Hughes Financial Management

James J. Hughes, CFP^®, MBA, AIF^®

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional

James is the owner of Hughes Financial Management, located in the historic seaport of beautiful Newburyport, Massachusetts.

In 1987, Money magazine did a peer review of financial planners throughout the United States. Based on that review, Jim was named one of the 200 best financial planners in the country! In 1993, he was added to the marquis of Who's Who in Finance and Industry for the United States.

Jim has been involved in the personal financial planning profession since 1977. In addition to being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, he holds a master's in business from Columbia University, a bachelor's in finance from Boston College, and a Charter Life Underwriter designation from American College.

Jim is a frequent columnist and lecturer on personal financial planning and has been featured on several talk shows discussing personal finances. In addition, Jim is past president of the 750-member greater Boston chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning and is an active member in numerous community and church organizations.

Stephen P. Blanchette, CFP^®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional

A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business, Stephen has prior industry experience with AllianceBernstein Investments, one of the largest institutional money managers in the world, located in New York City.

Stephen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional and holds the FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Registered Representative), Series 66 (Combined Investment Advisor-Uniform State Law) securities registrations as a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative of Commonwealth Financial. He also holds the State Life, Accident and Health Insurance licenses, and has received Merrimack College's Certificate of Advanced Study in Financial Planning. A believer in a comprehensive wealth management process, Stephen enjoys helping clients properly implement sound retirement saving strategies, education funding solutions, and generational wealth planning.

Stephen and his wife, Jeannine, have two sons, Nicholas and Andrew. He is a passionate family man and enjoys spending any and all spare time playing with his sons at the park, coaching their soccer teams, and taking the family to the beach. The Blanchette family makes their home in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and are active in many church and community activities.