Our Team

When you partner with our team to design a comprehensive financial plan, we'll help you identify and prioritize your goals, and provide a range of services to help you reach them, from long-term asset accumulation to preservation and distribution strategies.

Our commitment to our clients and community is to offer the highest level of service, ensuring that your financial goals are met with the utmost care.

The Coastal Financial team
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Financial Advisors

Christopher M. Hodgson

Christopher M. Hodgson, CFP®, MSFS, CFBS, CLTC

Founder and Principal

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Client Service Team

Jeannie Paradise

Jeannie Paradise

Director of Private Wealth Client Services

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Nick Alves

Nick Alves

Senior Private Wealth Client Services Specialist

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Sophie

Sophie

Director of First Impressions

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Planning Specialists

Jessica Cahill

Jessica Cahill*

Director of Insurance New Business & Service

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Daken Vanderburg

Daken Vanderburg, CFA**

Chief Investment Officer, MassMutual

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Kurt Lippincott

Kurt Lippincott, CFA, CPWA**

Head of Investment Office, MassMutual

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Perry Smith

Perry Smith**

Estate & Business Planning Specialist, MassMutual

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*Through our partnership with Commonwealth Financial Group, we have access to the following specialists and resources.

**Daken Vanderburg, Ken Spafford, and Kurt Lippincott are not employees of Coastal Financial. The resources provided by Vanderburg, Spafford, and Lippincott are part of Coastal Financial's relationship with MassMutual/MML Investors Services, LLC. Coastal Financial is not a subsidiary or affiliate of MML Investors Services, LLC, or its affiliated companies.