Leigh Harter

Managing Director

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Leigh Harter is the executive vice president of Goldstein Financial Group, LLC (GFG).  GFG acts as an advocate on behalf of families and businesses that require highly specialized financial and advisory services. Our goal is to help them maximize value and minimize risk for their assets. Ms. Harter leads the Case Design Division, working with families and their wealth advisors to address complex analysis and intricate case design involving the use of life insurance in wealth transfer, estate, retirement and executive compensation planning. As managing director, she also works closely with the Research Division by identifying and gathering market intelligence on key industry trends and developments.

With over twenty years of experience, Ms. Harter often authors articles and has developed invaluable relationships with some of the premier financial and estate planning firms in the country. After graduating with honors from DePaul University in 1984, she began her career with the Ayco Corporation, providing fee based financial analysis services to Fortune 500 executives. Ms. Harter is a member of Delta Mu Delta and Beta Gamma Sigma business honor societies and was a National Merit Scholarship finalist. With her family, Ms. Harter enjoys gourmet cooking, camping and hiking, and is a devoted volunteer with the Boy Scouts.