Joel B. Javer, CLU, CFP® is a principal of Sharkey, Howes & Javer where he chairs the investment department, and is in charge of equity and fixed income research. He is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and, in addition, he creates custom investment portfolios for individuals and pension plans.

Colorado State University, in conjunction with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), has enjoyed Joel’s presentations on investment planning at their semi-annual programs for many years. His informal, entertaining style makes even the most complex material easy to understand, and Joel has delighted radio audiences, as host of the radio talk show, IT’S ONLY MONEY.

Joel has been accepted as an expert witness in Jefferson and Denver counties in Colorado. He has provided litigation support in the areas of Investment suitability, securities, malpractice, qualified plan valuations and small business valuations.

Contact Joel

Email: info@SHJWealthAdvisors.com

He has taught the Estate Planning course for the Financial Planning Certificate Program at Metropolitan State College
of Denver. Joel has served on the Board of Practice Standards for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and was President and Chairman of the International Association for Financial Planning, Rocky Mountain Chapter. He has served on the Charles Schwab Institutional Advisory Board, as well as the Examination Committee and Disciplinary Review Committees of the International Board of Standards and Practices, the former regulatory body for all CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioners.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1972. He received his Chartered Life Underwriter designation in 1983 and his CFP®, (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) certification in 1985.