Barbara S. Hughes is a partner with the firm. Her practice emphasizes estate planning (including disability trusts), probate and trust administration, marital property, and elder law. She received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago (1964, 1968) and her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School (1986).
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We do not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you voluntarily or knowingly provide that information to us. You may provide that information to us by signing up for our monthly newsletter, entering a contest, submitting a story or asking our experts a question, among other things. If your choose to provide that information to us, we will use it for the purpose in which it was intended (i.e. to notify you if you are a winner, etc) or to understand our audience better in and effort to meet changing demands. If you submit content to our site via a contest, sweepstakes, or other promotions, or by submitting a story or expert question, we own all rights to that information and can use it in any form, online, print or other.
Protected Tomorrows uses the personal information given to us about you and your family to provide the individualized service our families want and expect from us. We may use this information to develop, offer and deliver new services; enhance current services; respond to inquiries from you or your representative; or to fulfill legal and regulatory requirements.
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Protected Tomorrows believes the protection of sensitive information is a cornerstone of customer trust and a sound business practice. We do not share your family’s personal information with third parties except to provide products and services you or your family have requested or indicated a general interest in receiving or as may be required by law. Specifically, we may share personal information with the following entities:
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Privacy, security and service in our online operations are very important to us. We therefore employ all of the safeguards described above and use a variety of other protections to enhance the security of your online session. For example, we use firewall barriers, encryption techniques and authentication procedures.
If you interact with Protected Tomorrows directly, we may exchange information about you, as described above, with our licensed Protected Tomorrows Advocates to offer you and your family better or more personalized service. We may also share this individual family information, under joint marketing agreements with non-affiliated, financial services business partners, to offer you discounts or other special access to products and services.
If you are a former family member, we treat your information in the same manner as that of current family members.
For your convenience, Protected Tomorrows offers several options for accessing and, if necessary, correcting your family information. You can review your information independently using your statements, or through our automated telephone or Internet services. You may also e-mail, write or call us at:
103 Schelter Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone 847-522-8086
Fax 847-522-8081
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Investment advisory and financial planning services are offered through Simplicity Wealth, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. SEC registration does not constitute an endorsement of the firm nor does it indicate that the adviser has attained a particular level of skill or ability. Investing involves the risk of loss. Insurance, Consulting and Education services offered through Protected Tomorrows. Protected Tomorrows is a separate and unaffiliated entity from Simplicity Wealth Form CRS
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The families who count on us expect nothing less.
Help those with special needs attain greater independence and security. If only the strong were to survive, wouldn’t all our lives be greatly diminished?
Live and help live.
Provide a person with the means to live a fuller life, and you give more meaning to yours.
Make it possible for people (both the less and more fortunate) to achieve peace of mind. To love one another means you can’t feel things are OK until you know they feel that way. Your peace of mind depends on knowing you’ve helped bring peace of mind to the other.
Self-sufficiency is less satisfying to the soul than caring for one another. As Mankind truly is one family, what benefits any one of us enhances the lives of us all. Those of us with greater needs enable their loved ones by enabling them to feel needed.
Mary Anne Ehlert, CFP®
Founder and Partner
Mary Anne Ehlert is a nationally recognized expert in special needs planning. As a Partner of Simplicity Group and Founder of Protected Tomorrows, a Simplicity Group commitment, she leads the organization in providing advocacy, education, and planning support to families with loved ones who have disabilities.
Mary Anne founded Protected Tomorrows more than 35 years ago after her family’s personal journey with special needs planning for her sister Marcia’s future revealed a lack of available resources. She has since dedicated her life to building those resources for others.
Prior to founding the company, Mary Anne spent over two decades in corporate financial services. Today, she speaks at national conferences, hosts educational webinars, and leads virtual training programs for families and caregivers of people with special needs and disabilities.
Mary Anne has served on the boards of several disability-focused organizations, including the National Disability Institute, Special Olympics Illinois, a SEDOL Foundation and Gateway to Learning. She currently serves on the boards of the Special Olympics Illinois Foundation, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Integrative Touch, and the Tails for Life Advisory Board.
Mary Anne resides in Barrington, Illinois with her life partner and her three pups. She is a proud mother of three stepsons, one who lives independently and shares his life experiences with his peers with disabilities.
Every human being has a right to live life to his or her fullest potential. Desperation and fear are Mankind’s oldest enemies. A society may fairly be judged by the extent to which it spares its most vulnerable citizens from having to endure them.
