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Volunteer Financial Mentor

Paul Shuman

CFP®, CPA®
Passionate About...
Student Loans Sustainable Investing Taxes

Paul Shuman joined the financial services industry in 2004 and became a partner in The Planning Group in 2018. His professional experience includes public accounting, entrepreneurship, corporate real estate, and private equity, giving him a broad perspective that helps him assist clients. Paul serves his clients with knowledge, patience, and competence. He has gained a reputation amongst his clients for being extremely responsive to their needs and always putting their interests first. Beyond his service centered philosophy to maintaining client relationships, Paul specializes in discovering with his clients, no matter their stage in life, a comfortable balance between their financial protection and accumulation goals. He works most often with families, executives and rofessionals, and small business owners. Paul is also well versed in estate planning.
Paul graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, receiving high honors. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, a Shore Community Services board member, and a member of the Financial Services Institute. Paul is an avid traveler and hiker who would like to visit all our ountry’s National Parks in his lifetime. He lives in Northbrook with his wife and two children.

Get to Know Paul

Do you have any pets? If so, tell us about them. Maple is my family's second Soft-coated Wheaton Terrier. We got her after our first (who was a boy) passed because we had heard that girl dogs are calmer. Maple has certainly dispelled that rumor! Although she is a bit crazy, Maple is truly a great dog!
What is something unique you'd like us to know about you? I am an avid hiker & traveller. Although I've done many multi-day backpacking trips, 25 days on the Pacific Crest Trail through the northern half of Oregon is the longest.