John Hirst II is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Turners Falls, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts since 2001 and also owns J Lincoln Hirst II, CPA, where he provides tax return preparation, bookkeeping, and business consulting services. Outside of his advisory work, he is active in community organizations, serving as an officer of the Deerfield Lions Club and a trustee of All Souls Church UU of Greenfield and its associated charity fund. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying both fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory to manage assets across discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.