Ambient Financial Advisors

Ambient Financial Advisors is a Boulder, CO-based financial advisory firm that introduces order and stability to the financial turmoil associated with personal transition, grief, and loss, so individuals and families can focus on healing and building a new vision for their financial future.

Ambient Financial Advisors is led by Christopher D. Hill, CFP, CeFT (Owner and LPL Financial Advisor) and founded by Jeffrey D. Hill, CFP Board Emeritus. The father-son team brings 40 years of combined experience to serving client families.

The Ambient Ecosystem is a network of like-minded professional service providers who share the firm's values and people-first approach. They have vetted these partners to help when client needs fall outside the firm's scope. If called upon, they prep the professional with the client's situation (with permission) and accompany the client to introductory meetings.

Ambient's four service roadmaps are: Pre-Event Anticipated, Pre-Event Unanticipated, Post-Event Anticipated, and Post-Event Unanticipated. These are designed to serve the unique needs of individuals and families in the midst of personal transition, grief, or loss.

As niche advisory practitioners, Ambient's specialization lies in helping people prepare for, or repair from, transitions where financial turmoil stands in the way of healthy emotional processing. They understand that some may need their services but may not identify with the 'griever' label and invite them to start a conversation.

CFP stands for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, a professional certification that has been the standard of excellence for financial planners for more than 30 years. Before anyone can call themselves a CFP professional, they must meet rigorous education, examination, experience and ethical requirements and commit to CFP Board's ethical standards that require them to act as a fiduciary, putting clients' interests first.

CeFT (Certified Financial Transitionist) is a post-CFP professional designation awarded to financial professionals who have extensive training and experience in helping clients navigate major life transitions including divorce, retirement, job loss, death of a spouse, or sudden windfall. The designation requires deep understanding of the financial implications of these transitions and the emotional support and guidance needed to make sound financial decisions.

Yes, Ambient has decades of experience working virtually with families all over the world through video conferencing, screen sharing, and telephone communications. However, they value sitting face-to-face with people during the more trying times of life.