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Protect, Monitor, Achieve

We are committed to delivering trusted financial guidance to help our clients pursue their life goals. Our team is keenly focused on the health of our clients’ personal wealth universes. Only through these shared priorities come shared successes.

Your Personal CFO

Our clients depend on us for truly personal service. We are honored to act as their personal chief financial officer, responsible for the planning, implementation, and management of their wealth universe. We design investment and wealth management strategies to suit the individual needs of each client.

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Cash Flow Planning

Plan for income that is sufficient to support your lifestyle in a tax-advantaged way.

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Tax Planning

Help minimize the tax burden you face now and in the future.

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Estate Planning

Seek to preserve your assets and ensure they go to the people and causes you choose.

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Risk Management

Plan to minimize the threats to your personal or business assets.

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Business Planning

Anticipate issues specific to your business, shareholder equity, and succession.

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A Sophisticated
Level of Attention

We are an independent financial advisory firm with more than 35 years of experience serving an exclusive group of families with multigenerational wealth, business owners, and successful executives.

Our team offers diligence in taking care of your money, responsiveness and proactive communication, and the high-level of personalized attention you would expect from a large family office.


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Your Dedicated Team

We take pride in being part of an elite group of wealth management teams acknowledged by Forbes/SHOOK. This achievement reinforces our position as a trusted partner in guiding clients and their families toward their financial goals.

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2024 Forbes Best In State Wealth Management Teams, created by SHOOK Research. Presented in Jan 2024 based on data from March 2022 to March 2023. 10,144 Management Teams were considered, approximately 4100 Teams were recognized. Not indicative of advisor’s future performance. Your experience may vary. Click here for more award information.

A Focused and Inspired Team

With a leadership team in Pittsburgh and resources nationwide, our associates are genuinely committed to the pursuit of personalized investment strategies for each of our valued clients.

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Carrie Coghill,
CFP®

President/CEO

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Michael Cooley,
CFP®, CEPA®

Partner, Vice President
Financial Advisor

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Shana Bielich,
CFP®

Partner, Vice President, Financial Advisor
& Director of Wealth Management

Sharing Our Insights

We are financial industry thought leaders with a voice in the global investment world and in our local community.

The Bull, The Bear, and You – Monday, September 22, 2025

Stocks are hitting new highs even as $7.7T sits in money market funds. In this episode of The Bull, The Bear and You, our panel explores what’s fueling the rally and how rate moves could shape the path ahead.

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Archived Around the Table – Episodes

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Top Women
Wealth Advisors

Read about Carrie Coghill who was honored on Forbes’ list.

2021 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors, created by Shook Research. Presented in March 2021 based on data gathered from Sept 2019 to Sept 2020. 9,785 Advisors were considered, 1,000 Advisors were recognized. Advisors pay a fee to hold out marketing materials. Not indicative of advisor’s future performance. Your experience may vary. Visit Forbes for more award information.

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L3 Leadership
Podcast

Women in leadership and the importance of having an opinion.

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Carrie Coghill on CNBC

Carrie Coghill, CEO of Coghill Investment Strategies, LLC, shares her thoughts and insights on how investors should consider handling taxes and their 401(k) plans on CNBC.

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Invested in Our Community

We have a commitment to enriching the communities in which we live and work. These are a few of the causes we are passionate about.

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Awards and Recognitions

Our ability to successfully help our clients confidently pursue their goals and worry less about their finances has earned us significant recognition in the industry. Learn more about the many awards the Coghill Investment Strategies team has attained.