Who We Are

Neil Collins CFP® is the principal of Collins Financial Advisors (CFA).  Before starting the firm in 2002, he was a financial planner with a wealth management firm in Boston. Neil has an extensive business and entrepreneurial background. Through the late 90’s, he owned his own newspaper company with 16 weeklies in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

A graduate of the Financial Planning Program at Boston University, Neil is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He has a B.S. in Management from the Univ. of Buffalo. He is a member of the Garrett Planning Network and an active member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA).

A native of Rochester, NY, Neil was an officer in Vietnam with U.S. Special Forces. He and his wife Nancy have lived in Melrose since 1987. There he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and is treasurer of the Melrose Community Coalition. He has served on the school boards of several area parochial schools and held leadership positions in a number of civic and charitable organizations.

CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Bob Powell joined Collins Financial Advisors, an independent, fee-only planning firm, in 2007. As a financial planner, he works with local clients on comprehensive financial planning including such areas as retirement planning, investment analysis, insurance needs analysis and college funding strategies.

An East Boston resident, Bob graduated from the Financial Planning Program at Boston University and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP^®). He holds B.S. in Management from Leslie College in Boston and is an active member of the Financial Planning Association.

Bob has a diverse management and technical background. Prior to becoming a Quality Assurance manager with Adobe, he held positions with Digital, Allaire and Macromedia.

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