Meet Matthew Kelley
President
CFP®, AAMS®, AIF®
"If it costs you your peace, it is too expensive."
Paulo Coelho
Matthew is the founder and President of Gold Medal Waters, Inc. He began his career at the Ayco Company L.P. in New York and furthered his experience at a large, St. Louis based investment planning firm.
Experience
Matthew received his BA from Fairfield University in Connecticut and completed post graduate work at the College for Financial Planning in Colorado. He holds the designations of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and ACCREDITED ASSET MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST™. Matthew has also earned the ACCREDITED INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY™ professional designation, awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies, which is associated with the University of Pittsburgh. He has received formal training in investment fiduciary responsibility.
He has been quoted in periodicals such as Newsweek, BusinessWeek Small Biz, Investment News, Fly Rod and Reel, The Denver Business Journal, The Boulder County Business Report, Caviar Affair Magazine, Physicians Practice, WebMD, Medscape, Men's Health, Women and Co., and the Boulder Realtor Review. Matthew has appeared on KUSA 9 News' Moneyline 9, and volunteers his services for Kiplinger's "Jump Start Your Retirement."​
Matthew is a member of the Boulder County Estate Planners Council, and the National Associate of Personal Financial Advisers (NAPFA). He is a mentor in the University of Colorado Professional Mentorship Program and is a current Head Coach of the Fairview High Lacrosse team. Matthew also serves on the Buckingham Strategic Advisor Council.
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He spends his personal time with his wife, his two daughters and his dogs.