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Kirk Knudsen, CFP

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

CA Insurance License # 0H74699

Kirk began his career in the financial service industry in 1988.  He has 31 years of experience working with Shearson Lehman Brothers and Prudential Securities/Wachovia Securities prior to joining UBS in 2005.

Kirk is a CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANACIAL PLANNER™ professional.  He is FINRA registered and holds Series 7, 63, 65 and Life and Health Insurance licenses. Kirk is licensed in 15 states.

Kirk is focused at using the skills and knowledge he has gained as the result of his becoming a CFP®, a UBS Retirement Plan Consultant and a UBS Wealth Advisor. This allows him the ability to service a wide range of clients.

Kirk grew up in Madison, CT spending the summers on the beach and a family camp in Northern Vermont. He attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY where he earned a BS in Finance with a minor in Economics.

Kirk has lived in Milford, CT since 1990 and has three grown children – 2 daughters, Elena and Eva and 1 son, Erik.

In his free time, Kirk enjoys mountain biking, skiing, playing lacrosse and rowing. In 2018 he became a World Rowing Masters Regatta champion for pairs in the Age 45-49 and Age 50-54 categories. He is also an active member of the New Haven Rowing Club and he plays for the Quinnipiac Valley Lacrosse Club Poon Dogs 40+ team.

 

 

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CT
  • DC
  • FL
  • MA
  • MI
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • PA
  • RI
  • SC
  • VA
  • VT
  • WI

Education

  • B.S. Finance and Economics, Clarkson University
  • Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care Certification, State of Connecticut Department of Insurance
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), Practioner, Quinnipiac University

Credentials

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
  • Portfolio Manager
  • Wealth Advisor
  • Retirement Plan Consultant

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401(k) plan services
1 Century Tower
4th and 6th Floors, 265 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
  • (203) 498-3315

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