Gaughan Wealth Management

Comprehensive care for your wealth—today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Martin Gaughan

Managing Director, Wealth Advisor
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OUR PERSONALIZED APPROACH

High-touch, family office-level service with individualized attention to support you at every stage of life.

Client Focus
Business Owners
Retirees
Pre-Retirees
areas of Expertise
Tax Optimization
Retirement & Estate Planning
Business Owner Solutions
Real Estate Strategies
Life Insurance
Locations served
Chicago, IL
Tampa, FL
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about us

Marty brings nearly 30 years of experience serving high-net-worth families, business owners, and retirees. Before partnering with Farther in 2025, he spent 27 years with Commonwealth Financial Network, advising clients through every stage of wealth building and preservation. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Marty specializes in complex financial life events such as business sales, retirement transitions, inheritances, and divorce & legal settlements. His team is particularly focused on strategic tax planning, helping clients enhance after-tax outcomes and protect wealth across generations.

Marty’s path into wealth management was anything but traditional. When he began advising clients three decades ago, he was simultaneously serving as a full-time firefighter for the city of Chicago. What started as a part-time endeavor grew into Gaughan Wealth Management, the independent firm he later founded. Though he has long since retired from firefighting, his admiration for those who serve – police, fire, and military – remains strong, and many of those individuals are clients today.

A Chicago native, Marty graduated from DePaul University with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. He enjoys spending time outdoors—whether skiing, hiking, or playing golf—and takes pride in helping clients build the financial freedom to enjoy the lives they envision. He also treasures time with his three adult children – Audrey, Megan and Danny, and his grandson James.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Fiduciary Standard

Your interest always comes first

Tax Alpha

Higher returns, not by taking more risk but from reducing the drag of taxes

Sophisticated Strategies

Exclusive access to Private Markets: Real Estate | Venture Capital | Private Equity

Elite Technology

Higher efficiencies, Lower costs, Increasing wealth

Grow throughout your financial life

Farther meets you where you are in your wealth building journey, always focused on connecting you to greater wealth opportunities. We scale with you as your family and financial complexity grows.

Financial Planning

Transform financial complexity into a clear, purposeful strategy that grows alongside your life — aligning your current reality with your future ambitions through a dynamic, holistic approach that turns uncertainty into confidence.
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Investments & Portfolio Management

The perfect synthesis of human insight and advanced technology. We construct resilient investment strategies tailored to capture growth while aligning to your risk-reward parameters.
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Tax Optimization

Maximize after-tax return potential with our proactive Intelligent Wealth technology. We deploy sophisticated strategies to ensure your assets work harder for you with ongoing optimization.
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Retirement Planning

Define your next chapter with confidence by bridging the gap between today’s savings and tomorrow’s freedom. Farther's strategic foresight helps you transition from accumulation to independence on your own timeline.
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Generational Wealth Planning

Preserve not just your capital, but your family’s financial values across multiple generations. We facilitate the seamless transfer of stewardship, ensuring your hard-earned success continues to empower your family.
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Trust & Estate Planning

Secure your legacy with a structured approach that protects your assets and legacy. We help navigate complexities of wealth transfer to provide peace of mind for you and your family.
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Asset Management

Farther Asset Management combines rigorous, research-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology, to build bespoke client portfolios designed for better risk-adjusted returns. We empower advisors to provide customized, tax-optimized investment programs without sacrificing time or expertise.
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Small Business Services

Align your company’s balance sheet with your personal wealth goals - optimizing your financial infrastructure to fuel growth and maximize long-term value.
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Institutional Services

Stewardship that honors your mandate. We assume the weight of fiduciary responsibility, delivering sophisticated investment management that empowers your team to focus on the firms mission.
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Your all-in-one financial ecosystem

Our Intelligent Wealth Platform brings your financial world into a trusted, single-view, with technology natively built to avoid the limitations of legacy wealth management institutions. Your information and accounts are protected with the highest levels of data security and compliance.

Your full wealth picture,
in one place

Effortless control

Navigate with ease through a simplified dashboard that empowers you to take command of every financial decision.

Streamlined collaboration

Share specific financial data with your CPA, attorney, and family members — promoting transparent and collaborative wealth management.

Centralized document hub

Store every financial document in one organized, secure, and easily accessible location.

Cash management

Our intelligent system continuously monitors your bank accounts — maintaining your liquidity, while ensuring excess cash is efficiently invested and working to increase your wealth.

Save time and hassle

Find answers and perform financial tasks swiftly with just a few clicks, from anywhere, at any time.

Investments tailored to you

With modular investment options from Farther Asset Management and exclusive partners, you and your advisor can personalize your portfolio for your needs.

Our team, focused on your results

Intelligent wealth technology empowers our trusted advisors and market experts to more effectively advance your financial goals at key life moments.
Martin Gaughan
Managing Director, Wealth Advisor
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April Larucci
Client Experience Associate
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Ashton Hayes
Trust Services Associate
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Stacey Kirkpatrick
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Daniel Gilham
Managing Director of Advisor Strategy
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A higher standard of wealth advice

We understand that advisor relationships can sometimes fall short of expectations. Our approach transforms common pain points into proactive solutions, delivering a seamless, elevated client experience.

Clear, consistent communication
Tax-intelligent portfolio design
Disciplined, long-term investing
Proactive estate planning
Regular insights and clarity

Addressing the sophisticated needs of modern investors

We partner with clients who value thoughtful, strategic financial management and a high level of personal attention, including:

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