Meet Holly

Holly Nicholson has been president of her successful fee-only planning firm since 1989.  Her firm's specialty is providing objective financial and investment advice as well as personalized money management.  Her goal is to help clients make smart decisions about money and other issues that impact their financial security.

Holly is a Certified Financial Planner and a Registered Investment Advisor. She obtained her Bachelor Degree from the University of Kansas and recently went back to school, obtaining her Law Degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in 2003. Her concentration was in estate planning, tax, securities and family law. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA).

Holly is one of the first women to receive the prestigious Triangle Women Business award, she was regional finalist in the 2000 "Working Woman Magazine"  Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards, and she has received the DALBAR financial professional seal.

Holly has a weekly financial column in the Work & Money section of the Sunday News & Observer, she has been featured on the television series "Smart Woman", she is a frequent financial guest on television and radio news shows, her articles and quotes appear in various business publications, she was the Key Note Speaker for the Wake County 2004 Women's Financial Summit and is author of "Money & You, A Woman's Financial Guide".