Kelsie M West

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.

Laurie Bachelder is a financial advisor at Freedom Wealth Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has led her independent advisory firm since 2012. Outside of advisory services, she is a managing member involved in coordinating real estate development projects. Freedom Wealth Advisors is a single-advisor independent firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm focuses on non-traditional assets and secured, short-term loans, especially to local real estate developers and alternative assets in self-directed IRAs, managing accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Alan Eskandari is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Harvest Asset Group, LLC from 2015 to 2022 and has been with Able Money LLC since 2021. Able Money LLC provides integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes diversified, asset-allocation driven portfolios using passive ETFs and no-load mutual funds, values-based investing, and planning for retirement transitions.

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.