CEO and Founder – Kay Dee Cole, CFP®
Growing up a farmer’s daughter just south of Corvallis, Oregon I learned the value of hard work and perseverance. I attended school in Corvallis and graduated from Oregon State University with a Natural Resources Economics Degree and minors in business and statistics. After college I worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a statistician in California and Colorado. In 1996 my husband and I returned to Corvallis to help with the family farm. In 2000, my entrepreneurial spirit helped me realize my dream of owning my own retail business, as a florist.
My background and experience in running that retail business and being involved with the sale of our family’s business gave me a unique perspective in family-owned businesses. I also realized that running a retail business was not my dream career. With the help of my financial advisor, I decided financial planning was what I really wanted to do. I started out in a large broker business but decided I wanted to help people plan for life; not just sell investments. Read more….
Senior Advisor – Todd Porterfield, CFP® RICP™
Todd Porterfield is a Certified Financial Planner™ and a Retirement Income Certified Professional™ with Clarity Wealth Development.
Specializing in retirement planning for clients in their 50s, 60s, and golden years, Todd truly understands that there is no “one size fits all” approach to planning for life after retirement. By first considering the unique circumstances of the client, and then utilizing the latest in retirement and tax planning techniques, Todd helps his clients to identify their retirement income needs and objectives and then design and implement a plan to grow and maximize their income in retirement. Read More…
Director of Financial Planning – Dr. Kim Hall
Kim is working towards obtaining CFP® certification. She passed the exam in March and is working with Kay Dee and Todd bringing you the best of working with a team.
Effective financial planning is about more than just savings and investments, it is also about how you make trade-offs between the resources available to you. You make decisions everyday trading-off between time, money and mental energy, ideally in ways that reflect your values. These decisions can be as big as buying a house, or as small as whether to go out to eat or prepare a meal at home. Financial planning is a powerful tool each of us can use can use to get the most of what we value out of life. I work with clients to identify goals, evaluate trade-offs, and to make informed decisions on how to use their resources. My goal is to help clients put a unique financial framework in place to achieve the life of their dreams. Read more…
Director of Operations – Nicole Rowley
Nicole has sixteen plus years of experience in the financial services industry with extensive expertise in customer service, marketing and office management. Nicole joined Clarity Wealth Development in 2017 and assists Kay Dee with client services and running the office. Nicole loves the outdoors, camping, baking and spending time with friends, family and especially husband Luke and cutie pie daughter Hayden.
Director of Client Services – Brandy Felina
Brandy joined the team at Clarity Wealth Development after being a stay at home mom to her 3 daughters and son for the past 14 years. While at home she ran an In-home Child care business for 12 of those years. Brandy recently decided that she was ready to transition out of the home and into the workforce. She wanted a career that would allow her to utilize all of her skill sets as well as provide an environment for learning and gaining new strengths. In her spare time, Brandy enjoys vacationing to tropical destinations, playing on her co-ed spring softball team, and watching her kids play sports among many other things.
