Nationally-Recognized Retirement Benefits Group Adds Veteran LPL Financial Advisor Michael Goddard, CFP®, as Senior Vice President at Torrance Office

March 7, 2013 – Retirement Benefits Group, LLC (RBG), a San Diego-based corporate retirement plan and wealth management advisory firm with over $9 billion in assets under management, proudly announces the addition of Michael Goddard, CFP®, to its professional staff of over 30 financial advisors. He will serve as a Senior Vice President and corporate retirement consultant for the company’s Torrance office. Goddard was previously a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley.

Goddard joins RBG after more than 30 years of advising corporations and individuals regarding a wide range of financial services. He began his professional financial career as a Certified Public Accountant which transitioned into a 20-year career serving publicly traded corporations in various executive-level finance positions.

“We are excited about the expertise and level of industry knowledge that Michael Goddard will bring to our firm,” said Larry Deatherage, PRP®, AIF®, PPC® and Principal at Retirement Benefits Group. “His professional background confirms that he shares the caliber of talent and dedication to client service the rest of our team possesses.” 

Goddard’s financial services practice is focused on helping executives and business owners improve the effectiveness of their organization’s finance programs and assisting with the accumulation, preservation, and distribution of personal wealth based on their financial interests. The products and services he provides are specifically designed to assist busy executives in making well-informed decisions for their organizations and families as they navigate the complex world of financial services. 

“I am looking forward to continuing my career and operation of my practice with an independent retirement plan consulting firm that is so well-respected,” said Goddard. “Retirement Benefits Group advisors represent commitment to client education and open and honest communication—values upon which I have built my practice.”

Goddard earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Dowling College and his Masters of Business Administration from Arizona State University. His credentials also include CFP® and Series 7, 66, 31 securities registrations as well as CA Insurance License # 0E4477. He is also known for having built the premiere CFO networking group in Los Angeles County, the South Bay FENG (Financial Executive Networking Group). 

About Retirement Benefits Group
Retirement Benefits Group is a supportive group of nationally-recognized retirement plan consultants with headquarters in Southern California and 12 affiliate offices nationwide. Our goal is to provide comprehensive, non-biased guidance to institutional clients and their employees. We specialize in providing customized retirement plan consulting strategies, executive benefits, and retirement management services to companies of all sizes throughout the United States. We provide risk management strategies for fiduciaries and custom strategies designed to help participants to retire. We consistently re-define best practices for plan level fiduciaries and their participants. The Retirement Benefits Group team was awarded PLANADVISER’s “2012 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers”* and is consistently recognized nationwide for their retirement plan consulting expertise. For more information, please visit www.rbgnrp.com.