Sharkey, Howes and Javer has eight highly experienced CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professionals on staff who can provide clients with a depth of knowledge and experience rarely found in the profession.Our Director of Retirement Plan Services helps businesses of all sizes research, establish and maintain their retirement plans.
- Eileen M. Sharkey, CFP®
- Lawrence E. Howes, MBA, CFP®
- Joel B. Javer CLU, CFP®
- Mimi Hackley, MPH, CFP®
- Karlton D. Childress, CFP®
- Donna L. Svendsen, CFP®
- Harold Kirschner, MBA, CFP®
- Scott Brookes, AIF®
Eileen M. Sharkey, CFP®
Eileen M. Sharkey, CFP
® is a principal of Sharkey, Howes & Javer, a Denver-based Financial Planning and Investment advisory firm.
Eileen began her career in 1971 as an Actuary designing corporate pension and profit sharing plans. She
discovered that advocating the necessity of lifelong planning was her passion and in 1978 she earned her
CFP
®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
TM certification and began helping individuals and small businesses
create personalized investment and retirement plans.
Lawrence E. Howes, MBA, CFP®
Lawrence Howes, MBA, CFP
® is a founder and principal of Sharkey, Howes & Javer. He is the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Economist. He specializes in fixed income investments.
Joel B. Javer, CLU, CFP®
Joel B. Javer, CLU, CFP
® is a principal of Sharkey, Howes & Javer where he is in charge of
equity mutual fund research and creates custom Investment Portfolios for individuals and
pension plans. Joel is also responsible for personnel and operations at the firm.
Joel was instrumental in developing software that allows client portfolio’s to be managed and
rebalanced according to client goals and objectives. The proprietary system that Joel
developed, called e-Allocator, has been recognized by industry leaders including Charles
Schwab and Morningstar
®.
Mimi Hackley, MPH, CFP®
Mimi Hackley, CFP
® joined Sharkey, Howes & Javer in 1998 and earned her CFP
®, CERTIFIED
FINANCIAL PLANNER
TM certification in March of 2000. She became a shareholder of the firm in
2003 and serves as Director of Financial Planning. Mimi ensures that our financial plans
incorporate cutting-edge financial planning principles and the most recent changes to the laws
including taxes and estate planning.
Karlton D. Childress, CFP®
Karlton D. Childress, CFP
® joined Sharkey, Howes & Javer in September of 2000 and became a shareholder of the firm in 2005.
He currently serves on the firm’s Investment Committee and Financial Planning Committee.
In preparing personal financial plans for clients,
Karlton continually places a significant amount of emphasis on gaining the perspective of each individual client and addressing the “big picture.”
Donna L. Svendsen, CFP®
Donna L. Svendsen, CFP
® joined Sharkey, Howes & Javer in June of 2002. As Director of
Client Services she is responsible for coordinating the client service process within the firm. She
enjoys introducing Sharkey, Howes & Javer to the public, and explaining the benefits of working
with a fee-only provider of financial planning and investment management.
Harold W. Kirschner, MBA, CFP®
Harold Kirschner, CFP
® joined Sharkey, Howes & Javer in 2003 and earned his CFP
®,
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
TM certification in 1999. He chairs the firm’s Investment
Committee and has been providing personal financial planning and investment management
services to clients since 1998.
Scott Brookes, AIF®
Scott Brookes, AIF
® is the Director of Retirement Plan Services for Sharkey, Howes & Javer. Scott joined the firm in October, 2007 to help businesses research, establish and manage corporate retirement plans, such as 401k plans.
Front Row left to right:
Donna Svendsen, Eileen Sharkey, Jessica Sare,
Joel Javer, Kay Sinclair, Cindy Weeks
Karlton Childress, Mimi Hackley, Kerry Poorman
Scott Brookes, Harold Kirschner, Melissa Baldwin
Larry Howes
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