Desmond P. Quigley CFP® EA
President, Quigley Financial, LLC
Desmond Quigley is the president and founder of Quigley Financial, LLC. Des grew up in New Jersey. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Des spent the next decade serving his country as a Naval Aviator flying the A-6 Intruder and the F/A-18 Hornet. After leaving the service, Des went to work as a pilot for Delta Air Lines.
Des founded Quigley Financial in 2004 as a Fee-Only investment planning and tax service. Quigley Financial has since grown into a full service comprehensive wealth management firm. Des entered the financial planning profession to make a difference in people’s lives. He has generally regarded the traditional sales-based financial business as an industry not to be trusted, with salesmen working for commission on the investment products they sell. This model has historically abused the American public with confusion and complexity, with at best minimal government oversight. Des believes strongly in the Fee-Only approach to investment advising and financial planning. Des Quigley and Quigley Financial will never accept compensation in any form from any entity other than their clients. Des believes an educated client guided by a skilled advisor creates the best road to financial independence.
Des holds the distinguished Certified Financial Planner® certification, as well as the Enrolled Agent (EA) designation, certifying that he is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Des is a graduate of the College for Financial Planning CFP® Certification Professional Education Program. He is a member of the nation’s premier association of Fee-Only financial planners, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), as well as the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA). Des also currently works as the Defined Contribution Plan Specialist for the Delta council of the Air Line Pilots Association, assisting in company 401(k) construction and implementation for the Delta Pilots. He is a registered investment advisor representative for Quigley Financial LLC in the state of Georgia.
Des lives in Peachtree City, GA and Bluffton, SC. He enjoys outdoor activities and traveling, but most of all likes to spend time with his wife, Sandra, and his two children: daughter, Catie, and son, Jack.
Quigley Financial, LLC Code of Ethics
Quigley Financial, LLC is a fee-only financial planning firm, and part of a national network of fee-only financial advisors. The cornerstone of the advisor/client relationship at Quigley Financial is that our firm will NEVER accept compensation of any kind from any entity other than the client. Without the belief that the advisor is ALWAYS putting the client first, there can be no trust between the advisor and the client.
As such, Quigley Financial will:
• Act objectively in all matters with clients and never accept commissions or kickbacks from any source based on advice or recommendations given to clients .
• Never participate in any activity involving fraud, misleading statements, or backdating of instruments.
• Pay any monetary amount due in a prompt and timely manner without requiring follow-up from clients or any other entity.
• Conscientiously schedule and complete all work for which contracted in a timely manner. Phone calls and emails will be returned as soon as possible.
• Maintain licenses, permits and certifications as required by regulatory agencies and by federal and state law.
• Take advantage of continuing education programs to increase professional competency. • Focus on the person, not the product, and maintain a higher standard of financial planning, one that embraces a holistic relationship which makes the advisor the client’s advocate, while emphasizing client education and knowledge.
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