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Fuchs Financial is proud to announce that company founder Ben Fuchs has been invited to join the Foundations Advisory Board for one of the nation’s leading Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms – Foundations Investment Advisors. Ranked 6th in the country by USA Today, this elite RIA firm selected just six advisors for its board in 2025, including Ben Fuchs.
The selection reflects his deep commitment to advancing thoughtful, client-first financial planning and his growing influence within the industry. As a member of the Foundations Advisory Board, he will contribute insights and guidance to help shape the firm’s strategic direction and enhance service across the financial advisory space.
Fuchs Financial, with offices throughout Connecticut, was recently voted Best Financial Management Company for 2025 in the Best of Hartford Readers Poll, conducted by The Hartford Courant. The firm, with offices in Middletown, West Hartford, Middlebury, and Mystic, focuses on the best interests of clients in all retirement planning recommendations.
“Our goal is to help people to plan for their retirement in a way that is specific to their circumstances and objectives, and which will minimize their taxes and maximize their retirement,” explained Ben Fuchs, a Certified Financial Planner® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® professional, with two decades of experience. “Our goal is to help our clients be in the best position for a financially secure retirement.”
Fuchs Financial was founded by Ben Fuchs in 2019, as a Registered Investment Advisor. Foundations Investment Advisors, based in Arizona, has a network for more than 250 advisor partners across the country. USA TODAY partnered with market research firm Statista to rank the top RIAs. As explained by USA TODAY, RIAs are “companies with a fiduciary duty to always act in their client’s best interests. They charge fees rather than sales commissions and employ investment adviser representatives (IARs) who are licensed to give financial advice and are increasingly taking a holistic approach to their clients’ financial lives.
Other financial firms, such as broker-dealers, earn commissions from selling stocks, bonds, or mutual funds and need only provide suitable advice. Sometimes, they may sell more expensive products that generate more revenue for them but don’t necessarily meet a client’s long-term goals.”
Hartford Business Journal recently noted that “Broker-dealers are held to a “suitability standard,” meaning they must ensure investment recommendations are suitable for the client’s needs and objectives, but are not legally required to act in the client’s best interest at all times. The number of representatives registered as RIAs surged 28% over the past five years, while the number registered solely as broker-dealers fell 18%, according to a 2025 report from Institutional Shareholder Services Market Intelligence, HBJ reported.
Ben Fuchs has appeared on the nationally telecast program Wealth Council, which airs on the FOX Business Network, and he can be seen locally on WTNH News 8, WFSB, and NBC Connecticut, and heard on WTIC Radio in Hartford. In addition, he was interviewed earlier this summer on iHeart Radio’s public affairs program Community Access, hosted by iHeart’s Allison Demers.
The Fuchs Financial team includes advisors Gina Mazzadra, Accredited Retirement Plan Specialist, Retirement Income Certified Professional®; Alex Cal, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor®; and Eddy Agyeman, Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorTM, Accredited Financial Counselor®. The Fuchs Financial team also includes Josh Kerchis, Retirement Healthcare Benefits Analyst, and Jeff Singer, AFSP (Annual Filing Season Program) credentialed Staff Accountant.
“If you’re interested in a second opinion on your current retirement plan from a first-class team that places a priority on your best interest, that’s what we’re all about,” added Fuchs. “We lead with listening, to understand each individual’s priorities for retirement, and then use scenario-based planning to develop and share a customized financial plan that responds to clients specific goals for retirement.”
Fuchs Financial has developed a continuing series of insightful webinars and videos highlighting various aspects of retirement planning, which can be seen on the Fuchs Financial website. In addition, free-of-charge informative library workshops have been held this year in Woodbury, Newtown, Middletown, Glastonbury, Cheshire, Simsbury, Portland, Avon, Burlington, East Hampton, Harwinton, Colchester and Mystic.
Fuchs Financial’s offices are in Middletown at 213 Court Street, Suite 601; in West Hartford at 433 South Main Street, Suite 322, just off I-84, minutes from West Hartford Center and Westfarms Mall; at 751 Straits Tpke., Suite 3002, in Middlebury; and 47 Water Street, Suite 101, in Mystic.
For more information, or to learn about Fuchs Financial’ s complimentary, no obligation consultation and portfolio review, contact Fuchs Financial at (860) 461-1709 or toll-free at www.TaxesAndIncome.com or (877) 940-1009 or email info@ffncl.com.
