Thank You!

Our 2019 Toy Drive benefiting S.H.A.R.E. House of Douglasville is complete. We are once again overwhelmed by your generosity and giving spirit. Acts that may seem small can often have the greatest impact, and that is definitely the case this year as dozens of children will have toys to unwrap and enjoy. You gave scooters, legos, dolls, fleece blankets, trucks, art and crafts and so much more. Thank you!

2019 Toy Drive

For the past several years, your generosity has helped brighten the holiday season for hundreds of children served by Children's Restoration Network.

This year, we will be specifically supporting the 15 children who are a part of S.H.A.R.E. House of Douglasville (a CRN partner). This fantastic non-profit organization provides crisis intervention and care to address the causes and effects of family violence.

We are kindly asking for your help in supporting a joyful holiday season for the boys and girls ages 2-9. Specific items requested by the children include:

• Baby dolls

• Legos / building blocks

• Fleece blankets

• Scooters & helmets

• Cars / trucks / trains

• Stuffed animals

Please drop off new, unwrapped items at our office or have them shipped here.

Baer Wealth Management

101 Village Pkwy NE, Bldg 1-200

Marietta, GA 30067

All donations requested by Friday, December 13

Reality U

Mark Beal joined the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals group to participate in Reality U. Here, he worked with 8th graders at McCleskey Middle School to help them understand the importance of establishing monthly savings goals for retirement plans and emergency funds. Students also learned how paying down debt for student loans and credit cards impact their monthly budget.

Welcome to reality!

Reality U seeks to promote financial literacy by teaching teens that their performance in school today can affect their future, provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice personal finance skills, and mobilize the community to become involved stakeholders in education, particularly financial literacy education in their local schools.

Going Pro

Baer Wealth recently hosted an event called “Going Pro” with Moulaye Niang as guest presenter.

Moulaye was born in a small town in Senegal, West Africa and came to the United States to play basketball at the age of 16 without knowing a word of English. His story took audience members through his journey as a young boy in Africa with no shoes, to playing in the NCAA Championship, to working at Dimensional with some of the top advisors in the country. He took guidance and good advice from many advocates along the way, and Moulaye highlighted that guidance while drawing parallels to the way he sees advisors and investors working together.

From L to R: Mark Beal, Alex Jenkins, Moulaye Niang, Kenny Baer, Tim Whelan

Ultimately, he did not “go pro” in basketball, but showed that there are an infinite number of things you can “go pro” in in life. Everyone has their own unique journey and goals.

Thank you Moulaye!

2018 Toy Drive

In December, Baer Wealth “wrapped up” our 3rd annual toy drive benefiting Children's Restoration Network. Clients, friends and members of the community donated toys, and Baer matched that number. We are proud to have partnered with some amazing people to help make this happen and most, importantly, brighten the holidays for many kids in the local community!

CRN 25th Birthday Celebration

Just in time for school starting back, CRN hosted their 25th Birthday Celebration at The Hotel at Avalon. A special thanks to the many volunteers who made the night possible. Proceeds from the event will benefit CRN's HeadSmart Educational Programs, which provide New Hope Scholarships, new and filled book bags, and a wealth of educational support to the children.

Becoming Seriously Wealthy presented to Sterling Seacrest Partners

As part of the Management Education Series hosted by Sterling Seacrest Partners, Kenny Baer had the opportunity to speak to industry leaders and business owners alike. His discussion focused on harnessing the strategies of the super-rich in order to become seriously wealthy. Said Sterling Seacrest Partners, "It was a pleasure hosting Kenneth Baer, CFP(R) for a Lunch & Learn in our Management Education Series. Who doesn't want to learn the strategies used by the ultra-wealthy business owners? Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us, Kenneth!"

If you would like to learn more about this series or have Baer Wealth Management speak at your next event, please reach out to us!

Kenny Baer Joins Advisory Board of Children's Restoration Network

Kenny Baer, managing partner of the Marietta-based wealth management firm Baer Wealth Management, has joined the Advisory Board of Directors of Children’s Restoration Network (CRN), a non-profit that offers support to children and their mothers to help them break the cycle of homelessness.

Baer Wealth Management has supported CRN through a number of initiatives over the last five years, including two very successful toy drives that brought a little bit of holiday cheer to children in need in the Atlanta area.

“I have long been a fan and supporter of CRN and all of the wonderful work they do to provide support and ultimately hope to homeless mothers and children in our community” said Baer. “I am honored to join the Advisory Board of Directors and look forward to contributing to their important mission on an ongoing basis.”

CRN helps to touch the lives of more than 6,500 homeless children and 1,100 homeless mothers living across 20 metro Atlanta counties each year by offering services to address the physical, emotional and academic needs of these children and their mothers.

“We are thrilled to have Mr. Baer join our Advisory Board of Directors,” said Cliff Kinsey, CEO and co-founder of Children’s Restoration Network. “We are confident that his expertise and generosity of spirit will help us to better meet the needs of homeless children and mothers in our community and give them the support and resources needed to break the cycle of homelessness.”

Baer joined Baer Wealth Management shortly after graduating from Elon University. With nearly 15 years in the wealth management and financial planning fields, he manages the company and creates individualized programs and solutions for each client’s unique financial situation. He also oversees the development and implementation of clients’ financial blueprints, offering big picture perspective and detailed recommendations with the goal of helping each client reach financial independence.

In 2017, Baer published “One Shot,” an e-book that offers strategic and tactical advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners who are ready to sell the companies they founded.

He has been published in Investment Advisor magazine, Nerd Wallet, Ignite/Fund Fire and Chattahoochee Plantation Living. His financial advice has been featured in the Marietta Daily Journal. He has also hosted the weekly financial talk show The Baer Facts on Newstalk 1160 AM, had a regularly scheduled segment on The Voice of the Arts on 1690 AM and has been a featured guest on Atlanta Business Today.

2017 Toy Drive Re-Cap

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Baer Wealth Management wrapped up its 2017 Toy Drive last month, benefiting Children's Restoration Network. Clients, friends and members of the community donated toys, and Baer matched that number for a total of nearly 300 toys donated that helped to brighten the holidays for very deserving kids. We are proud to have partnered with some amazing people to help make this happen!

Marietta-Based Baer Wealth Management Sponsors Second

Annual Toy Drive Benefiting Children’s Restoration Network

Baer Wealth Management Will Match Every Toy Donation to Bring a Smile

to a Deserving Child this Holiday Season

Last year's Baer Wealth Management Toy Drive to benefit Children's Restoration Network yielded a lot of toys and a lot of happy kids!Kenny Baer, Sr. Wealth Manager and Managing Partner is flanked by Mark Beal, Personal Wealth Advisor and Sandra Clau… — Last year's Baer Wealth Management Toy Drive to benefit Children's Restoration Network yielded a lot of toys and a lot of happy kids!
Kenny Baer, Sr. Wealth Manager and Managing Partner is flanked by Mark Beal, Personal Wealth Advisor and Sandra Clausen, Client Services Manager.
The 2017 Toy Drive is taking place now through Dec. 9, 2017.

ATLANTA, GA. (Nov. 15, 2017) - Baer Wealth Management is hosting its second annual holiday toy drive benefiting the Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) from now until Saturday, Dec. 9. The Marietta-based investment advisory company invites the community to get involved this holiday season by donating new, unwrapped toys to provide special gifts for some of the 3,000 underserved children that CRN serves each day.

Their goal is to collect 100 toys to deliver to children during the holiday season. For each toy donated, Baer has pledged to match it with a toy of their own with hopes of collecting 200 toys.

“Bear Wealth Management has been supporting the Children’s Restoration Network through a number of initiatives over the last five years because we are dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve,” said Kenneth Baer, Senior Wealth Manager, Managing Partner at Baer. “We stand behind [CRN’s] mission to offer hope and support to enable children and their mothers to break the cycle of homelessness.”

Donations will be accepted in Baer Wealth Management's lobby located at 101 Village Pkwy NE, BLDG 1-200, Marietta, Ga. 30067. If you can’t make it by the office but live locally, Baer will come pick up the toys from you. If you wish to contribute but do not live locally, you can purchase your toy on your preferred online shopping site, and have it mailed directly to Baer Wealth Management - Attention: Holiday Toy Drive. We ask that all donated items be new and unwrapped.

CRN is a non-profit agency that has served homeless children and mothers in Atlanta for more than 25 years. Through various programs CRN helps children receive basic necessities from food and school supplies to adult guidance and scholarships.

For more information about Baer Wealth Management and the toy drive, please contact

770.984.2312 | LETSTALK@BAERWEALTH.COM

Kenny Baer Introduces new e-book, One Shot

Providing meaningful content to our clients, professional network of advisors, and prospective clients is important to us. That's why Kenny Baer launched One Shot in July 2017 as a way to speak directly to successful entrepreneurs.

This e-book explores the right approach to preserving your wealth before, during, and after a liquidity event. You can access the book on our website and read it anywhere in the world! We hope you enjoy it!

2017 CRN Golf Tournament

Baer Wealth Management participated in the 2017 Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) Golf Tournament on May 15th at the Laurel Springs Golf Club in Suwanee, Georgia . Our team (Tim O’Brien, Chris LaHay, Mark Beal, and Brett O’Brien) won 3rd place. The tournament raised funding for CRN’s HeadSmart Campaign which consists of multiple programs that provide academic and financial tools for homeless children in Atlanta. We are proud to support an organization like CRN that has been dedicated to serving our community for over 23 years! To learn more about CRN, visit its website: www.ChildRN.org.

Our Personal Wealth Advisor, Mark Beal, is Now a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Mark Beal Awarded CFP® Certification

MARIETTA, GA (March 24, 2017) – Mark Beal, CFP®, Personal Wealth Advisor at Baer Wealth Management in Marietta, GA has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Mr. Beal has worked at Baer Wealth Management since 2015 and is responsible for matching investment and financial planning strategies to clients’ goals while helping professionals, families and business owners realize financial independence.

The CFP® marks identify those individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP Board, have successfully completed financial planning coursework and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering the following areas: the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning. CFP® professionals also agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards.

CFP Board is a nonprofit certification organization with a mission to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™ and federally registered CFP (with plaque design) and CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 76,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States. For more about CFP Board, visit www.CFP.net.