Mr. Leonard E. Parson is the Founder & President of CLP Financial Group Inc.  With over three decades of experience in retirement planning, he has assisted thousands of clients in securing their financial future.  This Norfolk native is a 1967 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School.  He furthered his academic studies and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1972 from Norfolk State University. 

Mr. Parson is known to the community as a business man with a heart for the people.  During the early 1980s, as the President of Quality Food Stores, he was noted as one of the largest employers of African Americans in the Peninsula.  During his time in the Newport News area, he sponsored one of the largest feeding programs for the elderly.  He also was instrumental in securing the first swimming pool for the Boys & Girls Club in the Peninsula. In the 1990s, he was the Regional Marketing Director for National College Funding Services.  Under his leadership, the Hampton Roads area was the #1 region in the company to provide funding for students to attend college. 

For the last several years, as the President of CLP Financial Group Inc., he has used his holiday celebrations for his clients to raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity, notably, the Southeastern VA Food Bank, the US Marines Toys for Tots and the Southside Boys and Girls Club in Norfolk, VA.  To date, he is noted as the largest ongoing independent business donor for the Southside Boys and Girls Club.  Mr. Parson was the first in his family to graduate from college.  Therefore, in the spirit of fostering a pathway to success through education, for the last several years, CLP has given over $30,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in the Hampton Roads area to assist with furthering their college education.  

Mr. Parson has received national and international recognition for his work in the area of retirement planning.  However, his most cherished awards were being honored as an Impacting Lives Honoree for the New Journal and Guide and as a Distinguished Alumni for the Norfolk Education Foundation. 

Mr. Parson is a health and fitness enthusiast.  He has worked out with the same group of friends at the YMCA Mount Trashmore for over 30 years. 

He has been married for over 38 years to his wonderful wife Sandra and is the proud father of two children, Kyleah and Kyle.

Richard was hired to head up the Senior Services Division at Atlas Advisory Group. This group is an integral part of the “Holistic Planning” process that Atlas employs to help prepare clients for Social Security distribution, Medicare planning, Long Term Care and Retirement Income planning.

Richard works closely with clients to help design comprehensive, flexible financial plans with the goal of wealth optimization. He tailors each client’s investment portfolio to their unique goals and objectives with an intention of minimizing risk. The financial world is constantly in flux and Richard takes pride in educating his clients and their advisors on how the changing investment landscape can impact their ability to plan for the future.

To better prepare his clients in planning for retirement, Mr. Gustafson has acquired the National Social Security Association designation and is a member of NAMSMAP (National Association of Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage Producers). Additionally, Mr. Gustafson has been recognized by the Prudential Insurance Co. as reaching the level of “Masters Council” and has achieved’ The A List Gold Sales Award’ from Allianz. These awards are granted based on the sales of insurance products.

Richard graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in 1987. He got his start in the financial services industry with Ameritas as a career agent in 2009, and quickly rose to the “Leaders Court”. “Leaders Court” is based on production of sales of insurance products and securities.

He also holds FINRA licenses 7, 63, and 65, as well as, licenses in life, disability, and health insurance.

Jonathan Vasquez is a strategic retirement planner to Los Angeles' top financial services company. Jon serves his clients by educating and explaining ways to maximize retirement accounts to include 403b, 457, 401ks, and IRAs.

Additionally, Jon has advised many state and federal employees on retirement solutions. His unique blend of strategies and discipline has produced a demonstrated track record of successful outcomes for his clients. He is frequently sought after to speak on issues related to retirement planning and how clients can mitigate – and ultimately overcome – significant risk.

As an Air Force veteran, Jon completed 3 overseas tours and continues to help military veterans and local communities.

Jon lives in Thousand Oaks with his high school sweetheart Alexis and 2 young boys, Daxton and Declan. Alexis works alongside Jon, as an Investment Advisor Representative . Working as a team, they provide some of the most unique strategies and ideas for all situations. When not working, they enjoy spending time with family and participating in outdoor activities.

Kelly Lesnick has a diverse background that provides her with many perspectives and experiences. She has worked in all aspects of the restaurant business, retail, banking, dry cleaning, and healthcare. Kelly also served for 10 years in the United States Air Force as a Healthcare Administrator. In the Air Force and all over the globe, she served in medical logistics, group practice management, resource management, and managed care.  Today, she applies these experiences to help clients efficiently plan for life goals, manage their financial lives, and create strategies that foster lifelong prosperity.

Kelly lives in Boerne, TX with her husband and General Patton, their super cute American Pointer.  She is the American Financial Education Alliance (AFEA) Chapter President for the Boerne area and manages Lesnick Company’s Hill Country location along with company operations, analysis, and design of your desired financial outcomes. 

Mark Charnet has designed a customizable roadmap to success which has served a long list of clients on the journey to pursuing their own financial goals. A self-made millionaire, Mark founded American Prosperity Group, a Wealth Management and Legacy Planning Firm, which takes a unique approach to retirement and estate planning. Frequently featured in national publications including Investment News, US News and Forbes, as well as a featured columnist for 6 years in Life and Leisure, a North Jersey publication; Mark is widely recognized for his diligence in developing financial plans that prepare his clients to retire with confidence. With 37 years of experience as a financial expert, it is safe to say Mark has achieved his goal of financially educating and enhancing the lives of everyone he meets. From speaking all over the country delivering his approach to life-long income generation and recently completing his new book, “The Trinity Method of Investing^©,” Mark strives to create and deliver the best financial plans possible to his clients and their families.

Even interactions with clients who have accumulated significant wealth revealed most were poorly or never educated how to create a perpetual retirement income for themselves and their spouse. Few are preserving, protecting and perpetuating their wealth to their children and charities of they wish to endow.

Specializing in wealth management, retirement and legacy planning along with income continuation plans, Mark offers an array of services depending on your goals. Holding credentials including, FINRA Series 6, 63, 26 and 65, Life and Health Insurance licenses, being a Certified Annuity Specialist (CAS) and being a Certified Financial Fiduciary (CFF), Mark possesses the licensing and tools necessary to assist you in all aspects of financial planning to: Maximize your income today while protecting, preserving and perpetuating your wealth for tomorrow!^®

Mark resides with his wife and business partner, Terry Charnet, in Wayne, NJ. Mark and Terry have been happily married for 32 years, and have 4 children. As well as being an accomplished alpine skier, captain of his own boat, pianist and composer, Mark has served on multiple charitable boards and raises money for various charities and organizations across the globe. In Mark’s opinion charitable giving is the world’s best preventative medicine.

Hoyt Robey was born on Long Island, New York, raised in an aviation and farming family in Kansas City, Missouri.  He married his college sweetheart, LeeAnn, in Bellevue, WA and is the father of five children and eight grandchildren (and counting!). His mother once said the only thing they had against him is that he is a 'yankee'.

He is an avid outdoorsman, even riding a self supported bicycling tour from Bountiful, UT to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for his oldest son Jencen's senior trip. In the wintertime you will find him cross country skiing or Fat biking at the Ogden Nordic North Fork trails and in the summer kayaking at Pineview or Causey resevior's.  His earlier awards as an Eagle Boy Scout have also helped him to be an active volunteer in the community, giving back with a significant amount of his personal time.

After serving a church mission for two years in Utah he is now thrilled to be Utah resident with the people and mountains that he loves!  Most recently he and his wife have fulfilled an 18 month mission serving in the Ogden, Utah, Young Church Service Mission.  "What an honor it has been to mentor these Young people with special challenges".

Mr. Bute has been helping investors protect their assets and invest wisely for over 20 years.  His practice focuses on helping retirees and those preparing to retire implement a “Living in Retirement Plan” that focuses on protecting their retirement assets, guiding the selection of the right method of creating retirement income that can last a lifetime and guide the selection of insurance products addressing LTC, Health, Final Expense and Estate planning. 

Mr. Bute was selected as a 2013, 2014 and 2015 5-Star Wealth Manager.  The Five Star Wealth Manager selection is the largest and most widely published financial services award program in North America.  Mr. Bute holds the National Social Security Advisor and Certified Financial Fiduciary designations.

Mr. Bute graduated with a B.S. from Nicholls State University and earned his MBA from Tulane A.B. Freeman including International Finance studies in Brussels, Belgium.  He served as a Business Analyst for Fortune 500 companies prior to entering into the financial services industry.

After the devastation resulting from Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Bute opened Destiny Investments to help rebuild the future of the individual, the family, and the community.

An active financial consultant as well as founder of Liberty Advisory Group, Peter Laliberte has spent his entire career--more than 25 years--in financial services. Peter has served in the public and private sector as a chief financial officer in the past, including the American Red Cross where is still an active volunteer, but he has been a self-employed entrepreneur since 1996. Peter draws on all of his professional as well as personal experiences to help his company’s clients.

 “I have spent the last 10 years of my life focusing solely on income planning for retirees and pre-retirees. The world changed after 9/11, and again after the recession of 2008. I focus on financial security and safety for my clients, because none of us can afford to lose any money ever again,” says Peter. “I watched what happened to my parents who didn’t have a plan in place, and that’s why I am in this business—to make sure it never happens to anyone else.”

Peter holds a master’s degree in business and education from Cambridge College, but in his opinion, he never stops learning. “We are always trying to get better at what we do. For instance, I am part of a mentoring group, acting as both mentor and mentee, where we meet often, sharing ideas and concepts with the goal of continually learning to be better at what we do. That is where The Bucket Plan® was developed”.  Peter is an independent licensed Securities Advisor and insurance agent, and is one of the few people in Florida who holds the designation Certified Bucket Plan® Specialist. “The Bucket Plan®” is a trademarked and registered income planning strategy.

Most importantly to him, Peter has been married to the love of his life Tonie since 1995. Peter and Tonie, who is also a financial consultant, have three children: Spencer, Kurtis, and Blake. The family has lived in Ponte Vedra Beach for 21 years and they are all active members of Christ Episcopal Church. They enjoy many beach activities and deep sea fishing together. Peter says, “Our shared mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone we meet. We operate under the 5 “F’s” rule: Family, Faith, Finance, Fitness, and Fun. If you have your 5 “F’s” in order you’ve got it made!”

Jeff has been teaching various Retirement Planning Courses for over 20 years. He has a passion for teaching and helping his clients reach their retirement goals. During his 28 years in the financial services industry, he has specialized in assisting clients preserve wealth, increase assets and income, and implement tax saving strategies. Jeff’s uses holistic planning that considers all aspects and factors that could impact his clients lives in retirement. This approach begins with client education and knowledge of all options for their specific situation. He helps his clients with a flexible type of retirement planning that acts in the client’s best interest and focuses on what is most important to them. Jeff Holmes is an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Virtue Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory firm. Jeff is Series 66 licensed which is a securities license required by most states for individuals who act as investment advisors. The Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examination covers laws, regulations, ethics and topics such as retirement planning, portfolio management strategies and fiduciary responsibilities. He is also licensed in Life, Accident & Health, Disability and Property & Casualty Insurance which ensures that he is knowledgeable with general insurance concepts, insurance policies, provisions, and major tax considerations. Jeff also holds two certifications. He is a Certified Financial Fiduciary (CFF) and a member of the National Association of Financial Fiduciaries (NACFF).* He also has the Certified Estate Planner designation from the American Academy of Certified Estate Planners (AACEP).** He is active in his church and enjoys spending time with his family, exercising and playing tennis. His degrees include a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology as well as a Master’s of Business Administration from New Mexico State University (NMSU). During his college years, he played for the NMSU tennis team. Investment advisory services offered through Virtue Capital Management, LLC (VCM), a registered investment advisor. VCM and Assured Financial LLC are independent of each other. * The CFF (Certified Financial Fiduciary) designation is granted by the National Association of Certified Financial Fiduciaries. ** The designation Certified Estate Planner is issued by the AACEP