About

Michelle Buonincontri, CDFA®, CFP®

Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Having been through my own tumultuous divorce I understand the stress, the fear and the cost. My ex-spouse and I were rational and fair people, but the current divorce process does not setup couples and their families for success.

This is why I founded Being Mindful In Divorce, obtained my Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, CDFA® designation became trained as a Collaborative Divorce professional and Mediator, served as a leader in Second Saturday Divorce Worskhops and as a Financial Coach at Fresh Start Women’s Foundation in Phoenix. I want help ensure families do not have that emotional and financial experience.

Growing up on Long Island, in an Italian household living in my grand-parent’s home resulted in a connection to family and community that runs deep. My grandfather taught me about money using what he called the “envelope system” and this formed my initial interest and foundation for money management. It was this discipline and philosophy of the importance of cash management that enabled me to pay for a 30k wedding at age 19 and purchase my first home at age 21.

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After a 20+ year successful career, I no longer felt I was making a difference in the world. So I decided to re-connect to my core values in a more meaningful way and go back to school for Financial Planning.

I hold the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation, and have experience in Financial Planning, Investments, and taxation as a  with specialized training as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) to address your concerns before, during and after divorce. I am trained as a financial neutral in Collaborative Divorce, as a mediator and a life coach, and I love working with “success-minded” women who are committed to their financial independence and want a “financial thought partner”.

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Additional Professional Experience:
  • WINS Advocate for the CFP Board
  • Financial Coach for Savvy Ladies & Being in Abundance
  • Membership Director for Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
  • Registered Tax Preparer
  • Former Director of Public Relations for the Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix
  • Former Director of Communications for the Financial Planning Association Long Island Chapter
Professional Memberships:
  • Financial Planning Association
  • Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
  • Association of Divorce Financial Planners
  • Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
  • Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce

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Speaker

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Additional Professional Experience:
  • WINS Advocate for the CFP Board
  • Financial Coach for Savvy Ladies & Being in Abundance
  • Membership Director for Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
  • Registered Tax Preparer
  • Former Director of Public Relations for the Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix
  • Former Director of Communications for the Financial Planning Association Long Island Chapter
Professional Memberships:
  • Financial Planning Association
  • Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
  • Association of Divorce Financial Planners
  • Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
  • Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce

Where Do I Start?

It can be so confusing, you don’t know the short or long term impacts on the money coming in or what your long range financial picture will look like.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

The current divorce process is adversarial and not constructed to support families in a healthy way, and I want to be part of an affordable process that changes that experience for families. Providing analysis, options, negotiation advice and first hand empathy for what you are experiencing -uncertainty can turn to clarity and peace of mind, reducing stress for you both.

Whether in mediation, working with an attorney or just as a financial neutral, we want to support you in finding a workable solution to your divorce that puts control in your hands, reduces cost and supports you in creating the next phase of your life.

Take that important first step

I am committed to helping heal the emotions and financial impact created by a divorce decision on families. I believe when we are mindful of the past and how we are feeling right now in this moment we can choose to consciously respond rather than react.

Divorce is an opportunity to create a course of action that:

  • Supports our life vision
  • Increases confidence
  • Makes us the architects of our lives, not victims

Services for couples

How to Find Your Voice & Power Through Divorce

Part 1: Michelle’s Story

Part 2: Choosing Responsibility

Part 3: Turning Pain into Purpose

Your Divorce Doesn't Need to be Financially Devastating

Reach an agreement that is mindful and fair

Your Divorce Doesn't Need to be Financially Devastating

Reach an agreement that is mindful and fair

Your Divorce Doesn't Need to be Financially Devastating

Reach an agreement that is mindful and fair

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