We are excited to announce the addition of Melinda Davis to the Northstar Financial Planning family. Melinda comes to Northstar with 15 years of experience in finance, including teaching, corporate finance roles, and financial planning and wealth management. She earned her designation as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor CRPC^� in 2008 and is in pursuit of her Certified Financial Planner designation.

One of Melinda's favorite quotes is "Let our advanced worrying become advanced thinking and planning," by Winston Churchill. She strongly believes the earlier you start planning, the higher your chances for achieving your goals. Education is one of Melinda's passions. She believes clients should always understand what they are investing in and why. She enjoys empowering clients to make smart decisions by providing the knowledge and tools necessary to understand how best to reach their goals.

Melinda provides fee-only personal financial planning and wealth management services at Northstar. One of her focuses is also Retirement Plans for small to medium-sized businesses. She has a Masters in Finance from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida.

She has a history of volunteerism and has dedicated much of her free time to forwarding the causes of her local community.  During the 9 years she and her family lived in Windham, NH, she served as President of the Friends of the Library, Chaired the Annual Strawberry Festival fundraiser for the library for 4 years, and served on the board of the Windham Endowment for Community Advancement. Currently, she is on the Business Education Committee for the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, and volunteers in the PTA at her children's school.

Melinda, her husband Jeff and her two daughters, ages 7 and 10, recently moved to Hampstead, New Hampshire to follow their dream of owning a farm. They raise dairy goats and chickens, and are slowly expanding. She enjoys sharing her farm knowledge and farm-fresh items with friends.

Feel free to call or email Melinda, Melinda@northstarfp.com to welcome her to our family.