Daniel Kopp, CFP®, an Air Force veteran and fee-only financial planner who created Military Life Planning as a resource to help inform, educate, and advise servicemembers and their families on the best ways to use their military benefits. He is a fiduciary financial planner focused on serving the needs of widowed spouses and servicemembers.
Daniel was an active-duty officer in the Air Force where he served as an Air Battle Manager. During his time on active duty, he served as a volunteer financial counselor helping servicemembers and their families use money as a tool to accomplish their goals and live out their values. He has an MA in Strategic Studies, a BS in Economics, and an MS in Financial Planning along with being a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Daniel is also an occasional freelance writer on topics that relate to military life and he has been quoted in Business Insider, Forbes, USA Today, Yahoo News, Air and Space Power Journal, Stars and Stripes, Military.com, MOAA, and numerous other publications.