About

Emily Malecha has been with North Star in Minneapolis since 2001, working with young professionals who are just starting out in their careers as well as later-career professionals who are preparing to enter retirement.

In 2019, Emily and her long-time business partner Ann Wengronowitz started a joint practice to help the next generation of clients and continue to provide ongoing personalized client service.

Emily holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC^®) designation offered through the College for Financial Planning, FINRA Series 7, 66, 6, 63 registrations, and Life & Health Insurance license.

Emily resides in Bloomington, MN, with her significant other Phil. Together they enjoy an active lifestyle by discovering the wonders of nature and traveling. In her free time, she finds herself hiking, reading, biking, and volunteering. Emily is a proud mother of one daughter and aunt to 3 nieces and 5 nephews.

Services

Emily is committed to serving her clients to help them efficiently pursue their financial goals and needs through creating and developing a disciplined strategy and sound plan. Emily specializes in the areas of:

• Asset protection
• Comprehensive financial planning
• Education funding strategies
• Investments
• Life insurance
• Mutual funds
• Retirement strategies
• Risk management
• Tax-efficient investment strategies*
• Wealth accumulation
• Wealth management

Events and webinars

Emily hosts regular financial wellness seminars on personal finance, college education funding, and retirement strategies.

Please contact Emily and her team to host a complimentary, no-obligation financial education event for your group.

Calculators

• What is my current net worth?
• How much should I be saving for college?
• What is the value of compound interest?
• What is the impact of increasing my 401(k) contribution?

Articles

A Change in Family Finances: Creating a Budget for College Life

A college budget is essential to your child’s ability to succeed financially while in school. We can help.

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How Early Is Too Early? When Parents Should Start A 529 Plan For Their Children

Saving up and paying for college can place a financial burden on families, especially for families who are sending multiple children to college at the same time.

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Paying off Debt vs. Retirement Savings: What Should You Tackle First?

Should you pay off your high-interest credit card and then start saving, or save money then deal with the card? It’s a common financial quandary we see a lot of.

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