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Thomas John Clay

Advisor at OSAIC — Essex, MA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Experience

29 years

Location

Essex, MA 01929

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Institution

Total advisors

7,832

Across 3,562 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

Thomas Clay is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Clay has worked with Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation and has been self-employed providing financial planning and asset management services. He also owns New Perspective Financial, where he develops financial plans and offers insurance products including fixed annuities and life insurance. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, providing integrated brokerage and advisory services and utilizing firm-provided asset allocation tools and third-party managed account solutions.

Client services

Based on OSAIC

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

Expertise

Based on OSAIC

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on OSAIC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range up to $25,000, fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000.

Commissions

Advisory Representatives also receive commissions for brokerage and insurance products sold through Osaic Wealth as a broker-dealer.

Project-based

Hourly fees generally range from $0 - $750 per hour for financial planning and consulting, and $50 - $750 per hour for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services.

Other

Account minimum: $5,500 Fee-only: Hourly fees for financial planning or consulting services generally range from $0 - $750 per hour, not exceeding $25,000 total fees. Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting generally range up to $25,000, and fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000, hourly fees $50 - $750 per hour.

Location

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Essex, MA

65 Eastern Avenue, Suite B2 A

Essex MA 01929

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

29 years of industry experience

OSAIC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Essex, MA

Questar Asset Management

2011 - Present • 15 years

Minneapolis, MN

Questar Capital Corporation

2006 - Present • 20 years

Minneapolis, MN

SELF EMPLOYED

1996 - Present • 30 years

Beverly, MA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Peter K

Series 65

Marblehead, MA

Kempthorne Analytics, Inc

Peter Kempthorne is the sole advisor at Kempthorne Analytics, Inc., an independent firm based in Marblehead, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Kempthorne has been with Kempthorne Analytics since 1992. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in academic teaching and statistical expert consulting, including university lecturing and courtroom expert testimony. Kempthorne Analytics primarily serves individual investors, as well as corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs quantitative and statistical methods for managing equity and fixed-income portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and common stocks, with an emphasis on modern portfolio theory. It offers discretionary investment supervisory services through two distinct programs tailored to individual risk tolerance, combining sector-based allocation and systematic multi-model diversification. The firm also maintains commodity futures regulatory registrations and qualifications, though it does not currently trade futures.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing
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Charlise W

CFP®, Series 66

Manchester by the Sea, MA

Stonehaven Private Wealth Management LLC

Charlise Whiteside is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She has been the principal advisor at Stonehaven Private Wealth Management LLC since 2013 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2012. Whiteside is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a small portion of her time to this activity. Stonehaven Private Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, multi-generational wealth planning, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a goal-driven investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation with tactical overlays and both active and passive instruments.

Multi-generational wealth transfer Concentrated stock management Charitable giving & philanthropy Equity compensation tax strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Established Professionals
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Reggie P

Series 66

Peabody, MA

Clearview Family Wealth, LLC

Reggie Peral is a financial advisor at Clearview Family Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC dba Salem Five Wealth Management and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Prior to his financial services career, he was affiliated with Lesley University and Integration Partners. Clearview Family Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, incorporating low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities and third-party managers. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and operates with discretionary authority within client-approved guidelines.

Wealth management
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Mark B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Danvers, MA

Butterworth Financial LLC

Mark Butterworth is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Butterworth Financial LLC in Danvers, MA. Prior to founding Butterworth Financial in 2023, he spent 21 years at LPL Financial, LLC (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP.). Butterworth Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a model-based asset allocation approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers asset management through two platform options, including a wrap-fee program.

Annuities College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Life insurance needs analysis Cash flow / budgeting
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Robert S

Series 63, Series 65

Danvers, MA

Sherr Financial Associates

Robert Sherr is the principal of Sherr Financial Associates in Danvers, MA, with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his independent advisory firm since 1994. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1992. Outside of advisory activities, he is co-owner of Trident Benefit Solutions, LLC, which is involved in employee group benefits consulting. Sherr Financial Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and asset-allocation advice to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers customized plans without taking custody of assets or providing ongoing discretionary portfolio management, typically implementing recommendations through brokerage or insurance channels rather than in-house portfolio management.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting General tax planning

Kate C

CFP®

Salem, MA

Red Clover Wealth Management, LLC

Kate began her financial career in the trenches at Fidelity Investments, the fourth largest mutual fund and financial services group in the world. She quickly advanced into leadership positions, managing an operations team, working in problem resolution and navigating the 2000 and 2008 financial crises. Although she loved helping people work toward their financial dreams, she realized that just focusing on the investments wasn't enough. She wanted to provide a service that not only delivered investment results but helped clients with their entire financial picture including; insurance, benefits, debt, taxes, estate planning and retirement planning. To realize her vision and truly help clients, Kate established Red Clover. Kate begins each client engagement by first learning about what is important to her clients, their values, the essential elements they need to live their best life now and then she works with them to build the financial infrastructure to support that life. After all financial planning should be about you, not your money. She is adept at connecting all the dots for clients and asking the hard-hitting questions so that they fully understand and appreciate all the pieces and parts of their financial wellness equation. In short, Kate helps her clients find a balanced approach to living, spending, saving and investing that is true to them.

Wealth management Active portfolio management Government Employee Military & Veterans Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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