HELGA CUTHBERT CFP®
Helga Cuthbert is founder and Principal of Cuthbert Financial Guidance (CFG) a Fee-Only financial planning and Registered Investment Advisory firm. CFG is committed to helping clients bring clarity to their life purpose and financial well-being. “I am passionate about helping individuals and families discover their life goals and aligning them with their money,” says Helga. “I want to be their trusted guide and will work hard to earn their respect.” Helga Cuthbert has helped hundreds of families and individuals gain greater clarity and confidence in their financial decision making.
She is frequently quoted in the media in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Money Magazine, and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Helga was a contributor to the book: Dummies- Investing In An Uncertain Economy and featured in George Kinder’s book: Life Planning for You: How to Design & Deliver the Life of Your Dreams.
Helga is one of a very small number of advisors who have earned the Registered Life Planner® certification from the Kinder Institute. The institute is an international organization focusing on the most meaningful goals of a person’s life. Life Planning is a life-centered approach to Financial Planning and provides a supportive financial framework for living the most meaningful and rewarding life you can imagine.
Helga has a B.S. in Business Administration and her Masters in Public Policy and Administration. Before founding CFG, she was a Vice President and Trust Officer for SunTrust Bank, where she aided affluent individuals and families with their daily financial needs as well as providing retirement and estate planning techniques.
In September 1999, she completed the 18 month long Financial Planning Certificate Program with Oglethorpe University in preparation for taking the CFP® Certification Examination. She passed this rigorous, comprehensive two-day, 10-hour exam in November 1999. Having met the education, examination, experience and ethics requirements set forth by the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Board of Standards, Inc., Helga received authorization to use the CFP® marks of distinction in July 2001.
Helga taught the Retirement Planning module of the CFP® program at Oglethorpe University in 2001 and 2002 to CFP® candidates. She is a member of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the internationally recognized organization for financial services professionals dedicated to championing the fee-only financial planning process.
Helga founded Cuthbert Financial Guidance to offer independent, objective client education and personalized financial guidance.
“I strive to educate, motivate and empower clients to confidently move toward realization of their dreams,” she says. “I love my role. It gives me an enormous sense of satisfaction to help regular people, just like me, send their kids to college, build for the future, retire worry-free, and enjoy a better night’s sleep.”
Helga lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband. They enjoy gardening and volunteering in their community. Gardening is the ultimate relaxation.“Just like helping my clients plant and grow the seeds of financial success, I love nurturing plants and helping them grow to their strongest, richest best.”
Catherine Cuthbert CFP®
Spurred on by her love of solving financial puzzles and deep desire to help others, Catherine (finally) followed in her mothers’ footsteps and joined CFG as a Paraplanner in 2021. She simultaneously enrolled in Boston University’s Financial Planning Certificate Program to pursue her CFP® designation. After completing the coursework, rigorous exam, and experience hours, she was awarded the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in early 2024.
Catherine is based in Portland, Oregon, having moved from Georgia in 2013. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Historic Preservation that same year, and her professional background is in construction cost estimating and real estate management. Eight years and one pandemic later, she decided to pursue a career impacting individual lives directly. Catherine’s mission is to first help clients understand their core values and aspirations, and then help them understand how their financial assets can best serve these markers.
Outside of the office Catherine can be found on hikes with her husband and daughter, hosting dinner parties for friends, or in the basement mulling over a sewing project.