William Kring, CFP®, AIF®, is the founder of Kring Financial Management, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning practice in Atlanta, Georgia. With his team of dedicated professional advisors, William extends to his clients a comprehensive suite of consulting and management services which include—but are not limited to—401k plan services and fiduciary consulting, personal financial strategies; fee-based asset management; IRA rollovers and pension distributions, tax, retirement and estate planning, insurance and inheritance planning. William Kring is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, an ACREDITED INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY™ professional, and a five-star member of the Paladin Registry, a service that validates the credentials of only the highest-quality financial professionals who rank in the top 7% of their profession. William has been selected by Atlanta Magazine as Best Personal Wealth Manager, for three consecutive years (2008-2010).

With a reputation for being one of the top financial advisors in the industry, William Kring is frequently sought after as a lecturer, expert, contributor, and mentor by a wide array of influential corporations, peers, publications, and colleges within the Atlanta-metro area and nationwide. As a favored lecturer on financial planning issues, William has addressed major companies and organizations such as the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Bar Association. William’s notable contributions and appearances in leading local, national and global financial publications include USA Today, Smart Money, CBS MarketWatch, MSN MoneyCentral and Forbes.

As a subject-matter expert, William Kring has appeared and submitted content for media outlets including Headline News, CNNfn, and The Atlanta Business Chronicle. He has frequently provided insight to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Finding Help” column on financial planning issues.

William Kring’s dedication to continuing financial education extends not only to himself and to the public, but to his fellow professionals as well. William has served as a technical editor for both the Journal of Financial Planning and Financial Planning Perspectives. William has served as an adjunct instructor at the College for Financial Planning, teaching Retirement, Planning, and Employee Benefits. For two years, William sat as technical advisor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Money & More Financial Symposium.”