About Us

Welcome to Knight Investment Planning, LLC

Knight Investment Planning is an independent FEE-ONLY financial planning firm. We believe that everyone, regardless of net worth, should be able to access competent, objective, independent advice from a professional fee-only advisor on a periodic or as-needed basis. Our firm is completely independent and we have no affiliations with banks, brokerage firms or insurance companies so that we can be free of conflict of interest.

Knight Investment Planning, LLC located in Libertyville, Illinois was formed by Michael Knight CFP®.

The Knight Investment Planning Advantage

Knight Investment Planning, LLC does not sell financial products and we do not receive referral fees, commissions or any third party payments that could lead to a conflict of interest with our clients. Our greatest value to our clients is objectivity, simple solutions and wisdom about financial markets, life planning and preparation for the future.

About Michael Knight, CFP®

Michael spent 12 years serving clients in Senior Leadership roles at Charles Schwab & Co. including Executive Vice President and Head of Branches, Senior V.P. for the Midwest, and in a corporate role of Senior V.P of Learning and Development. Prior to joining Schwab, he held executive positions in mortgage banking. Michael's credentials include:

• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner
• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Registered Financial Advisor
• Member of the Garrett Planning Network, Inc.
• Registered Life Planner®, Kinder Institute of Life Planning
• Registered Investment Advisor in the State of Illinois

CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.