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Welcome to Centinel Financial Group, LLC, the office of Stuart Armstrong. We look forward to assisting you in the accumulation and protection of your wealth. Stuart provides a range of contemporary financial planning, investment and insurance solutions for individuals, self-employed professionals, and small businesses. Stuart's practice strives to stay on the cutting edge of changes in today's marketplace, so that your financial plan can stay current with legislative, insurance and investment developments. We encourage you to explore these opportunities further, and of course, email or call us with any questions you might have.

Stuart H. Armstrong II Named FIVE STAR
Wealth Manager for 2010

Centinel Financial Group, LLC is pleased to announce
that Stuart H. Armstrong II, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC
has been selected as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager for
2010. His selection was featured in the February 2010
issue of Boston Magazine. An independent firm surveyed
by mail and phone more than 100,000 high-net-worth
consumers in the Boston area and subscribers of Boston
Magazine. Wealth managers were evaluated on nine criteria:
customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, communication, value for fee charged, meeting of financial objectives, post-sale service, quality of recommendations and overall satisfaction. Finally wealth managers were reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel comprised of individuals within the financial services industry. The resulting list of 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Managers represents less then 7 percent of wealth managers in the Boston area.

Click here to view a video on the 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager
Nomination and Selection Process

Click here to view the 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Announcement
in Boston Magazine, February 2010 Issue


Professional Designations:

  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
  • Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC)
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®)


Featured Press & Professional Credits:

  • Author, "How to Get Your Long Term Care Insurance Client Approved", Agent's Sales Journal, April 2010
  • Interviewed and quoted on CBS moneywatch.com on "Money Tips for Gay Couples", February 2010
  • Author, "How Paid Long Term Care Insurance Plans Can Help Small Business Owners Attract and Retain Key Employees", Agent's Sales Journal, February 2010
  • Guest panelist on Long Term Care Planning at Seashore Point, Provincetown, MA, September & October 2009
  • Guest speaker, Money Matters Radio: Afternoon Edition with Scottie McCall on Long Term Care Plannng, August 2009
  • Author, "Long Term Care Insurance in the Gay and Lesbian Community", Agent's Sales Journal, June 2009
  • Interviewed and quoted in Best's Review on Financial Planning and Long Term Care Insurance  for the GLBT community, May 2009
  • Interviewed and quoted in InvestmentNews on Long Term Care Insurance and Women, February 2009
  • Panelist, Financial and Economic Markets meltdown discussion, sponsored by Stonewall Communities of Boston, December 2008
  • Interviewed and quoted in InvestmentNews on Long Term Care Insurance for Forty-Somethings, August 2008 
  • Contact representative for the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association (MLGBA), Sponsored Group Long Term Care Insurance and Disability Income Insurance, since April 2008 
  • Panelist at Long Term Care Planning Meeting sponsored by Stonewall Communities of Boston, March 2008 
  • Board Member of PridePlanners since 2004. Arranged for the Keynote appearance at PridePlanners September 2007 conference of Congressman and House Financial Services Chairman, Barney Frank
  • Contact representative for the Greater Boston Business Council (GBBC), Sponsored Group Long Term Care Insurance since 2006 
  • Interviewed and quoted in Senior Market Advisor on Long Term Care Insurance, 2005 
  • Pride Planners Conference, platform speaker on Long Term Care and Disability Income Insurance, June 2003
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, guest speaker and panelist on Disability Income Insurance, September 2000 

 
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