Our Founder

Bruce D. Rellstab, LUTCF, CLTC

Mr. Rellstab has been an adviser in the financial services and insurance industry since 1987. He holds the following licenses: FINRA Series 65, Life, Health, and Disability. He also holds the designations LUTCF, Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow, and CLTC, Certified In Long Term Care. His previous corporate affiliations include fourteen years with John Hancock Financial Services in which he was a member of the John Hancock National Honor club and the Prestigious President's Conference.

He has received numerous awards including the GAMA Career Achievement Award in 1996 for outstanding achievement in the financial services industry.  Mr. Rellstab was previously co-owner and partner of Community Financial and Retirement Services, from 2000 through 2021. But in November 2021, he founded Community Investments and Retirement Services.

Mr. Rellstab is also a member of Advisors’ Academy and his firm utilizes Sound Income Strategies for fee-based financial planning and investment advisory services. He resides in Leominster, Massachusetts with his wife.

Learn More About Mandee

In preparation for her continuing the family business and taking over full time once Dee retires, Mandee Carter, the Vice President and Associate Advisor of the Carter Financial Group, has been working alongside her father running the day-to-day business and learning the ropes, so to speak, since 2017.

Mandee received her BS in Psychology in 2016 and started her career in the Financial Industry in 2010 when she started helping in the office. After acquiring her degree, she came on full-time in March 2017 as Dee’s business partner and Main Associate Advisor helping clients navigate the intricacies of investing for retirement and overall successful financial planning.

In 2021, she was named an Elite Producer with American Equity amongst other accolades.

In Mandee’s spare time, she likes to go to the gym, spend time with her boyfriend, friends and family. She is an animal lover and rescuer. She has 2 German Shepherds that she rescued from the shelter 6 years ago. She still enjoys almost all things Psychology related and is constantly researching something. She enjoys meeting new client prospects and likes speaking with her current clients. She loves helping people.