Our Team
Michael M. Kaleel, CLU, ChFC
Founder and President of The Kaleel Company Inc., and managing Partner of Kaleel Investment Advisors, LLC, Michael has been providing wealth management since 1971.
With nearly 45 years of experience in the financial services industry, Michael provides clients with financial services and products related to retirement, wealth management, and wealth transfer strategies. Michael works with business owners and professionals to develop plans that will help them build and sustain wealth through investment programs, efficient insurance design and tax-efficient planning.
For over four decades, Michael has written and lectured nationally and internationally, on the subjects of wealth accumulation and wealth transfer programs. He is a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), a life and qualifying member of “Top of the Table,” (TOT) and has served multiple terms as a member of the TOT Advisory Board. Michael is also a licensed insurance broker; member of the Association of Advanced Life Underwriters (AALU); Forum 400, NAIFA Northeast and the Boston Estate Planning Council. He is a registered representative through Osaic FS, Inc. and holds equity ownership in Lion Street.
Michael has earned the designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University, and has earned accreditation from The American College in the areas of Investments, Insurance Planning, Pension, Taxation, and Estate Planning.
To qualify for the MDRT, TOT members must meet a certain level of premium, commission or income during the year. The Million Dollar Round Table membership is independently produced by The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®. Members must meet a certain level of premium, commission or income during the year and must also adhere to strict ethical standards. Michael applied for membership and a fee was paid.
Laura S. Alspaugh, CFA
Laura joined The Kaleel Company in 2016. Laura's primary focus is managing client portfolios and is a contact for our clients.
Laura has been in financial services since college and began her career at a Boston based brokerage firm. She worked in the banking industry in the trust division for private clients and trust accounts. She then spent many years working as an investment consultant to pension plans and other institutional clients.
Laura has a wide breadth of knowledge of the financial markets and the investment services industry. In addition, she has successfully passed FINRA Series 7 & 63 examinations and is a Massachusetts investment advisor representative of Kaleel Investment Advisors, LLC.
Laura holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and earned her MBA from Boston University. Laura earned her undergraduate degree at Wellesley College. She lives in Boston and has two "grown and flown" adult children.