Paul E. Roy brings over 17 years of experience in financial services, specializing in building lasting professional relationships through a deep understanding of client needs, objective advice, and exceptional service. As a Co-Founder – Managing Director, he leads the team’s advisory strategies, making critical decisions on manager and security selection. Paul holds multiple licenses and certifications, including FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations, Massachusetts State Life Insurance license, and designations as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Paul has been consistently recognized for his excellence, receiving various industry accolades, including recognition by Forbes, including Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in 2024 and Best-In-State Wealth Management Team Member for 2024. Paul was also recognized as Five-Star Wealth Manager in Boston Magazine for 2023*. Paul’s community involvement includes regular volunteer work with the ALS Association of Massachusetts and ALS-One.
Education and Credentials:
- Boston University: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- Certifications: CFA, CFP®
- Licenses: FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 Securities Registrations as well as Massachusetts State Life Insurance
Personal Life and Interests:
- Enjoys soccer, basketball, and cycling
- Loves traveling and spending time with his wife Kathryn and their four children
- Active volunteer for ALS-related charities
CA Insurance License Number: 0M99059. Resident State: MA
*This award was issued on 2/1/23 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 05/23/2022 through 01/06/2023. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed, or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. 4090 Boston-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 513 (13% of candidates) were named 2022 Five Star Wealth Managers. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com . Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.
- Award issued on 2/1/23 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 05/23/2022 through 01/06/2023. 3,923 Boston-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 578 (15% of candidates) were named Five Star Wealth Managers.
**The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue, and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/22 – 6/30/23
***The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Team (Massachusetts) rating was presented in January 2024 using data gathered from March 2022 through March 2023 by SHOOK Research, LLC, which does not receive compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a rating. It uses a rating algorithm that is based on a measure of each team’s best practices, client retention, industry experience, compliance records, firm nominations, assets under management and revenue generated for their firm. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.
