 | Chief Executive Officer - Philip Gainsborough is a native Californian and has been active in the financial field for over 40 years. As one of the early pioneers of the financial planning movement, he was among the first to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional in 1978. In 1980, he formed his own Registered Investment Advisor, Gainsborough Financial Consultants, Inc. to offer financial planning and investment management services to high net worth individuals.
In 1982 he founded Gainsborough Capital Corp., one of the first NASD Broker Dealers in the nation to be primarily owned by its representatives. As the firm grew, a holding company Associated Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) was formed to include various securities and financial services firms, since purchased by Pacific Life in 1997. For 18 years he served as president and CEO of (more)
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 | President - Anita O'Connor is a native Californian who received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from UCLA and a Masters Degree in Special Education from USC. After spending 8 years teaching educationally handicapped children and training student teachers at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute, she became interested in financial planning and was offered a paraplanner position with Gainsborough Financial Consultants, Inc. in 1980. Soon after, Ms. O'Connor became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, obtained her securities and insurance licenses. She served as Chief Compliance Officer before stepping into her role as President. Ms. O'Connor is a member of the Financial Planning Association.
Ms. O'Connor has been a frequent speaker on the subject of financial plan case writing and has conducted seminars in personal financial planning for various Southland corporations, community groups as well as for her clients. She is past President and Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the IAFP. She resides in Yorba Linda with her husband and their two daughters.
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 | Vice President - Lynda Reynoso, who hails from San Francisco, has worked in the financial services industry since 2002. She has experience in trading, client service, back office and operational support with several different firms. In 2005, Ms. Reynoso brought her expertise to Gainsborough Financial Consultants, Inc. (GFC) as the Director of Client Service, and soon became an integral part of GFC’s daily operations and business management. She has completed the Personal Financial Planner (PFP) Certificate program at UCLA Extension and is a candidate for the CFP® Certification.
Ms. Reynoso received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Spanish from U.C. Davis. She resides in Los Angeles and is a member of the Financial Planning Association, the Screen Actor’s Guild and the Hollywood Film Society.
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