Credentials

Pioneer of Divorce Financial Planning

Lili A. Vasileff is one of the distinguished pioneers of divorce financial planning who founded her financial planning practice in the early 1990’s to singularly focus on divorce and related divorce financial issues for individuals. Lili was inspired early on to help empower women who had little financial experience, guidance or expertise to understand life changing financial decisions they were called upon to make during critical emotional period of transition in their lives.

Drawing upon her extensive financial expertise in finance and investments, Lili has helped to develop a professional niche that has led to an international movement and growth of thousands of divorce financial planners today.

Over 20 years of Making a Difference

Over 20 years ago, Lili launched her business, Divorce and Money Matters, LLC, to correct perceived injustices in the legal system that failed families financially in the long term. Subsequent to her own divorce and being a single parent of two young children, one of whom has special needs, Lili was determined to make a difference for the better.

Lili listens to each of her client’s unique story and contributes knowledge and expertise in order to solve issues that may arise during and after the divorce process. She brings clarity to complicated marital property and complex compensation issues in the divorce process. She is a qualified expert in courts, testifying on issues of lifestyle, relocation, earning capacity, longevity of issues, and special needs. She works with clients and legal professionals to achieve maximum and workable financial outcomes for her clients. She supports divorcing clients in mediation, collaborative divorce, and litigation.

A nationally Recognized Expert

Lili is a nationally recognized expert in financial planning for divorce as a practitioner, author, writer and speaker. Lili has worked diligently to raise public awareness of divorce financial planning as well as to elevate divorce financial planning standards such that they are accepted as an integral part of the divorce process.

She holds an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College, Masters Degrees from Columbia University and The Institute of Political Relations in Paris, and professional degrees from the College of Financial Planning, the Stanford University School of Business and the London Business School.
Lili is an active community volunteer, particularly serving children and women.

Honors and Awards Include:

• Nominated as 2010 Recipient of Five Star Wealth Manager Award by both Westchester Magazine and Connecticut Magazine

• Founder and President of Allie’s Dream, Inc., a nonprofit organization for young adults with developmental disabilities (www.alliesdream.org)

• Gold Level Certificate, Chapter Program Award, from the Financial Planners Association in recognition of exemplary leadership and volunteer service, 2006

• Partners in Philanthropy Award, Association of Professional Fundraisers, nominated by Yale New Haven Hospital, 2006

• The Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts’ Salute for outstanding performance as member CDFA, March, 2005, acknowledgment in Divorce Magazine

• Accepted for inclusion in the International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs 2001 Directory and in the Who’s Who of American Women Directory every year since 2002.

• Dr. Barbar Award, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, recognition award for outstanding volunteer service and dedication, 1996

As a professional speaker, her topics include:

• Divorce

• Women and Money

• Special Needs Planning

• Professional and Motivational Training for Financial Professionals about Divorce