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Commonwealth Advanced Planning

The Advanced Planning team is our go-to resource for wealth management and financial planning expertise that address your complex financial situations. Team members can research technical issues and coordinate the expertise of other Commonwealth specialists to help us provide you with customized solutions, from risk management and investment taxation to charitable giving, estate planning, executive benefits, concentrated stock, and more.

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Justin Duft, JD, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, MSFS®

Vice President, Advanced Planning

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  • Responsible for the strategic direction of the department, as well as providing a resource for advisors on issues involving trust, estate, tax, charitable, social security, business, insurance, and education planning

  • Holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional certification and the Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designations, as well as Massachusetts life, accident, and health insurance licenses

  • Holds the FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, and 63 securities registrations

  • Earned a BS in business administration from Northeastern University; an MSFS from the American College of Financial Services; and a JD, with a focus on estate, trust, and tax law, from New England Law Boston

  • Has prior experience in positions at Renaissance Insurance Group, John Hancock, and Ernst & Young

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Heather Zack, JD, LLM, MSFP, CAP®

Manager, Advanced Planning

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  • Leads a team of consultants that serve as a resource for advisors on issues involving estate, charitable, tax, social security, and education planning

  • Holds the Certified Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) certification as well as the FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, and 63 securities registrations

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree from Endicott College, a JD from the University of San Diego, an LLM (Master of Laws) in taxation with a focus on estate planning from Boston University; and an MS in financial planning from Bentley University

  • Has prior experience in positions at Bank of America Investment Services/Merrill Lynch and Investors Capital, as well as extensive operations experience at Commonwealth

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Maureen Baxter, MBA, CLU®, ChFC®

Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors in all areas of financial planning, including executive benefits, as well as high-level insurance planning and social security, estate, and business planning

  • Holds the FINRA Series 7, as well as the Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designations

  • Earned an MBA from Plymouth State University

  • Has prior experience as an assistant vice president of advanced sales and sales development at Lincoln Financial Group; has also worked at Western and Southern Financial Group, Lafayette Life Insurance Company, and Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company

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David Haughton, JD

Team Lead, Advanced Planning

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on financial planning issues, including trust, estate, business, education, social security, and charitable planning

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and a JD from the Massachusetts School of Law

  • Is admitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bar and the State of New Hampshire bar

  • Was a practicing estate planning attorney

  • Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA) practitioner

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Martin Baker, CFP®

Supervisor, Paraplanning & Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource on issues involving estate, trust, charitable, education, business, and social security planning strategies

  • Oversees a team providing financial planning support through assisting with plan creation, analysis, and recommendations for advisors' clients.

  • Holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional certification and the FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities registrations

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University

  • Previously held several positions at Fidelity and UBS

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Krista Teegarden, CLU®, ChFC®, CSLP®, NSSA®, CPWA®

Senior Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on issues involving estate, trust, charitable, education, business, deferred compensation and social security planning strategies

  • Is a National Social Security Advisor Certificate Holder (NSSA®), holds the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Certified Student Loan Professional (CSLP®) andCertified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA) practitioner designations, as well as the FINRA Series 7 and 24 securities registrations and California life, accident, and health insurance licenses

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Biola University

  • Has prior experience conducting research and analysis and implementing advanced estate and business strategies with independent advisors

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​Aric Jacobson, JD, LLM, CFP®, CEP

Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on financial planning issues, including trust, estate, business, education, social security, and charitable planning

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University, JD from Tulane University School of Law and LLM in Taxation from NYU.  

  • Holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional certification, the Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation, and FINRA 6, 63 and 65 licenses

  • Member of the New York State Bar (retired) and American Bar Association

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Elizabeth Meyer, JD

Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on financial planning issues, including trust, estate, business, education, social security, and charitable planning

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree from the Merrimack College and a JD from Suffolk Law School

  • Is admitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bar

  • Was a practicing estate and elder law attorney

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Rafael Bernard, CFP®, MSFP®

Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on financial planning issues, including trust, estate, business, education, social security, and charitable planning

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College, a master's degree in financial planning from the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University and a financial therapy certificate from Kansas State University

  • Is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional

  • Was previously a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment and a subject matter expert for In Good Company, a MassMutual learning initiative

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Anne Fontanet, BCL, LLM, Enrolled Agent

Advanced Planning Consultant

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  • Serves as a resource for advisors on financial planning issues, including trust, estate, business, education, social security, and charitable planning

  • Spent two years at the University College Dublin in Ireland and the Université Paris Panthéon-Assas in France pursuing a double degree in comparative law and international law, earning the French and Irish equivalent of an American JD. She then earned an LLM in U.S. and international law from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Obtained

  • Passed the three-part exame to become an enrolled agent (EA), the highest credential awarded by the IRS

  • Has prior experience as an associate at an estate planning firm.

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