Mary Margolis

CFP®, CPA/PFS, CDFA®, CeFT®

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Mary Margolis, CFP®,CPA*/PFS™, CDFA®,CeFT®

Some of the biggest financial decisions of your life will come during some of its hardest moments. I’m Mary Margolis, a financial planner who specializes in guiding clients through those moments — widowhood, divorce, and retirement. Life transition planning deepens and enriches traditional financial planning, meeting you where you are as you begin to think, learn, grow, and adapt to new personal and financial circumstances.

I started my career as a CPA with a Big Four accounting firm, where I discovered my passion for supporting clients through life-altering change. Having lost my husband early in life, I understand firsthand the emotional and financial obstacles these major shifts bring. Change can be disorienting, but it’s also an opportunity, a chance to uncover new aspects of ourselves, our relationships, and our choices. That process can be truly transformative.

I hold multiple financial certifications and am part of a Financial Transitions planning community. As a Certified Financial Transitionist and Certified Financial Planner, I integrate life transition support with traditional financial planning—offering empathetic guidance, educational resources, bespoke tools, and astute advice tailored to your particular transition. I listen closely and ask the thought-provoking questions that push you to think beyond the obvious.

My mission is to use this specialized skill set to help you navigate your own transformation. Ready to talk through your situation? Give me a call,

I look forward to working together with you to move beyond what was, improve what is, and envision and progress toward what can be.

Education & Certifications

  • Duquesne University, BS Business Admin.
  • Bowen Family Systems Theory post-graduate study
  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
  • CFP® Certified Financial Planner
  • CPA/PFS Certified Public Accountant, Personal Financial Specialist
  • CDFA® Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
  • CeFT® Certified Financial Transitionalist

I love learning. Change is constant and my quest to learn enables me to better serve my clients. That is why I have pursued post-graduate study in Bowen Theory and certifications such as: CFP®, which has become the most respected standard for planners; PFS, which is the first sub-specialty of the CPA designation and establishes best practices for the technical side of planning; CDFA®, which supports clients and their attorneys with the money side of divorce; and CeFT®, which focuses on the personal side of financial transitions.

Community Service

I currently serve as a facilitator at Bo’s Place, a bereavement center offering grief support.