About Us
Our Mission:
We deliver personalized multi-family office and business advisory services with a distinctive boutique client experience. We help our clients visualize, pursue and achieve their dreams.
Our Values:
- Live by integrity with clients, business associates and ourselves.
- Encourage open communication through candid dialogue and debate.
- Exercise keen attention to detail.
- Listen to understand our clients and business associates.
Team
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Paula Pienkowska, CPWA®, CEP
Partner & Co-founder -
Nicole Heavern, CFP®
Wealth Adviser -
Kevin Bonacci
Wealth Advisor -
Tia Finn
Wealth Adviser -
Ben Seaman, CPA
Relationship Manager -
Joseph Gentili
Compliance Officer -
Alan Arcadipane, CPWA®
Partner & Co-founder
Paula Pienkowska, CPWA®, CEP
Partner & Co-founder
Paula is a Partner, co-founder, Private Wealth Advisor and leads the Advisor Team. Paula supervises a highly skilled team of advisory professionals who provide comprehensive family office services, including wealth accumulation, wealth preservation and multi-generational planning. Paula is a key member of the Investment Management team and is responsible for the overall investment policy, strategy and implementation.
Paula began her career in financial planning and investment management in 2001 at DCF Capital Partners. From 2002 to 2006 she worked as part of an investment and wealth management team at Northwestern Mutual / Robert W. Baird in Boston. In 2006 she was a founding employee of Riverview Capital Advisers.
As a member of the Investment & Wealth Institute, Paula earned her Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation in 2007 and was named as one of the top female advisers in the country with such designation. Paula also holds the Certified Estate Planner designation in 2011 and holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Massachusetts. She is a member of the of the Investments and Wealth Institute® and the National Institute of Certified Estate Planners.
Nicole Heavern, CFP®
Wealth Adviser
Nicole is a Private Wealth Advisor and a member of the Advisor Team.
Prior to Riverview she held client facing positions at Charles Schwab & Co. and State Street. Nicole is a CHARTERED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and has a B.S. from Babson College.
Nicole enjoys spending summers on the south shore, skiing in the winter, and spending time with family and friends.
Kevin Bonacci
Wealth Advisor
Kevin is a Private Wealth Advisor and a member of the Advisor Team.
Prior to Riverview Kevin worked as a financial advisor at Fidelity in the Boston office before moving to an independent practice in 2020. He joined Riverview Capital Advisers in 2023. Kevin has a B.S. from Providence College.
In his free time Kevin volunteers as a rock climbing instructor with the Application Mountain Club and enjoys spending time with his partner and dog in the white mountains of New Hampshire
Tia Finn
Wealth Adviser
Tia is an Advisor and a member of the Advisor Team.
Prior to Riverview she held finance and investment related positions at The Colony Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance, J.P. Morgan Chase, and KPMG. Tia has an MBA with a concentration in Investments and an MS in Business Innovation from Northeastern University, as well as a BA in Psychology and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
When not brainstorming solutions to complex business conundrums, Tia enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and exploring a wide range of hobbies from playing violin to learning new languages.
Ben Seaman, CPA
Relationship Manager
Ben is a Relationship Manager and a member of the Advisor Team.
Prior to joining Riverview, Ben built relationships and developed business for a boutique human capital firm. Before that he worked in the private business services of a public accounting firm.
Ben is Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and has a B.S. in accounting from Florida State University.
In his spare time, Benjamin enjoys staying active with running, yoga, and golf as well as meeting new people and forming long lasting connections.
Joseph Gentili
Compliance Officer
Joe services as Riverview’s Compliance Officer. He oversees all compliance and operations for the firm. Joe’s focus is on ensuring Riverview is ahead of the curve on all regulatory matters, and that the client’s interests are always put first.
Joe began his career with the compliance and operations team at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. He has served in a number of compliance roles for small and mid-sized SEC and FINRA registered firms throughout the Boston area.
Joe has a B.S. from Suffolk University.
Alan Arcadipane, CPWA®
Partner & Co-founder
Alan is a co-founder of Riverview and advises the Investment Committee. He has spent his career as an entrepreneur in the financial services space and has been serving successful families for over two decades. As advisor to the Investment Committee Alan assists with research on private equity, real estate analysis, and capital allocation strategy.
Alan assists with key family office relationships and business owners navigate successful exit strategies.
Before co-founding Riverview, Alan advised clients at Northwestern Mutual / Robert W. Baird in Boston and New England Securities.
Alan holds a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® certification from the Investment & Wealth Institute®. He holds a B.A. from Bentley University.