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Your Advisor Should Know Taxes

Your Financial Plan Deserves an Advisor Who Does Both

Independent. Fiduciary. Tax-Smart.

Most people work with an investment advisor and a tax professional who operate in separate worlds. Action Wealth Solutions was built on a different model, one advisor who handles your investments and your taxes, so every financial decision you make is viewed through both lenses at once.

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What We Do

One Firm. One Integrated Solution. A Complete Picture.

For too long, financial planning and tax strategy have lived in separate offices, handled by separate people, producing separate advice that never quite adds up to a coherent plan. We work with business owners, families, and retirees across Illinois to build financial strategies that account for the full picture of their lives, from growing their wealth to protecting it, all with an eye toward what they will actually keep after taxes.

Who We ServeWho We're Here For

If any of these sound like you, you're in the right place.

The people we work with are at different stages of life, but they tend to share the same core concern: they want to make smart decisions with their money and they want someone they can actually talk to.

  • Business owners looking to align their personal wealth strategies with their business who need advice regarding corporate structuring, retirement plans, and advanced tax planning solutions.
  • Families building toward retirement and looking for a coordinated plan that accounts for taxes, savings, and long-term goals
  • Pre-retirees in their 40s and 60s who need a clear strategy for the years between now and when they stop working
  • Retirees and those in life transition who need steady, knowledgeable guidance through a significant financial change

how We Help
A Full Range of Services, All Under One Roof

Because taxes touch every corner of your financial life, we built our services to reflect that. From retirement planning to estate strategy to portfolio management, every recommendation we make is informed by the same tax-focused, fiduciary approach.

Retirement Planning

Retirement Planning

Building a personalized strategy around your income, timeline, and the life you want in retirement

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Tax-Smart Financial Planning

Tax-Smart Financial Planning

Coordinating your investment decisions with your tax situation so more of your money works for you

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Business Owner Guidance

Business Owner Guidance

Helping business owners think through succession, retirement, and wealth strategy as one connected picture

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Portfolio Management

Portfolio Management

Managing your investments independently, with no proprietary products or outside pressure driving our recommendations

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Estate and Legacy Planning<br/>

Estate and Legacy Planning

Structuring your assets thoughtfully so what you've built goes where you intend it to go

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Social Security and Income Strategies

Social Security and Income Strategies

Helping you understand when and how to draw on your resources in the most efficient sequence

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Who We Are Local Roots. Independent Advice. Real Access.

Action Wealth Solutions was founded by Dr. Aaron Christopher, PhD, CPA, and former tax professor with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of taxes and financial planning. Alongside Travis Downs and Kari Aosved, Aaron serves clients across Western Illinois and throughout the region with the kind of direct, relationship-driven service that larger firms rarely offer. Our sister company, Action Tax and Accounting, has been part of this community for over 40 years, and that legacy of local accountability shapes everything we do.

Our Process
How We Work Together

A simple process designed around getting to know you first.

We do not start with products or portfolios. We start with a conversation, because the right financial strategy depends entirely on understanding your specific situation, your goals, and what matters most to you.

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Step 1

We meet for about 30 minutes to get to know each other, learn about your situation, and share how we work.

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Step 2

We follow up to open accounts and begin building a comprehensive financial plan tailored to your goals.

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Step 3

We stay connected through regular check ins and annual or semi-annual meetings.

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Real insights on taxes, investments, and planning, written for people who want to understand their finances, not just hand them off.

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Meet The Team The people BehindYour Plan

Financial planning is personal work, and we treat it that way. Get to know the advisors, the philosophy, and the approach that guides everything we do for our clients.

Ready to Work With an Advisor Who Actually Knows Taxes?

Let's start with a conversation.

If you have been looking for a financial advisor who brings genuine tax expertise to the table, who operates as a fiduciary, and who will actually pick up the phone when you call, we would like to hear from you. Reach out today to schedule your first meeting.

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