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Catherine Kirchner

Advisor at Donalies Financial Planning, LLC

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Location

Colstrip, MT

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

1 year

About

Catherine Kirchner is a financial advisor at Donalies Financial Planning, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Donalies Financial Planning in 2025, she operated as a sole proprietor and worked with XY Planning Network. Outside of financial advising, she owns Uncommon Beef, LLC, a farm-to-table grass-fed beef business. Donalies Financial Planning, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, focusing on dual-income families and those preparing for or in retirement. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, combining passive core holdings with active satellite positions, and offers services including comprehensive financial planning, periodic client communications, and tax-aware portfolio management.

Client services

Based on Donalies Financial Planning, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Donalies Financial Planning, LLC

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Donalies Financial Planning, LLC

Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Donalies Financial Planning, LLC

Dual Income Family Approaching retirement Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Short-Term Financial Planning fees range from $2,400 to $8,000; Educational Seminars/Workshops fixed fees ranging between $0 - $1,000.

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.75% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.50% $2,000,001+: 0.25%

Project-based

$300 per hour, billed in 15-minute increments.

Other

Minimum fee: Negotiable minimum annual fee of $5,000 for investment advisory services (not to exceed 3% of assets under management). Minimum fee may be waived or reduced at firm's discretion. Fee-only: Fee-only advisory firm; compensated only by clients; no commissions or compensation from other parties.

Location

Colstrip, MT

Most active in

Montana

Work history

Donalies Financial Planning

2025 - Present (1 year)

Sole Proprietor

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

XY Planning Network

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Grass Fed Marketing

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Sole Proprietor

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

B Bar Ranch

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

St. Mary's Catholic School

2015 - 2020 (5 years)

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