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Company

Feb 4

David Beliveau, Esq., CPA

David M. Beliveau, Esq., CPA is the founder of the Law Office of David M. Beliveau, LLC in Newton MA and Salem NH.  Attorney Beliveau represents both individuals and businesses.  Attorney Beliveau focuses his practice on asset protection, business law, civil litigation, estate planning, estate & trust administration, Medicaid, real estate, and taxation. He has clients in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Florida.    

Attorney Beliveau has been named a "Massachusetts Rising Star" by the publishers of Boston Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine.   He has experience with buy-sell agreements, corporations, Charitable Lead Trusts (CLTs), Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs), Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs), Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs), irrevocable trusts, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Medicaid applications, Medicaid irrevocable income only trusts, private foundations, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs), revocable trusts, and wills.  He counsels clients in connection with choice of business entity decisions and business operations. 

Attorney Beliveau is a title insurance agent in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.  He represents lenders, buyers, and sellers in connection with real estate closings. He has experience representing fiduciaries in civil litigation cases as well as individuals and businesses with tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).   Prior to forming the Beliveau Law Office, Attorney Beliveau practiced law at Brecher, Wyner, Simons, Fox & Bolan, LLP in Newton MA, at Cushing & Dolan, P.C. in Boston, MA, and at the law firm of William H. Kelley, P.A. in Manchester, NH.  He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New Hampshire where he worked for the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP.   Attorney Beliveau is a member of the Bars of MA, NH and FL.

Law Office of David M. Beliveau, LLC

     
Oct 29 Jonathan C. Black, Esq.

Mr. Black's practice involves limited liability company structuring, securitized lending, sales and acquisitions of entities holding real estate interests, debt assumption transactions, tax structured real estate transactions, commercial finance and general commercial real estate.

Mr. Black represents institutional real estate investors, real estate advisors and companies holding real estate in a broad array of corporate and tax structured real estate transactions as well as in all areas of general commercial real estate. He is an expert in limited liability company structuring and sales and acquisitions of membership interests in limited liability companies holding real estate.

Mr. Black has represented a variety of clients, from sophisticated real estate investors to start-up companies, in structured real estate transactions involving complex governance issues and tax planning. Mr. Black's clients have included real estate investment companies and tax free exchange purchasers in securitized lending transactions subject to triple-net bond leases with investment grade tenants, insurance companies, commercial lenders, real estate and pension advisors, portfolio managers, property management firms and investment banking firms. 

Because of his expertise in general commercial real estate, he brings a unique and informed perspective to corporate and tax structured real estate transactions, integrating the practice of real estate, corporate and tax law. He is also an expert in all aspects of financing, real property sales and acquisitions, leasing and transactional real estate.

Mr. Black was admitted to the Massachusetts and Connecticut Bars, and is a member of the American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations and the Real Estate Finance Association of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board.  He graduated from the University of Virginia – J.D., 1992 and the University of Pennsylvania – B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1987.

Jonathan C. Black, Esq.

Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

Boston MA

     
May 14 Lawrence Blacker

Lawrence Blacker, founder and president of Newport Exchange Corp., received his law degree in 1969 and a masters in taxation in 1978. Blacker’s experience began in a private Boston practice with an emphasis in real estate, taxation and estate planning. In 1989, Blacker developed a simple way to facilitate §1031 exchanges. In 1991, the Treasury Department developed regulations which reflected Blacker’s method.

An expert in the field, Blacker uses the same practices he used in 1989, earning the Newport Exchange a reputation for effective hands-on service. In fact, at Newport Exchange you will enjoy all the experience and personal service you deserve by working directly with Larry Blacker himself.

Newport Exchange Corp.
     
June 17 Stephen I. Burr, Esq.

Stephen I. Burr is a partner with Foley & Lardner. He is a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice and the Sports Industry Team.

Mr. Burr’s practice focuses on complex real estate transactions and capital structures on all types of real estate, including office buildings, multifamily residential (condominium, apartments and senior living), industrial/warehouse, retail and convention centers and sports arenas. He has led development projects, financings, equity and debt offerings, restructurings, sale-leasebacks and traditional leasing transactions on a national basis in each of these industries. Mr. Burr has particular expertise in transit-oriented development projects, including mixed-use and large residential developments around transit stations.

Mr. Burr is one of the nation's leading experts on the acquisition or disposition of real estate and oil and gas royalty interests through tenant-in-common (TIC) offerings and regularly represents sponsor/issuers and underwriters in that industry, including offerings using Delaware Statutory Trust model. His experience also includes performing third-party due diligence in real estate and oil and gas royalty acquisitions, financing and securities offerings as well as forming an angel investor structure for investors and sponsor clients in the real estate and broadcast industries. Mr. Burr is a nationally known counsel in broadcasting (radio and television) mergers and acquisitions, assisting clients with all levels of debt and equity financing for such transactions.

 Significant Representations:

bulletRepresented Managing Broker Dealers in performing third-party due diligence in the real estate and oil and gas royalty interest industries
bulletRepresented prominent public pension fund in the financing and development of convention center hotels, including the convention center hotel at The World Golf Village, a 6000-acre development project

Stephen I. Burr, Partner, Foley & Lardner

 

     
Our new co-host, starting Feb 18, 2008 Michael J. Burwick, Esq.

Michael Burwick is an attorney, a commercial real estate broker, a registered securities principal, an insurance broker and an investment advisor representative. He is the Chairman and President of Boston Advisory Group, Inc. and he is the President of all of its subsidiary companies. Mr. Burwick is affiliated with Advisory Group Equity Services, Ltd., Member FINRA/SIPC, an independent broker-dealer, based in Reading, Massachusetts.

Mr. Burwick has written and has spoken extensively on financial, legal and public policy issues. He has appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends and Hannity and Colmes. He is the co-host of The Financial Consultants with Birnbaum and Burwick, a daily business talk program. Mr. Burwick’s prior written work has appeared in publications such as The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, The Jacksonville Business Journal, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and The New York Real Estate Journal. As noted, Mr. Burwick is the author of the forthcoming book, Lemonade from Lemons, a biographic piece about overcoming personal and professional adversity.

Mr. Burwick earned a B.A., magna cum laude, with Distinction, from Boston University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a J.D. from Georgetown University, cum laude, with Honors, and he attended the Graduate School of Business at New York University, departing prior to earning his M.B.A., to become a partner in a technology company.

His 1994 article on attorney misconduct, published in The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, has been cited widely by various legal scholars. His legal career includes service as an Assistant Attorney General, legal counsel to the United States House of Representatives, a Director of Government Affairs and a Chief Compliance Officer (both for publicly-traded companies), as well as an attorney in private practice. He is a member in good standing of several state and federal bars, including those of Florida and The District of Columbia.

Mr. Burwick is a Member of the Tenant-In-Common Association, serves on its Committee on Ethics and Standards, and co-chairs its Subcommittee on Adjudication. He holds Series 7, 22, 24, 63 and 65 securities registrations and is currently blue-skied in a vast array of states. Mr. Burwick travels extensively, speaking to audiences, meeting with clients and examining securities offerings as part of an extensive due diligence process. He encourages accredited investors to learn more about tenants-in-common by visiting The 1031 Property Group web site at www.1031propertygroup.com and he can be contacted by telephone toll-free at (877) 790-1031 or by e-mail at michael@1031propertygroup.com.

Michael Burwick, Esq.

Boston Advisory Group, Inc. and

Co-Host of The Financial Consultants with Birnbaum and Burwick

 

 

 

     
Jul 23, Jun 18, May 21, Apr 16 Mark Cavanaugh, J.D., LL.M.

Mark Cavanaugh is a member of Kerstein, Coren, Lichtenstein & Finkel, a Wellesley-based full service law Firm. Mark's major practice area is the representation of high net worth individuals and small business owners in matters relating to estate planning, federal taxation and business formation and succession. He also has extensive experience assisting employers and benefit plan fiduciaries in complying with federal laws regulating executive compensation and employee benefit plans and has represented clients before the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service in these matters.
 
Mark is a graduate of Colby College where he was a Charles A. Dana scholar. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law and his LL.M. from the University of New York Graduate School of Law, specializing in taxation.
 
Mark will be joining us the third week of every month.

Kerstein, Coren, Lichtenstein & Finkel

60 Walnut Street, Fourth Floor

Wellesley, MA 02481

     
Jul 9, Jun 11, May 28

Caroline E. Coderre, CFP®

Ms. Coderre is a Certified Financial Planner.  A native of England, she holds BA Honours and Master of Philosophy degrees from University College London, and also studied at the Universities of Odense and Aarhus in Denmark and at the University of Iceland.

Ms. Coderre has over four years experience in the financial planning and investment management fields. Prior to joining The Darrow Company, she worked as a Financial Advisor with American Express Financial Advisors in Wellesley, MA, and as a Financial Consultant with Citizens Investment Services Corp. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts.

Caroline Coderre, The Darrow Company

     
Mar 18 Adam P. Cohen, CPA

Adam P. Cohen is founder and President of Cohen Financial Consulting for Not-for-Profits.  His firm provides strategies and tools for not-for-profit managers and fiduciaries.  Their specialties include tax compliance assessment, implementing accounting controls and financial reports, strategic planning for planned giving, endowments, and capital campaigns, as well as application and compliance for tax exempt status.

Mr. Cohen has over twenty years' experience serving not-for-profit organizations in consulting and advisory capacities.  He has served as an expert panelist at conferences, taught seminars on fiduciary and accounting responsibilities of not-for-profits, and published articles on philanthropic financial issues.

Mr. Cohen is a graduate of Yale College (1977), B.A. Cum Laude with Distinction in Economics and attended the University of Hartford – Courses in M.S. in Taxation program.  He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1979.  He worked at Price Waterhouse & Co. and was a partner at Blum Shapiro & Company, P.C.  He has taught at the Univ. of Hartford Barney School of Business and is an Adjunct Instructor in Graduate Program in Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting.

Mr. Cohen's professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA), where is a Fellow and Chair of the Not-for-Profit Committee.  He is also in the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy as well as serving as a board member or financial advisor to numerous charitable organizations in the Hartford area.

Cohen Financial Consulting for Not-for-Profits

81 South Main Street

West Hartford, CT 06107

     
Jul 2, Jun 4, May 7, Apr 2 Jason M. Goloboy, CPA

Jason M. Goloboy is managing shareholder of Goloboy Gallant & Associates PC. Jason has always been in the public practice of accounting. He has a special combination of extensive knowledge and practical experience in all of the areas the firm services. His areas of expertise include both Massachusetts and Federal taxes. Over the years he has lectured on both Massachusetts and Federal taxation and co-authored one of the first publications concerning Massachusetts taxation entitled "Massachusetts Taxation - The Law and The Lore," 1982, Little Brown and Company. Jason received his Bachelors of Science degree from Boston College.

Goloboy Gallant & Associates, PC

77 River Park Street, Suite 2

Needham Heights, MA 02494

     
May 21

Trevor L. Gordon

Trevor Gordon has over 13 years experience in the financial services and tenant-in-common industries, including positions as a sales and marketing executive, mutual fund wholesaler, and retail financial advisor.  Prior to joining TIC Properties, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Argus Realty Investors, LP, raising over $74 million in equity and acquiring over $200 million in institutional-grade real estate. In addition to managing the sales process for Argus, he also played a key role in marketing, writing commentary and maintaining investment relationships with individuals and the broker/dealer community.

Trevor has proven to be a leader in the tenant in common area, working diligently to alert the public to the advantages and tools available with tenant in common opportunities by appearances at conferences and seminars, and through  regional and national media outlets.  Greg Paul, President of Omni Brokerage in Salt Lake City comments that "Trevor has been an active player from the moment he stepped into the TIC market.  His professionalism and hard work have contributed to the growth of this emerging field.  While working with one of tenant in common's premier sponsors, he became one of the most visible educators in the industry."

Presently, as TIC Properties' President, Trevor is responsible for sales concept development and support to the registered representatives and investors.  He oversees the firm's sales effort, participates in TIC Properties' acquisitions process, and provides direct support to the CEO on company development.  A graduate of Kennedy Western University, he holds his Bachelors of Business Administration and an MBA, as well as the Series 7, 24, 31, 63 and 65 licenses, having previously also held the Florida Group 1 license.  He joined the financial services industry upon returning from the Persian Gulf in 1991 and is a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW).

President, TIC Properties, LLC
     
Dec 22, 2007 Kenneth G. Y. Grant, Senior Vice President Chief Officer Corporate Development

Mr. Grant has more than thirty years of executive leadership in for-profit as well as nonprofit organizations with a focus on financial services. He is the Chief Officer for Corporate Development and a key to the firm’s growing retirement, nonprofit and investment services businesses. Prior to joining NRS, he was President and CEO of an investment program founded by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is a graduate of Syracuse University (Bachelor of Arts), Boston University (Master of Theology) and Clark University (Master of Business Administration). He has been adjunct faculty at Harvard Divinity School, senior leader of religious judicatories and a director and/or officer of multiple for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He is a director of Lift Up Africa and treasurer of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

Kenneth G.Y. Grant, NRS
     
Jul 22, 2006 Michael R. Grupe, Executive VP, Research & Investor Outreach

Michael R. Grupe is executive vice president for Research and Investor Outreach at The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)®. NAREIT is the trade association for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in the U.S. property and investment markets. At NAREIT, he directs all research and investor outreach activities related to industry information, the analysis of industry performance, the design and implementation of membership surveys, communication with investors, the media, policymakers and the public, and support for the association’s Policy & Politics agenda. He also acts as liaison to the press on technical issues involving REIT industry experience and practice. Michael earned his Ph.D. degree in business-statistics from The University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Real Estate Society and the Advisory Board of the Real Estate Research Institute.

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)®
     
Andrew James- Vice President of Investor Relations

Andrew James is the Vice President of Investor Relations at DayStar Oil & Gas Corporation.  Andrew has 15+ years of investor relations experience in the Real Estate industry, Andrew formerly worked for Keller Williams Real Estate. Andrew managed an independent practice buying and selling Real Estate on behalf of his clients. DayStar Oil & Gas Corp. (DayStar), located in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1996 to focus on the recovery of hydrocarbon reserves through acquisitions and project development with a major emphasis on mature and marginal field enhancement, developmental exploitation drilling and low-risk exploration opportunities. Utilizing advanced recovery technologies along with sound engineering and a committed management team, DayStar has developed a proven growth strategy of identification, acquisition, and development of hydrocarbon reserves.

DayStar Oil & Gas Corp., Houston TX
     
Jun 25, Jun 4, Apr 16 Tobias Kleitman, President

Tobias Kleitman is the President and Founder of Time Value Property Exchange, Inc. (TVPX). Tobias has structured over $12.0 Billion in tax deferred exchange transactions under IRC Section 1031 for many Fortune 500 corporations, smaller privately held corporations, leasing companies, and wealthy individuals on their corporate aircraft, real estate, and vehicle portfolios. Tobias is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), The National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA), the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), the National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP), the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR), and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and is a former Vice Chairman and Chairman of the National Aircraft Resale Association Associate Membership.

TVPX specializes in acting as a Qualified Intermediary under IRC Section 1031 and as an Exchange Accommodation Titleholder under Revenue Procedure 2000-37. IRC Section 1031 and Revenue Procedure 2000-37 provides TVPX clients with a set of “Safe Harbors” to defer the capital gains tax from the sale of depreciated property into the purchase of qualifying like-kind replacement property.

Time Value Property Exchange, Inc.
     
Jan 5, 2008 Mark J. Kohler, Attorney at Law, CPA

Mark Kohler is a renowned CPA and Attorney who has helped thousands of business owners understand the truth about tax, estate and asset protection strategies.

Mark has just published an exciting and controversial book entitled Lawyers are Liars - The Truth about Protecting our Assets!

Mark obtained his undergraduate and Masters in Accounting from the University of Utah. He later graduated from the Willamette School of Law. Mark currently lives in Southern Utah with his wife Jennifer and four children.

Mark is currently a partner in the law firm KKO Lawyers and in the accounting firm K&E CPAs.  He has been a small business owner and an investor in real estate ever since he started college in 1991 and has dedicated his career to helping small business owners and those working in the real estate industry.

Mark J. Kohler, Attorney at Law, CPA
bulletKKO Lawyers
bulletK&E CPAs

     
Aug 19 Steve Levine

Originally a New Jersey native, I’ve been involved in the local real estate industry since 1985, and have been the top REMAX Agent in New England since 1999. During that time, I’ve delivered seminars on sales and marketing nationally for over a decade, and been featured on several national broadcasts. I’ve been ranked as one of the top Power Brokers in the state by Boston Magazine, and been profiled in the Boston Globe, New York Times, and MetroWest daily news. In addition to my work in the real estate industry, I’m heavily involved in the Massachusetts Foster Care system, and my wife and I were named Foster Parent Volunteers of the year by Governor Romney. This year, I established the Massachusetts Children’s Fund, www.machildrensfund.com, which focuses on getting baby food and supplies to needy children throughout the state.

Steve Levine, Inc

REMAX First Choice

 

     
Jun 25 Chris McAleer

Chris McAleer, Vice President, Divisional Sales Manager with American Skandia, has been with the company for 14 years. Chris currently covers Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.

Chris has been in the securities and insurance related fields for over twenty-five years. Prior to joining Skandia in August 1992, Chris worked in a similar capacity with Prudential Financial, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity Investments.

Chris has his full complement of insurance and securities licenses and earned the CLU designation from the American College. Chris spent his college years at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a degree in Economics. Chris currently continues his connection to Penn by interviewing prospective candidates in the Ipswich area as well as retaining an active membership in the Penn Club of New York.

Chris’s wide range of experience in the financial services field includes retail and wholesale selling, and developing and implementing sales and marketing plans. Also, Chris has extensive experience in public speaking, whether to other professionals on sales and product information or delivering Continuing Education credits, as well as working with investment professional clients to deliver seminars to educate the public on investment and financial know-how.

On a personal side, Chris has been involved for many years in competitive alpine ski racing as both a competitor and alpine official. Chris is recent Past President of the New England Masters Alpine organization, the largest body of the Masters Division of the United States Ski Association, the governing body of all US skiing from junior programs to the US Ski/Olympic Team. Both Chris’s children, Jessica and Justin have been nationally ranked skiers. Chris also enjoys sailing. Chris and his wife Laurie reside in Ipswich, Mass.

Chris McAleer, American Skandia

     
  Lisa McAree, CLU, LTCP

Lisa McAree is the President of The McAree Company, an insurance firm located in Braintree, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1966 to provide life and health insurance support to agents and brokers in New England. In 1989, the company turned its focus to long term care insurance and executive benefit planning. Lisa is a nationally recognized expert in long term care insurance. Among her many industry activities, Lisa currently serves on the advisory committee for the professional designation for long term care specialists, LTCP and has served on the agent long-term care advisory councils of two major insurance companies. In addition, Lisa served as the agent liaison to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s task force on Long Term Care Financing in 1998 and 1999.

The McAree Company has trained and supported over 1000 insurance agents across the country in the education and sale of long-term care insurance for the individual and the corporate marketplace. Today, The McAree Company and their associated insurance agents work with corporations as well as individuals to provide quality long-term care insurance programs. The McAree Company represents the leading insurance companies in the long term care marketplace: GE Capital, John Hancock, Med America, Met Life, Prudential, Unum Provident and other smaller niche companies who offer a quality long term care insurance product.

Lisa McAree is a 1976 graduate of Boston College. In 2003, she became a founding member of The Council for Women of Boston College. She obtained her Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College in 1982 and her Long Term Care Professional (LTCP) designation in 2003. Lisa resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lisa McAree, The McAree Company

     
Jun 11, May 28

Thomas J. McFarland III, CFP®

Tom is a fee-only NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor, a Certified Financial Planner™ and President of the Darrow Company, Inc., an SEC-registered investment adviser with offices in Concord, MA and Los Angeles, CA.

Tom has managed the financial assets of high net worth clients for over 25 years. Tom was named to Medical Economics “The 150 Best Financial Advisers for Doctors” twice, first in 2002 and again in 2004. He is one of the authors of Wealth Strategies for Executives published by Aspatore Books. Tom has long understood that the needs of high net worth clients (those that have $1 million or more of investable assets) go well beyond creating the “right” investment strategy. Successful wealth management must encompass a strategy that grows, manages, protects and distributes client assets in a planned and integrated manner, consistent with the wishes and needs of the client. To accomplish these wealth management goals, Tom designed a comprehensive approach to wealth management called The DarrowCFO™ Advantage.

Tom has served as Chair of a local chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and President and Chair of local chapters of the FPA’s predecessor organizations, the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP) and the International Association for Financial Planning (IAFP). He is a member of the National Association for Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). He is also a U.S. representative for the Global Voice Editorial Advisory Board (GVEAB), an international financial planning committee, and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.

Tom McFarland, The Darrow Company

     
Feb 4

Bob Meighan, CPA and Vice President

Bob Meighan is responsible for helping expand the consumer tax line of products and working as an advocate for the customer in the product development process. He joined Intuit in September 1991 and served most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Tax Group. Prior to joining Intuit, Mr. Meighan spent 11 years with the 'Big 6' accounting and consulting firm, Price Waterhouse, where he served as a senior manager in the advanced technology group. Mr. Meighan holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina.

Because of his extensive tax knowledge, Meighan has been featured on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg Radio, several local and national radio programs, as well as contributing tax tips and information to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

Bob Meighan, Intuit, Inc.

     
  Lisa Snook-Mohan & Owen Mohan

Lisa Snook-Mohan, M.A., CSA, LTCP, MSAA and Owen G. Mohan, CSA, LTCP, MSAA, LUTCF are independent insurance brokers who have specialized in long-term care planning since 1993. Licensed with over forty-five companies in several states, they take a holistic and highly individualized approach to their work. Lisa and Owen advise clients about appropriate planning options including legal instruments, government programs, private and community resources, and insurance. In addition to working with individual clients and businesses, they host seminars and assist area attorneys in matters pertaining to long-term care planning. Lisa and Owen reside in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Lisa Snook-Mohan and Owen Mohan

Snook & Mohan Insurance Agency

     
Jun 18

Bob Muldoon, Vice President, Eastern Markets

Bob Muldoon is Vice President, Eastern Markets at Triple Net Properties, LLC, responsible for raising capital for the Eastern United States. Prior to joining Triple Net, Muldoon was a Vice President for REIT firm, WP Carey. His previous experience includes sales positions for Calvert Funds and First Union Bank. Muldoon holds a BA degree in International Economics from George Washington University has Series 7 and 63 licenses with the NASD and is studying for his CFP designation.

Triple Net Properties, LLC

Triple Net Properties, LLC is the award-winning advisor to G REIT, Inc. and NNN Value Funds and also provides 1031 exchange investors with qualified replacement properties.

Triple Net Properties Realty, Inc., affiliate of Triple Net Properties, is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) and has met the Institute of Real Estate Management's strict criteria in business stability, financial standards and overall professionalism. Triple Net Properties manages a growing portfolio of over 21 million square feet of office, industrial and service properties with a market value of more than $2.2 billion.

     
Apr 23 Andrew P. Napoletano, Certified Senior Advisor

Mr. Napoletano has worked in the insurance industry for over thirteen years and has specialized in the Long Term Care market for the last ten. Mr. Napoletano was the director of Long Term Care for John Hancock's Boston Agency and has been responsible for training and managing Long Term Care agents for several years. He is an accredited Certified Senior Advisor.

Mr. Napoletano has been a featured speaker for several Long Term Care industry and consumer events, including national Long Term Care Forums. He teaches CE accredited courses on Long Term Care to insurance agents, financial planners, attorneys and CPA's and is uniquely qualified to educate professionals and consumers alike. He has written several articles for various publications and continues to conduct seminars on the subject of Long-Term Care.

Mr. Napoletano has worked with different groups or associations including the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Benefits Connection Group.

Andrew Napoletano, LTC Insurance Solutions

LTC Insurance Solutions is uniquely qualified to work with employers and associations in the employee education, selection of better plans and implementation and follow-through phases of the Long Term Care insurance program.

     
Oct 15 Stephen C. Olsson, Esq.

Stephen Olsson was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1979. He is also a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar and the Federal District Court. He was educated at Boston University (B.S. 1970) and New England School of Law (J.D. 1976). He attended Boston University School of Law - Graduate Tax Program. He was formerly with the Trust Department of U.S. Trust Company of Boston and worked as an Estate Planning Consultant for New England Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston. He is a frequent lecturer on estate, tax and financial planning matters. He is also a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar Association Tax and Probate Section.

     
Apr 9

Bruce Ravech, Regional Vice President

Regional Vice President Bruce Ravech draws on more than 14 years of financial services industry showing New England-area independent financial planners how they can increase investor confidence through USAllianz variable annuities.

Bruce previously was Senior Sales Executive for BISYS, where he distributed life insurance and annuities. Most recently, he was Regional Vice President for American Skandia, where he distributed variable life insurance.

Bruce earned a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Univesity of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. He holds NASD series 6, 63, 65, and Life, Accident, and Health licenses.

Bruce was named USAllianz Regional Vice President of the Year in 2003. He’s an avid sports fan and enjoys playing golf and basketball. Bruce, his wife Beth, son Jared, and daughter Lexi reside in Canton, MA.

Bruce Ravech, USAllianz Investor Services, LLC®, a division of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

 

     
Dec 10

Corey V. Smith

Corey V. Smith has served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and as part of Noble Royalties’ Senior Management team, since July 2004.  His diverse background in the Securities industry has allowed Mr. Smith to develop and promote the brand identity of Noble Royalties, and to build distribution relationships with Broker/Dealers nationwide. Corey also provides training and education for the Registered Representatives who sell Noble’s Royalty offerings and speaks at industry conferences and seminars on behalf of the company.   

Corey received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1994. Prior to joining the Noble team, his 10 year investment career has included several years as a NASDAQ Market Maker and Institutional Equity Trader.  He also worked for several years with a tax-consulting firm, focusing on ultra-high net worth clients. He lives in Dallas with his four year-old daughter and is an avid baseball player, golfer and musician.

Noble Royalties
     
Apr 23 Michael E. Van Dusen, Executive from 1031 TIC Industry

Mr. Van Dusen has held senior executive positions in investment securities sales, marketing and consulting for the past 18 years with public and private companies, most recently as a marketing consultant for a private real estate management firm based in Houston, Texas. He was a founding member and Vice President, National Marketing Director, Eagle Energy, Inc of Satellite Beach, Florida.

Previously, he was Vice President and Director of Marketing for Blue Ridge Energy, Inc, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Hi-Tech Energy, a privately held international sales and marketing organization, based in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Van Dusen was also Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for Swift Energy, a publicly traded (NYSE) international oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Houston, TX. Additional positions include Vice President Sales for Advest, Inc. a NYSE securities firm, and Senior Vice President Sales, First Capital Financial Corporation, a private real estate investment syndicate, in Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Van Dusen is a director with Eagle Energy, Inc. and maintains his license as a private investigator and director with Jennings-Smith Investigations in Connecticut. Mr. Van Dusen is married and lives in Connecticut where he attended the University of Connecticut.

 
     
Jul 16

Pete Winer, Director of Business Development

Pete began his career in the financial services industry in late 1985 as a "broker's broker" with CNA Insurance. There he learned estate and business planning and brokered CNA's life and disability products to property and casualty agencies. Pete then started the financial services divisions for two property and casualty agencies before going out on his own and into private practice.

Pete comes to us from the field where he had a highly successful private financial planning practice working exclusively with seniors and retirees. Pete is nationally known and recognized and has been featured in many national publications and media outlets including Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Senior Market Advisor, Financial Planning Magazine, Investment News as well as Bloomberg Financial Network.

Pete's an avid lacrosse fan and enjoys all things related to the water, including scuba diving, swimming and water skiing. Pete, his lovely wife Jamie, their son Jake and triplet sons Alex, Ben and Cole reside in the Franklin, TN area.

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