Chris MacBean is a Partner at Harbor Group and currently serves as our Chief Planning Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Chris oversees all financial planning activities and some aspects of our firm’s operations.
He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional who is passionate about providing his clients comprehensive wealth management that spans the full spectrum of planning.
In his role, Chris enjoys helping clients connect all aspects of their wealth and takes particular interest in helping retirees develop a successful distribution plan for retirement. At the core of what he does, Chris’s goal is to help his clients create a healthy relationship with their money by evoking conscious choices regarding earning, spending, saving and giving.
Prior to joining Harbor Group in 2014, Chris worked at some of the nation's top financial planning firms including Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC in Carlisle, MA; Ballentine Partners, LLC in Waltham, MA; and Accredited Investors, Inc. in Edina, MN.
In these previous roles, Chris was responsible for improving organizational effectiveness and implementing strategies that increase workplace efficiency. Additionally, he co-developed a leading-edge sustainable withdrawal model that allowed clients to maximize their retirement and legacy goals.
A Bentley University alum, Chris graduated cum laude with his Bachelor of Science in Finance before earning a Master of Science in Financial Planning with distinction from the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University.
Chris is an active member of the community, currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust Funds for the Town of Hollis as well as a board member of the Hollis Montessori School.
Chris lives in Hollis, NH along with his wife, Morgan, and their two daughters, Sydney and Maya. In his free time, Chris enjoys traveling, being outdoors and hiking with his family. Chris also considers himself an avid woodworker and enjoys creating custom furniture.