About the Host
Michael Widlake is the president and founder of Commonwealth Guardians with his mission of helping federal employees and their families as well as individuals and their families achieve their financial goals and live out their retirement dreams. He accomplishes this creating a close personal bond with each client so he can work with the financial planning team to create strategies that will help each client to achieve their unique goals. Michael’s focus is on educating clients and assisting them in creating a plan to achieve their financial goals and move towards financial independence. He works with his clients to incorporate smart savings strategies, tax strategies, and investment strategies in their financial planning to help them meet their financial goals and needs.
MICHAEL WIDLAKE OFFERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES THROUGH GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC (ARDEN HILLS, MN 877-885-0508), AN SEC REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR. GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC AND ITS ADVISORS DO NOT RENDER TAX, LEGAL, OR ACCOUNTING ADVICE. COMMONWEALTH GUARDIANS IS NOT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND IS INDEPENDENT OF GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC. INSURANCE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH MICHAEL WIDLAKE, INDEPENDENT AGENT. COMMONWEALTH GUARDIANS, MICHAEL WIDLAKE AND GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR ENDORSED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALL WRITTEN CONTENT ON THIS SITE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE SOLELY THOSE OF MICHAEL WIDLAKE, AND OUR EDITORIAL STAFF. THE PRESENCE OF THIS WEBSITE SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED OR INTERPRETED AS A SOLICITATION TO SELL OR OFFER TO SELL INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES TO ANY RESIDENTS OF ANY STATE OTHER THAN THE STATE(S) MICHAEL WIDLAKE, IS REGISTERED OR WHERE OTHERWISE LEGALLY PERMITTED. MATERIAL PRESENTED IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM RELIABLE SOURCES; HOWEVER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ITS ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS. ALL INFORMATION AND IDEAS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL ADVISER PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. HYPERLINKS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED AS A CONVENIENCE. WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS FOUND ON WEBSITES LINKED TO OURS.