Background
Michael was born in 1977. He was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Michael was born in 1977. He was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Michael earned a Bachelor's in Psychology from Bates College in Maine, United States with a minor in theater and subsequently earned a Master's in Financial Planning from The American College in Pennsylvania and a Master's in Taxation from the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
Michael is a partner in Pinnacle Advisory Group. In 2004 Kitces helped to co-found NexGen, a community group for younger financial planners and later went on to co-found the XY Planning Network as well. In 2012 Michael became the Practitioner Editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, after spending many years on its Editorial Review Board. Kitces' research on safe withdrawal rates, asset allocation glide paths in retirement, and determining sustainable retirement income based on market valuation has been cited by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Money (magazine).