Joe Allaria has worked in the financial services industry as a retirement specialist since 2012. Since then, Joe has advised hundreds of clients and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today.com, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and Investopedia. Joe is also the President of CarsonAllaria Wealth Management, an RIA based in Glen Carbon, IL.

He was born and raised in Edwardsville, IL and went on to receive a Division I football scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. There, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing.  His highest honors included being named a 1st Team ESPN Academic All-American and being named an SIU Top 25 Distinguished Senior. He later earned an MBA from SIU Edwardsville.

Joe, his wife Jacki, and their two sons, Brooks and Bennett, enjoy traveling as a family, hiking, being outdoors, listening to and playing music, and spending time with family and friends.