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John Eusebio Destefanis

Advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors — Hingham, MA Pond Park Road

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

1 year

Location

Hingham, MA 02043

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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

3,909

Across 2,198 offices

Clients per advisor

91 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$378,281 Low

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

John Destefanis is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Hingham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cambridge, he worked at Providence Equity Partners for two years. He also serves as a committee member and volunteer at Boston College High School. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services through a network of independent financial professionals, employing a range of portfolio management approaches and platform arrangements.

Client services

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Market timing

Expertise

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Self-Employed

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Fee options

Fixed

For financial planning and consulting, flat fees generally do not exceed $25,000 but may be higher based on complexity; For WealthPort setup fee generally less than 1% of assets or $1,000

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,000 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,000+: 1.00%

Commissions

Financial Professionals acting as Registered Representatives receive commissions on securities and insurance sales

Project-based

Generally up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services; up to $500 per hour for retirement plan advisory services

Subscriptions

Financial Wellness services paid by employer; flat or hourly fees per agreement

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Minimum WealthPort program fee of $250 annually for CAAP® and UMA accounts

Location

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Hingham, MA Pond Park Road

4 Pond Park Road Suite Ll1

Hingham MA 02043

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

2025 - Present • 1 year

Fairfield, IA

Cambridge Investment research, Inc.

2025 - Present • 1 year

Fairfield, IA

Cambridge Investment research, Inc.

2025 - Present • 1 year

Fairfield, IA

Providence Equity Partners

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Boston, MA

Unemployed

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

South Weymouth, MA

Bentley University

2019 - 2023 • 4 years

Waltham, MA

Boston College High School

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Boston, MA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Joe B

CFP®, RICP®

Scituate, MA

Parkmount Financial Partners LLC

Hi, I am Joe, I have chosen to be a financial planner because I care deeply about helping people achieve an even greater future with their finances. I specialize in working with corporate professionals and families planning for a future in retirement. I have a lot of experience with employees at public Biotechnology and Defense Contracting Firms. I often see people start to work with me around 45-60 to get a head start on their future, but also have a variety of others I work with as well. I offer ongoing financial planning and investment services as well as one time plans. Utilizing my unique planning and investment philosophy, we can explore valuable financial opportunities, uncover blind spots, and build a plan that makes your money work harder for you. Parkmount Financial Partners has been featured well recognized publications such as Bloomberg, Investment News, iHeartRadio, Financial Planning Magazine, and GoBankingRates.com Reach out and schedule time for free initial consultation

General retirement planning Biotech Professional
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Charles N

CFP®, Series 66

Boston, MA

Cetera

Charles Norfleet Jr. is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. His career includes roles at McAdam LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Andrews & Cole, and Norfleet Advisory, which he owns and operates. Outside of advisory work, he provides insurance services including life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care products. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary solutions supported by a combination of advisor-managed accounts, firm-sponsored model portfolios, and third-party managed strategies.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement
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Benjamin D

Series 65

Boston, MA

First Step Financial

Benjamin Doernberg is a financial advisor at First Step Financial in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding First Step Financial, he worked with Never Again Action and Escape the Room Boston. First Step Financial provides financial planning and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through one-off plans, ad-hoc hourly engagements, and an ongoing subscription option, focusing on modern portfolio theory and broad index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm does not custody or trade client accounts and uses a pricing model based on subscription and hourly fees rather than asset-based charges.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance Disability insurance Cash flow / budgeting

Matthew H

CFP®, CFA®, Series 65, Series 63

Braintree, MA

Dreamfield Planning Group, LLC

I began my career in the financial services industry nearly ten years ago. Prior to founding Dreamfield Planning Group, I served as an associate wealth management advisor at Sconset Wealth Management—an advisory practice nested in the downtown Boston office of Northwestern Mutual—where I developed financial plans and managed investment assets. In a preceding role in the same office, I led an internal business unit providing investment consulting services to multiple financial advisors representing more than $200 million of assets under management (AUM). Previous to that, I served as an associate financial advisor at a Foxborough, Massachusetts financial planning practice and as a research analyst at a Cambridge, Massachusetts public policy research firm. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in History from Hendrix College and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. I am both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a CFA Charterholder. I have lived for many years in Milton, Massachusetts with my wife Allie and our son Ben. In my spare time, I enjoy travel, reading, playing guitar, and taking long walks with the family dog, Louie.

Wealth management Active portfolio management General retirement planning Mid-Career Professionals Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Steve N

CFA®, Series 63

Boston, MA

Woodland Investment Consulting LLC

Steve Ng is the sole advisor at Woodland Investment Consulting LLC in Boston, MA. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been employed with MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. since 2005 and has served as an instructor at the Boston Security Analysts Society since 1992. Woodland Investment Consulting provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual investors and pension plans, including defined-contribution plans. The firm follows a value-oriented, relatively low-risk investment approach with broad diversification and a focus on income and capital preservation.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy
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Kevin W

CFP®, Series 65, Series 66

Pembroke, MA

Full Life Financial Planning

Kevin Williams is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Full Life Financial Planning in Pembroke, MA. His prior roles include positions at W.H. Cornerstone Investments Inc., Powder Point Wealth Management, LLC, and Damon Diodati, Inc. He serves as Treasurer/Clerk for the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts in a volunteer capacity. Full Life Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporate clients. The firm employs a goal-based process integrating passive and active investment strategies, providing a range of financial planning and wealth management services alongside in-house tax preparation and bookkeeping.

Wealth management Social Security optimization College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Self-Employed Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
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