Partner

Ted Chartier, CFP®

Experience

  • FCS Private Wealth Management: Partner 2020 - Present
  • UBS Financial Services: Senior VP-Wealth Management 2002-2020
  • Merrill Lynch: Internship 1997-2001

Education

  • Bachelors in Business Administration, Friends University, 2001
  • Associates in Computer Science, Friends University, 2001

Licenses and Certifications

  • Financial Planning Certificate Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2004
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, 2013
  • EDHEC Risk Institute - Equity Investment program participant, Yale School of Management, 2014

Accomplishments

  • 2023 - Best-In-State Wealth Advisor, FORBES Magazine
  • 2023 - Team Member, Top Wealth Management Teams Private Wealth, FORBES Magazine*
  • 2020 - Best-In-State Kansas Advisors, FORBES Magazine
  • 2019 - Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, FORBES Magazine

Registration

  • Ted L. Chartier California license 0L60339 Resident State KS

About Ted

Ted and his partners founded FCS Private Wealth Management, a 21-person team managing approximately $3.2 billion in assets (as of 01/2026). He focuses on providing best-in-class wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families. Ted was most recently named among Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors in 2025*. Ted lives in Gardner, Kansas with his wife Ashley and four children; Tim, Ava, Grace, Chanel.

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