Team

 

Our LPL Financial Team

 

LPL Financial is the nation's largest independent broker/dealer (based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2021).  LPL offers technology, comprehensive clearing, practice management programs and compliance service to over 18,000 financial advisors. Together, we are dedicated to providing investment management and strategic financial planning for our clients. Simply put, we strive to be our clients' trusted advisor. As a financial advisory firm, our primary focus is to provide unbiased opinions that are designed to achieve long-term investment results. LPL Financial does this with the highest levels of trust, integrity and respect while always collaborating using a team approach. We are dedicated to professionally supporting, educating, and providing informed choices to each and every client.The following brochure will tell you more about our partnership with LPL Financial: Power of Affiliation

 

Kathryn L. Maffei, M.Ed, CFP®

Financial Consultant

Phone: (781) 863-8100
Fax: (781) 863-6305
E-mail: Kathryn.Maffei@lpl.com

Kathryn has more than 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. As a full-service  financial consultant, she offers her clients an array of non-proprietary investment choices.  By keeping clients’ objectives in focus, staying in contact with clients throughout all market conditions, and making investment adjustments as economic and lifestyle conditions warrant, Kathryn maintains a constant commitment to putting service first.

To take advantage of available investment opportunities and plans, investors need an understanding of which investment strategies are most appropriate for their situation. Unless they are willing to go it alone, they also need a relationship with a trustworthy consultant who has a clear understanding of their needs.  Over the past 40+ years, Kathryn has dedicated her practice to providing both the understanding and the trust her clients have needed to plan for their financial goals and aspirations.

A teacher by training, Kathryn is committed to helping her clients understand the financial planning process and make informed investment decisions. She graduated cum laude from Northeastern University in 1972 with a BS in Education, and in 1978 she earned a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Boston University. In the year 2000, she achieved the Certified Financial Planner® designation. She holds FINRA series 7, 24, 51, 63, and 65 securities licenses along with life, accident and health insurance licenses. FINRA Exams held through LPL Financial.

In her spare time, Kathryn sings with the Concord Chorus and Winchester Unitarian Choir, she likes to read, take jazz dance classes and play the piano. She has raised two adult daughters, and she resides with her husband in Winchester .

 

Katerina S. Ferraro, MS, CFP® 

Financial Consultant

Katerina entered the financial industry in 2010. Starting out as a long-term care advisor and later becoming a financial consultant at New York Life, followed by seven years of banking and investment management, she found a home at LPL Financial in 2019. Caring by nature, one of the highlights of this profession for Katerina has been the opportunity to assist clients to achieve their financial goals. She believes in relationship-based planning and taking the time to get to know her clients prior to making any recommendations. Above all, she strives to put her clients’ needs above her own. Having grown up in a household run by two professors, she recognizes the power of education and has carried it into her practice. She loves educating her clients and getting them involved in the planning process. As an avid learner herself, she continues to take financial courses, attend seminars, and increase her knowledge base. In 2020 she received Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor TM designation and in 2023 she earned her Certified Financial Planner designation.

Katerina holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 securities licenses through LPL Financial along with life, accident, and health insurance licenses. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and Foreign Languages and a minor in Economics from Tomsk Pedagogical University in Russia. She obtained a Bachelor of Art degree from Westfield State University in 2004. In 2008, she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Psychology from the University of Hartford where she received an award for best graduate research. As a first-generation Russian immigrant, she has worked hard to excel in her educational pursuits and her career.

Outside of work, Katerina is passionate about yoga and meditation. She is a certified yoga instructor and teaches evening classes on a weekly basis. She is an advocate for human rights, nature, animals, our planet and, correspondingly, embraces ESG/socially responsible investing. Katerina is a member of the Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Salem, MA where she spends many of her Sundays and enjoys the opportunity to speak Russian. She lives in Beverly with her husband, Christopher, and their two children, Aleksei and Sofia.

 

Madhu S. Nene, MA Economics

Client Relationship Manager

Phone: 781-863-8101
Fax: 781-863-6305

E-mail: madhuvanti.nene@lpl.com

Madhu joined our team in 2014 as our Client Relationship Manager. She has the key role of assuring that our clients' service needs are met with care and efficiency. She is dedicated to accurate, timely and thorough personal service. Her steadfast and reliable work is an essential ingredient to the streamlined office management that we provide.

Madhu is a graduate of University of Pune with a BA in Economics and MA in Business and Mathematical Economics. She is a professional ceramic artist, and directs and acts in theatrical performances. She also enjoys cooking and dance.
 

Products and services include:

Fee-based Asset Management -  to provide you with objective, non-commission based investment management through LPL Financial Advisory Services, a Registered Investment Advisor.

Socially Responsible Investing - to provide an investment path that is consistent with your personal and social values and offers to you the opportunity to select investment products that follow environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines.

Investment Portfolio Analysis - to keep you informed of how your investments are performing, to help you to make educated decisions, and to make adjustments as needed.

Retirement Planning – to design a tax-efficient investment strategy to help you to meet your long term retirement goals.

College Planning – to ensure that you are ready for tuition payments when your children are ready for college.