Meet the Team at LT Family Financial

Financial planning is personal. We believe the relationship with your financial professionals should be too.

At LT Family Financial, we believe clients are better served through a team approach. We bring together our experience, different perspectives, and areas of focus to help individuals and families navigate the financial decisions that come with every stage of life.

We also believe good financial planning starts with listening. Before discussing strategies or solutions, we want to understand what matters to you—your family, your priorities, your concerns, and what you hope to accomplish.

Our role is to help make complicated financial topics easier to understand, provide information and guidance, and help you make informed decisions as your needs and circumstances evolve.

We take our work seriously. We just don't believe financial planning has to feel intimidating.

Anthony Liace

Co Founder and Financial Planner

aliace@LTFamilyFinancial.com

Anthony “Tony” Liace discovered his passion for financial planning more than 30 years ago while working for a large life insurance company. He spent the first 25 years of his career with MetLife, helping individuals and families navigate their insurance and financial planning needs. During that time, Tony also served as a mentor to many professionals beginning their careers in the insurance industry.

In 2016, Tony co-founded LT Family Financial with a simple goal: to create a more personal approach to financial planning. He enjoys getting to know the people and families he works with, helping them understand their options, and providing guidance as their financial needs and priorities evolve. For Tony, the relationships he builds with clients are one of the most rewarding parts of his work.

Tony and his wife, Laura, live in Addison. He is the proud father of one son and two daughters and the very proud grandfather of two grandchildren, whom he absolutely adores. Family is an important part of Tony’s life, and when he isn’t working, you’ll often find him spending time with them, cooking, following sports, or hanging out with his German Shepherd.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Somewhere warm by the beach.

Do you prefer Tony or Anthony? Either is fine, but most people call me Tony.

What motto or saying do you live by? RTBO — Refuse to Be Ordinary.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I would love to live in a warm place by the beach

Which would do you prefer: Tony or Anthony?
Either is fine... most of the time people call me Tony.

What motto or saying do you live by?
RTBO-means refuse to be ordinary

Stephanie Thompson, BFA

Co Founder and Special Needs Planner

sthompson@LTFamilyFinancial.com

Stephanie Thompson’s interest in finance started early, inspired by her grandfather, who closely followed the stock market and regularly reviewed his investments. What began as curiosity eventually grew into a career centered on helping individuals and families better understand their financial lives and the decisions that come along the way.

With more than 19 years of experience in the financial services industry, Stephanie is a Financial Planner and co-founder of LT Family Financial. She earned the Behavioral Financial Advisor™ (BFA™) designation in 2023, adding a behavioral perspective to her work with clients—particularly when financial decisions involve competing priorities, major life transitions, or simply a lot to think through.

Stephanie works with clients across many areas of financial planning, including retirement, investments, insurance, and education planning. She has also developed a particular passion for special needs planning and is continuing her education in this area to better serve individuals and families planning for a loved one with a disability.

For Stephanie, financial planning is about much more than numbers on a statement. She believes it starts with understanding the person, family, and priorities behind those numbers. Her approach is conversational and educational, with an emphasis on helping clients understand their options so they can make informed financial decisions as life changes.

Stephanie lives in Plainfield with her husband, Joe, and their two children. Danny is a freshman in high school, and Anna is in fifth grade. Their household also includes Schatzi, the senior German Shepherd; Blue and Brutus, littermates who keep things interesting; cats Kanab—named after Kanab, Utah—and Duchess; and three fish who may be the lowest-maintenance members of the family.

Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and their collection of animals, gardening, cooking, and gathering with friends and family—preferably somewhere near the pool.

Learn More About Stephanie

How tall are you? I love this question! I'm 6'2" without shoes. Put me in my tallest heels and I can reach about 6'7".

Where are we most likely to find you on a Saturday night? Poolside at home, surrounded by my family and probably more than a few of our animals.

Beach or mountains? Beach. No hesitation!

What is your favorite part of the workday? The beginning of the day. I love getting organized, tackling the priorities, and figuring out what needs my attention first.