Financial Advisors in North Andover, Massachusetts (Essex County)

Jennifer Lane, CFP
Compass Planning Associates helps families, individuals, and small-business clients achieve financial security, knowledge, and control over their money. Our fee-only, client-centered approach provides education and guidance to help you achieve your financial goals and dreams. With offices in downtown Boston and Newton, Mass., the Compass Planning Associates will work closely with you on all of your financial planning needs. We offer a variety of services and plans customized to meet your individual needs. No minimum level of assets is required, and it's never too early or too late to learn how to become financially savvy! Our mission is to help people make wise financial decisions whatever their stage in life or business development. When you leave our offices, you will do so feeling confident -- knowing you have an experienced team of caring professionals steering your financial course.... See More

Susan Moore, CFP, MS
Moore Financial Advisors, Ltd., is an independent, fee-only firm providing investment management and financial planning services. Since "life is what happens when you're making plans,' we build relationships founded in trust and integrity, so that we can be there to help you build, manage, and protect your assets through life's transitions. Schedule an introductory call:... See More

Chris Chen CFP® is a Boston, MA area fee-only financial planner serving the entire region and clients across the country. Insight Financial Strategists provides financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, and divorce planning services to help clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Chris Chen is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Chris Chen CFP® helps guide successful individuals and families with wealth accumulation and preservation, retirement planning, education funding, and family protection strategies. He is especially adept at successfully navigating clients through life transitions that are often challenging such as retirement income planning, expatriation, and divorce financial planning.

As a CFP® professional, Chris works with his clients' own legal and tax advisers to build cost-effective and tax-efficient strategies to help clients achieve their long-term financial goals with wealth preservation, asset growth, and legacy planning.

Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations from the University of Rochester and his MBA in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. He is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and is a trained Mediator, having completed mediation training in accordance with M.G.L. ch.233 § 23C... See More

Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC offers financial planning and investment advice. (Financial planning includes tax planning, insurance planning, retirement planning and estate planning. Financial planning services may include consultations and/or written plans, which analyze a client's financial situation and makes appropriate recommendations for strategies and methods of implementation of the strategies.)

Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, families and their related entities, trusts and estates, pension plans, and family businesses. Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC works with clients to define financial objectives and to develop strategies for reaching these objectives, some of which may include: identification of financial problems, cash flow and budget management, tax planning, risk exposure review, investment management, education funding, retirement planning, estate planning, charitable goals, special needs planning, family business succession issues, business management issues, business planning, fringe benefits, and/or other issues specific to the client.

Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC’s compensation is solely from fees paid directly by clients. The firm does not receive commission based on the client’s purchase of any financial products, including insurance. No commissions in any form are accepted. No referral fees are paid or accepted. No benefits are received from custodians/broker-dealers based on the client securities transactions (“no soft dollar benefits”).

Assets under the direct management of Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC are held by independent custodians, including TD Ameritrade, TIAA-CREF, Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab or others, in the client’s name. Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC does not act as custodian of client’s assets, although we may at times be considered by the regulatory agencies to technically have “custody” over certain types of accounts held at independent custodians.... See More

Dana Levit, CFP, MBA
Our goals are to get you excited about your financial independence and to help you better understand your finances so you can make educated decisions. Most people are not financial experts yet increasingly individuals are in charge of their own financial futures. We work with you to identify your personal financial goals and then together create a financial plan for acheiving them. Some core tenets of our practice are: Financial planning should be holistic: all the financial areas of your life are integrated in one overall, comprehensive plan. Focus on client education. Financial planning advice should be accessible and understandable. Our Services: Paragon Financial Advisors offers comprehensive financial planning and ongoing financial management services.
Some topics that are addressed as part of the comprehensive planning process are: Retirement Planning Investment Review and Implementation Budgeting Goal Setting Tax Planning Individual Tax Preparation Insurance Review Estate PlanningFor less extensive planning needs, we offer financial check ups on an hourly basis.... See More

Robert Lepson, CFP, ChFC, CLU
Adviser Investments offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management services to individuals and families who are interested in protecting and growing their wealth. Our financial planning services help clients to understand clearly where they stand today and how they can reach their long-term goals. Our investment strategies excel at preserving wealth in down markets. Adviser Investments is a fee-only registered investment advisor; we sell no products and accept no commissions or referral fees. Our firm has been serving clients for over twenty years and currently manages more than $4.5 billion in client assets. Our minimum investment requirement for new clients is $1mm. ... See More

Patricia Konetzny, CFP, EA
The Practical Planner, LLC provides comprehensive, fee-only, tax focused financial planning. Our annual open retainer covers comprehensive financial planning and investment management along with unlimited access to us when questions arise. ... See More

David Linnard, BS, CFP, MBA
Linnard Financial Management & Planning, Inc. provides fee-only wealth management, financial planning and investment management services. Our objective is to help you build and preserve wealth through well-informed financial decisions, effective execution and managed investment risk. We provide you with a “blueprint” to achieve your financial goals, continuing assistance, and investment counsel or management. We take our fiduciary relationship seriously. Our individually customized planning and investment solutions are provided on a fee-only basis to assure that your well-being is our sole consideration. Our mission is to satisfy you by providing objective, unbiased assistance.... See More

Beverly Chapman, CFP
At Values: Financial Counseling and Education, I am a solo practitioner working with clients on an hourly fee basis. Through a series of face-to-face working session we develop a clear picture of the client's current financial position and work through the questions, issues and decisions they face. I do not manage portfolios for clients, but I do education and coach clients through managing their own portfolios using mutual funds and exchange traded funds.... See More

Ira Rapaport, AIF, CFP, CIMA, CPA/PFS
New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC (NEPWA) is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment advisory firm. Our consultive team approach is designed to assist high net worth families and institutions in making financial decisions consistent with their goals and values. We provide a full range of services for the development, implementation, management and ongoing oversight of a comprehensive wealth strategy. We think strategically across all asset classes, utilizing both traditional and alternative investments in designing highly customized portfolios. Minimum Investable Asset Requirement: $2 million ... See More

Jane King, CFP
FFA provides sound, well-reasoned financial and investment advice to individuals, families and business owners. We understand that each client has specific needs and very personal goals. We analyze investment options, make specific recommendations, and design and implement a customized portfolio, which we carefully manage. We monitor the performance of that portfolio and suggest changes when necessary.
We are a small firm that enjoys working as a team with our clients and with each other. By serving as advocates and educators, we are able to translate complex data into clear information that helps facilitate well-informed financial decisions. We listen carefully to our clients. We help them understand the issues and develop relationships that are personal and enjoyable.
The complexities of our economy, the uncertainties of the stock market, and the length of time one must live on retirement savings require serious evaluation to ensure financial independence. We provide our clients with a full range of financial planning services, all of which are covered by the asset management fee.
Fairfield Financial Advisors delivers fee-only objective financial advice that is not tied to the sale of a product. Investment portfolios recommended by Fairfield Financial Advisors primarily use no-load mutual funds and individual securities. Buying and selling is done primarily through Charles Schwab & Co., and all securities are held in the name of the client.
About the President: Jane V. King is a financial advisor and money manager who spent twenty years in the investment business before starting the firm in 1993. She was a Vice President at both the Massachusetts Investors Trust and at The Keystone Group. She later served as a Senior Vice of Integrated Resources, Inc., a financial services company in New York City. Ms. King as a bachelor’s degree in French and Russian and has earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner.... See More

Michael Gross, CFP, CPA, MST
Our clients lead full lives and see the value in engaging a professional to save precious time, steer their financial lives in the right direction, and avoid catastrophic mistakes.
Our investment management clients tend to be career focused individuals or families who own a home, have at least $250,000 in investable assets, are in a high tax bracket, have accumulated savings, and consistently spend less than they earn. They know what it takes to properly manage their investments but don't have the time to spend on asset allocation and minimizing risk. They have worked hard to accumulate wealth and understand the importance of hiring a professional to preserve it and ensure that it grows at a reasonable rate.
Rising Tides Financial clients are largely concerned with organizing their finances, planning for retirement, minimizing their income taxes, and maximizing returns while mitigating unnecessary risks.
To see if Rising Tides Financial is the right fit for you, we're happy to offer a complimentary 30-minute phone consultation.... See More

Jeffrey Augustine, CFA, CFP, RTRP

Providing retirement and protection solutions.