Strategic Wealth Partners was acquired by Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC ("Kovitz"), a registered investment adviser with the SEC on May 1, 2024. Strategic Wealth Partners is now a division of Kovitz and its registered investment adviser. Materials created prior to this date were created by Strategic Wealth Partners and are accurate as of the time of publishing.

Team

Meet your financial specialists.

Ashley Bebeau, CFP®

Principal, Director of Financial Planning, & Wealth Advisor

Ashley is driven to empower individuals and families with the insight and resources they need to protect and enjoy their hard-earned wealth.

Ashley enthusiastically brings a sense of organization to her clients’ financial situation, as well as help them develop and carry out a long-term plan. With any financial matter, Ashley aims to guide clients about a variety of potential solutions by communicating opportunities and issues relevant to the client’s unique situation. This allows clients to choose what feels right to them, balanced with an understanding of possible financial ramifications. Building an open and honest relationship with clients is central to Ashley’s work ethic and, she believes, is critical to providing advice in each client’s best interest.

Prior to joining SWP, Ashley worked with ultra-high net worth multigenerational families at Credit Suisse Family Wealth Management. She helped families ensure that future generations understand and appreciate how their families’ wealth was accumulated, and recognize how to preserve wealth and family values.

Ashley is enjoying the most challenging and rewarding task of being a mother to two young boys. When not around their home on the North Shore, Ashley and her boys love spending time with family in Northern Wisconsin.

Education

BS in Consumer Science – Personal Finance, University of Wisconsin Madison

Professional Designations

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®

Leadership & Community

Professional Advisory Board, Chicago Foundation for Women
Legacy Partner, Lurie Children’s Hospital
CFP® Professional Member, Financial Planning Association (FPA)

Office Location

Deerfield, IL

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