Maria Fides Balita is a Registered Representative of Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.. Maria recently retired as partner at Adelfia LLC, a women and minority owned firm in Chicago, Illinois, where she provided audit services to clients in the government, gaming, transit, housing authority, university, 401k/403b, pensions, and not-for-profit industries. Maria served as Chair of National Executive Board of the International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting and now serves on the Advisory Board. In her new endeavor as financial professional, she aims to pursue another passion, to guide and educate families and individuals, about financial independence, particularly in the areas of helping prepare for retirement and protecting their assets.