Five Star award winner Brian J. Waddell, RICP®, AIF®

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Brian J. Waddell, RICP^®, AIF^®

Wealth Management Advisor

New England Financial Group

an office of Baystate Financial

65 LaSalle Road, Suite 200

West Hartford, CT 06107

Office: 860-313-4857

brianwaddell@financialguide.com

Professional Approach

I serve as a wealth advisor primarily to a small group of successful business owners and executive professionals who, among other things, aspire to a work-optional lifestyle.

My team uses a comprehensive process to help our clients address each of their five key concerns:

Making smart decisions with their money
Mitigating their taxes
Taking care of their heirs
Making sure their assets are not unjustly taken, and
Magnifying their charitable gifts

We work with a network of professional advisors to help our clients maximize the probability of achieving everything important to them.

ABOUT BRIAN

Brian began his career in 2011 at a boutique wealth management firm focused on one product and quickly realized the need for a more comprehensive approach to financial service. He joined New England Financial Group in 2012 to begin building his team and leading his clients with a strategic vision. Since then, Brian has developed a team-based financial planning model, working closely with clients' accountants, attorneys, and insurance agents to implement coordinated solutions and help create financially rewarding outcomes.

"At the end of the day, people who have taken risks and worked hard want to know that every measure is in place to protect and grow what they've built. Everything our team-based model does is predicated on this in order to give clients the confidence that their team of advisors is coordinating on their behalf to create the best possible financial outcomes," says, Waddell.

Brian holds degrees in business management and finance from CCSU, has been appointed with the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) designation from the American College, and serves as an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®). Additionally, he is an active member of the Metro Harford Alliance and resides on the committee for Sticks for Bricks, a local Habitat for Humanity charity golf tournament.

Brian lives in West Hartford, CT with his daughter Aleksandra, is highly passionate about personal development, and enjoys playing guitar, golfing, hiking, and photography.

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This award was issued on 11/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 2/13/24 through 8/30/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 3710 Connecticut-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 282 (8% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 3,564, 313, 9%, 11/1/23, 2/13/23 - 8/31/23; 2022: 2950, 290, 10%, 11/1/22, 2/29/22 - 9/2/22; 2021: 3191, 272, 9%, 11/1/21, 2/15/21 - 9/10/21; 2020: 3048, 285, 9%, 11/2/20, 2/17/20 - 9/18/20; 2019: 3147, 289, 9%, 11/1/19, 2/18/19 - 9/27/19; 2018: 3178, 293, 9%, 11/1/18, 2/15/18 - 9/21/18; 2017: 2218, 283, 13%, 11/1/17, 2/15/17 - 9/11/17; 2016: 1985, 417, 21%, 10/1/16, 3/25/16 - 9/28/16; 2015: 2398, 468, 20%, 11/1/15, 3/16/15 - 9/10/15; 2014: 3926, 515, 13%, 11/1/14, 3/16/13 - 9/10/13; 2013: 2263, 531, 23%, 11/1/13, 3/16/12 - 9/10/12; 2012: 2204, 503, 23%, 11/1/12, 3/16/11 - 9/10/11.

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Brian Waddell is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory, and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC. New England Financial Group is not a subsidiary or affiliate of MML Investors Services, LLC, or its affiliated companies. 200 Clarendon Street, 19th & 25th Floors. Boston, MA 02116. 617-585-4500. CRN202511-3310230

Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.