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Kristen Barker

Advisor at Q3 Advisors, LLC

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Location

Barto, PA

Credentials

CFP®

Industry experience

6 years

About

Kristen Barker is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Thrive Wealth Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Milestone Financial Associates, Commonwealth Financial Network, Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC, and Asset Planning Services LTD. Thrive Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of model portfolios and investment strategies, emphasizes tax-aware management, and manages approximately $1.28 billion in discretionary assets.

Client services

Based on Q3 Advisors, LLC

Financial planning

Expertise

Based on Q3 Advisors, LLC

Roth conversion strategy General retirement planning

Fee options

Fixed

Rothology program: $11,000; Rothology Legacy: $8,100; A la Carte modules: $1,000 setup fee plus $2,000 for first module and $1,500 for additional modules; Integration Experience: $1,500 startup fee plus $1,250 quarterly ongoing fee.

Subscriptions

Integration Experience ongoing service billed quarterly in advance at $1,250 per quarter.

Other

Minimum fee: Fees range from $5,500 to $15,000 annually for Comprehensive Financial Planning including Rothology services. Fee-only: Fixed fees only; no commissions or performance-based fees.

Location

Barto, PA

Most active in

Pennsylvania

Work history

Q3 Advisors, LLC

2026 - Present (1 year)

Thrive Wealth Management, LLC

2025 - 2026 (1 year)

Milestone Financial Associates, LLC

2024 - 2025 (1 year)

Commonwealth Financial Network

2024 - 2025 (1 year)

Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC

2022 - 2024 (2 years)

Asset Planning Services LTD.

2019 - 2021 (2 years)

Asset Planning Services LTD.

2014 - 2019 (5 years)

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Raymond Z

Series 63, Series 66

Lansdale, PA

Global Wealth Management, LLC

Raymond Zong is a financial advisor with Global Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Global Wealth Management in 2024, he worked at Ni Advisors and Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. He is also involved in real estate and life and health insurance activities outside of his advisory role. Global Wealth Management provides asset management, financial planning, and capital-raising services to high-net-worth individuals and businesses. The firm constructs portfolios based on market trends and economic conditions, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis while allowing clients input on asset selection.

Private / alternative investments
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Paul F

Series 63, Series 65

Birdsboro, PA

Paul Fair Associates, LLC

Paul Fair is the principal of Paul Fair Associates, LLC, where he has provided financial advisory services since 2000, totaling 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches financial education classes for a nonprofit organization, dedicating about 30% of his time to this activity. Paul Fair Associates, LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment supervisory services and monitors independent managers, allocating client assets across mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and various fixed income instruments using multiple security analysis methods. The firm is notable for accepting non–high-net-worth individual clients and providing portfolio management with percentage-of-AUM fees.

Wealth management
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William M

Series 63, Series 65

Pottstown, PA

First Financial Security, LLC

William Mccartin is a financial advisor with First Financial Security, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with MML Investors Services, Inc. since 1995. First Financial Security, LLC is a state-registered independent investment adviser serving individual clients with approximately $9.6 million in non-discretionary assets across 27 accounts. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to implement long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, managing accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis and offering individualized portfolio management alongside limited securities advice and special consultation engagements.

Active portfolio management
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Kevin D

CFA®

Center Valley, PA

Shetland Financial, PLLC

Kevin Dodgson is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Shetland Financial, PLLC. His prior work includes roles at Tufts Health Plan, State Street Bank, and Prudential Financial. Shetland Financial provides financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and small business clients, integrating tax and accounting services alongside investment advisory. The firm employs fundamental analysis and favors passive portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, managing client accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General tax planning

Lew C

CFP®

Macungie, PA

Christman Financial Advisors LLC

At Christman Financial Advisors LLC my mission is to help clients "ACHIEVE UNCOMMON FREEDOM". The purpose is to help build, manage, preserve and protect your wealth for generations no matter what stage your in or at. Clients of Christman Financial Advisors understand that by coordinating and managing today’s financial decisions they can achieve their goals for tomorrow while still enjoying the fruits of their labor today. Clients usually have no desire to manage their financial affairs on a daily basis, want to simplify their lives, and are willing to delegate that responsibility as well as enter into a long-term relationship. They know they can sleep at night knowing that I am looking out for their well being. They want to work with a professional advisor, not a sales representative. At Christman Financial Advisors, I believe people should seek to partner in their financial lives with a professional financial planner who is their guide, not their guru, who delivers discipline over promises of great investment returns, and who is an advocate for them and coordinates that advocacy with the other professionals in their lives. There are several areas that I help families and individuals when it comes to Financial Planning and Wealth Management. 1. Solid investment performance. While I cannot control the actual return you achieve on your investments my philosophy is to invest in vehicles that I know and understand and that will allow you to sleep comfortably at night. I look to diversify your investments and stress capital preservation and maintaining quality of life, not performance. 2. Control and Simplicity. My goal is to simplify your investments and personal finances and take over the burden of the daily management of those investments so that you have more control over that aspect of life. 3. Appropriate products and strategies. I help you choose the right investments and strategies (along with your other Advisors) that match your volatility (risk) tolerance and your unique situation. As a fee only Advisor I do not receive any commission from the sale of any individual product. I recommend what is in YOUR best interests. 4. Help in planning or maintaining a secure retirement and getting their financial house in order. 5. Helping you avoid mistakes. Many investors lose money because they invest at the peak and pull their money out in the troughs. I will act as your guide. A professional that you can call and talk to before making a decision.

General retirement planning HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Mark C

Series 66

Macungie, PA

Mark Cernese & Associates

Mark Cernese is the principal of Mark Cernese & Associates, an independent registered investment adviser based in Macungie, PA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a contract Chief Financial Officer for two IT managed services providers, providing strategic financial consulting. Mark Cernese & Associates offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, including small businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies. The firm employs a passive, cost-conscious investment approach focused on diversification, buy-and-hold strategies, and low-cost securities, tailoring portfolios to client-specific factors such as age, income needs, tax considerations, and risk tolerance.

General retirement planning Active portfolio management
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