Tanya Nichols, CFP®

Adjunct Faculty

Tanya is the founder and President of Align Financial, a comprehensive fee-only financial planning and investment firm that helps women retire and feel good about their finances. Based out of Duluth, MN, Tanya has been partnering with her private clients for over 20 years helping them align their money with their lives.

As an intensely curious person, Tanya is forever learning and striving to grow and improve. She’s a true finance geek; she spent ten years helping to write the CFP® exam while serving as the chairperson for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Council on Examinations. Her work on the council helped craft and refine the CFP® exam to ensure the newest members of the profession were learning the real-world applications of financial advice.

Outside of the office, you’ll find Tanya in her minivan driving kids to and fro, traveling to the next great ATV trail, or at the gym. In her rare time alone, she’ll be hiding in the backyard in a hammock with a book.

Dream Travel Destination: A solo trip to the little huts on the water in Fiji. 

Favorite Quote:  “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen.  Do not be afraid.” Frederick Buechner

A Book to Change Your Thinking About Life Or Retirement: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Most Loved Movie: Good Will Hunting