligned... Read more
John D'Ambrose
After 35 years of a demanding career with a Fortune 100 company, I really wanted to focus on my family in retirement. To make sure everything was on point, I hired F5 Financial to manage our Financials. I wasn’t interested in hiring an advisor that only wanted to squeeze out... Read more
Brian Morello
After doing my own research (homework) about hiring a financial planner I determined that hiring a fiduciary was the way to go because they have their clients’ best interests in mind. I also wanted a financial planner that I could trust with the money that we have saved for... Read more
jdobbs88
Before we started working with Josh, we worked with an advisor that didn’t have great follow-up and didn’t seem to place much importance on us. But working with Josh has been great – he has a lot of financial planning knowledge and I have always been happy with his management... Read more
Cathy Dobbs
We decided to hire a financial advisor because we needed help with education planning, estate planning, and making sure our son was protected. We’ve worked with Josh for about 8 years now, and even followed him from his previous employer. From the start, Josh always made us... Read more
Anthony Colangelo
After my wife and I had our children, we decided it was time to get our finances in order. We were concerned about retirement planning, 529 education planning, and budgeting for our family finances. After working with F5 Financial, our finances are in a strong place. Even... Read more
Scott Pelley
THE absolute best! F5 Financial gets top marks from our family. Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Investment Management. Exceptional service no matter the question. Josh Duncan and the rest of the team at F5 Financial have helped us immeasurably with our financials as we... Read more
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