Our Story
Aspira started as a rebel. Chris started in the industry in 1994 and early on there was a defining moment of truth for him: he couldn’t stand working on commission. Uncomfortable in the grey zone of never being completely sure if the buying and selling were more for the clients than himself, he knew he wasn’t fulfilling his passion of helping people. When fee for service was introduced, Chris was one of the industry pioneers to adopt the fee-only structure. Removing the grey zone allowed him to focus on helping rather than selling. That decision foreshadowed a career built on caring for people beyond their money.
Aspira started as a dreamer. Growing up in Moldova, Alex witnessed families around him suffer under the Soviet Union’s collapsing economy, hyperinflation, mass unemployment and widespread poverty and crime. His biggest dream was to design an effective investment process that would lead to financial independence for his family, while sharing this process with others. The resilience, determination, and humility he developed during his early years helped him turn that dream into reality. Despite his extensive investing experience, Alex remains as excited as ever to learn from the world’s best investors. Alex is committed to protecting and growing your wealth, using the same strategy that he employs for his own family.
Aspira started as an athlete. Quite literally. Eileen discovered she had the gift of grit when her dad told her successful golfers travel the world. As a professional golfer, she did just that. It was on the green of a charity golf event years later, where she had raised ten-fold of what her peers did, that someone recognized the value her tenacity could be to families and their finances. Ever since, Eileen made a name for herself in the U.S. & Canada as an advisor who makes life easy for her clients. Her competitive spirit found it’s home advocating for clients. Even after rising quickly in an industry too often unapproachable, Eileen remains excited to be a part of changing the script with her trademark fresh perspective, tenacity, and maybe a few rounds of golf.
Aspira is built on relationship. Aspira Wealth’s leaders met on an unexpected timeline by an undesignable series of events. However, once their paths converged, it became readily apparent that they all had the same goal: help people live out their greatest aspirations. Together they have assembled a team of specialists to help you and your loved ones navigate life’s curve balls, for generations to come. We believe wealth includes three essential parts – character, intellect and money. And we know our job isn’t done until we’ve addressed all three.
