Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC

Lawrence Cummings Jr. is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays Capital, and Lehman Brothers. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach that emphasizes mutual funds and low-cost passive ETFs, while also incorporating actively managed funds and alternative investments tailored to client objectives.

Thomas Durkin is a financial advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for eight years. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active management strategies while also providing fiduciary consulting and specialized services for employee benefit plans.

Melissa Thier is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Main Street Financial Solutions since 2018 and previously worked as a consultant from 2013 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor services.

Clifford Wang is a financial advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Main Street Financial Solutions in 2024, he worked at City National Bank and RBC Capital Markets. Wang serves on the Alumni Advisory Board for the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and is a member of the External Advisory Board for the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, emphasizing mutual funds and low-cost ETFs while accommodating actively managed funds and alternative investments.

Francis Lapowsky is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active strategies while providing ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor-facing services.

William Cuthbertson II is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following a 17-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, combining passive and active strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Christina Massalay is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently advising at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC since 2023. Prior to her current role, she worked for 11 years at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and fiduciary consulting with an academic-based, multi-asset class approach that includes both passive and active investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

Susan Minnier is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill for four years and held roles at Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services. Prior to her financial career, she spent 27 years at Superior Lamp. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, employing an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach that incorporates both passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives.

Michael Minter is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is involved in broker education through the Financial Planning Resource Center. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing mutual funds, low-cost ETFs, and selectively recommending actively managed funds and alternative investments while providing both discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and retirement consulting services.

William Dougherty is a financial advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and previously worked at HARTFORD Funds Distributors, LLC for nine years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 20% owner and partner in a real estate investment LLC, where he manages financial responsibilities. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach focused on mutual funds and low-cost ETFs, complemented by the use of Independent Managers and alternative investment platforms, while also providing ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional-level advisory services.

John Hammack is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for 11 years before joining Main Street Financial Solutions in 2022. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach focused on mutual funds and low-cost passively managed ETFs, while also utilizing actively managed funds and alternative investment platforms.

Jonathan Brandl is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch and Clear Line Analytics. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach that emphasizes low-cost passive ETFs alongside active management and alternative investments, while also providing ERISA fiduciary consulting and managing complex institutional and advisor-facing relationships.

Ernest Csak is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch from 2011 to 2021. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset investment approach that emphasizes low-cost passive ETFs alongside actively managed funds and individualized securities, tailoring portfolios to clients' objectives and risk profiles.

Kaywan Ghazizadeh is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC since 2017. He also has longstanding roles at National Asset Management, Inc. and as a Registered Representative dating back to 2009. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset investment approach that combines low-cost passive ETFs with active management, tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Colin Moors is a financial advisor with Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Main Street Financial Solutions in 2023, he worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. from 2009 to 2023. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach focused on low-cost passive ETFs alongside active strategies, and provides a range of financial planning, wealth management, and retirement consulting services.