President & Financial Advisor
Ed Downey
Ed has been in financial services since 1992 and founded his independent firm, Downey Financial Group, in 2002. His firm has offered sound retirement income and tax planning suggestions for over 18 years. Over that time Downey Financial Group has protected hundreds of families from over taxation, extreme market downturns, and provided clients with a path for retirement that makes sense. Beyond planning, Ed’s firm prepares taxes on site for clients with the firms CPAs. Since 2002 the firm has prepared thousands of tax returns. Ed says “I don’t know how an advisor does proper tax planning if the firm is not actually doing the client’s taxes.” Ed has been happily married since 2000 to his beautiful wife Shannon. They have 3 great kids that keep them both VERY busy. He is a native of the South Side of Chicago (Beverly), and has lived in the Western Suburbs for over 20 years.
