Lili A. Vasileff, CFP, CFDA, CDS

Lili A. Vasileff is a fee only Certified Financial Planner and President of a private financial planning practice that specializes in divorce financial planning and investment advisory services. She conducts business in CT and New York, with offices in Greenwich and New Haven, CT.She holds an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College, Masters degrees from Columbia University and The Institute of Political Relations in Paris, and professional degrees from the College of Financial Planning, Stanford Business School and the London Business School.Lili is a nationally recognized expert in financial planning for divorce as a practitioner, writer and speaker. She has many years of experience and an interdisciplinary knowledge of legal and financial issues. She brings clarity to complicated marital property and complex compensation issues in the divorce process.Lili has worked diligently to raise public awareness of divorce financial planning as well as to elevate divorce financial planning standards such that they are accepted as an integral part of the divorce process. She has worked with clients and legal professionals for the past seventeen years to achieve maximum and workable financial outcomes for her clients. She supports divorcing clients in mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation.She serves as President of the international Association for Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP). She has been quoted in numerous publications, including the Journal of Financial Planning, Investment News, AdvisorMax, SmartMoney Magazine, Morningstar expert series, Business Week, Working Mother Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times Sunday Business Section, Los Angeles Times, Bankrate.com, and the Financial Times – U.S. edition. She has appeared in Bloomberg Cable TV Video on Demand, Cable TV “The Divorce Channel”, CT Public TV Channel 12, First Wives Club, and several national radio stations.She co-authored a book chapter on “Complex Compensation Issues in Divorce” with Dr. Susan Mangiero. She is a contributing author and financial expert for a new book coming out in spring 2011 called “The Ultimate Divorce Organizer: The Complete, Interactive Guide to Achieving the Best Legal, Financial, and Personal Divorce”. She is currently a monthly columnist for the Financial Planning Association’s national website for public education, writing on divorce topics, and served in the past as divorce expert on blogs by FiLife (Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron's) and the NY TimesBucks.blog.Lili is an active community volunteer, particularly serving children and women.Honors and Awards Include:Gold Level Certificate, Chapter Program Award, from the Financial Planners Association in recognition of exemplary leadership and volunteer service, 2006Partners in Philanthropy Award, Association of Professional Fundraisers, nominated by Yale New Haven Hospital, 2006The Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts’ Salute for outstanding performance as member CDFA, March, 2005, acknowledgment in Divorce MagazineAccepted for inclusion in the International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs 2001 Directory and in the Who’s Who of American Women Directory every year since 2002.Dr. Barbar Award, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, recognition award for outstanding volunteer service and dedication, 1996