David John Shaughnessy

Retirement Planning is what we do best. We develop custom strategies for retirement income planning, investment management, and tax planning opportunities to support your retirement. We started North Haven Financial because we see a great need to help people in achieve financial security so they can live a life that supports their values and their goals in retirement. If you are approaching retirement or have recently retired, we want to simplify the important decisions you need to make so you can feel confident in a plan that focuses on the priorities and values that are most important to you. We do not sell products or make commissions. We offer retirement planning, tax planning, and investment management, with a focus on retirement income. - Tax Planning - Health Insurance Planning (Medicare, ACA) - Social Security Claiming Strategies - Proactive Aging & Long-Term Care Planning - Estate Planning - Withdrawal Strategies / Pension Payout Options - Guaranteed Income Strategies - Charitable Giving Take a look at our services page for more details on how we can help you.

Michael Perna is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He is the Managing Member of Flying Point Advisors and provides business consulting, accounting, and tax planning services alongside investment management. Prior to founding Flying Point Advisors, he worked at The Wanderlust Group for seven years. Flying Point Advisors offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses long-term, tax-aware investment strategies centered on broad diversification and low-cost index funds and ETFs, and uniquely combines advisory services with accounting and tax planning.

John Duffy is the sole advisor at Intent Advice, Inc. in Yarmouth, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Broad Cove Capital, Cribstone Capital Management, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Intent Advice, Inc. provides consulting and investment-advisory services to a limited client base including high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, charities, endowments, trusts, and estates. The firm offers written financial plans and ongoing advice tailored to each client’s investment profile, typically reviewing clients quarterly, and operates with a fee structure based on negotiated fixed fees and hourly rates rather than assets under management.

Wayne Schaab is a financial advisor at Gilbert Investment Management with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Kovack Securities, Inc. and Delta Equity Services Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a life, health, and disability insurance license through Dow Investment Group. Gilbert Investment Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning for individuals, trusts, municipalities, and other entities. The firm uses a core-satellite asset allocation strategy combining passive and active managers, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and emphasizes client asset custody.

Donald Gilbert III is a financial advisor with Gilbert Investment Management in Brunswick, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gilbert Investment Management since 2018 and previously held roles at Delta Global Asset Management and Delta Equity Services Corporation from 2006 to 2017. Gilbert Investment Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning for individuals, trusts, municipalities, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a core-satellite strategic asset allocation combining passive index and ETF exposures with selective active management and maintains client custody of assets without accepting proxy-voting authority.

Patricia Barnes is a financial advisor with Maine Advisory Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Maine Advisory Associates and its predecessor entities since 2006. Maine Advisory Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing discretionary asset management and financial consulting. The firm constructs portfolios with individual stocks and bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds, emphasizing long-term strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis.