John Connolly, CPA, CIA, CFSA, PFS, CRMA, CGMA

John and his twin brother, Steven, were born in Portland, Maine. John and Steven grew up in Westbrook, Maine where their father was Superintendent of Schools and their mother was a teacher. John’s degrees are in Education and Accounting and combines the two disciplines to help educate clients about investing, retirement planning and to provide a historical perspective on taxes and the markets. 

John and his wife, Becky, reside in Scarborough, Maine where they enjoy spending time with friends and family on the beach. Becky retired in 2024 after 33 years as a Chiropractor and the founder of Brown Chiropractic. 

John has two sons, Ben and Ryan. Ben and his wife, Whitney, live in Gray. Ben is the Operations Manager at Connolly Fulton Financial and is responsible for Compliance and Technology. Ryan lives in Westbrook and works for Hannaford. 

John has worked in accounting and investments since 1987 performing and supervising internal and external audits, personal and business tax returns and investment advisory services. John founded Connolly Financial Services in 2003, which became Connolly Fulton Financial Services in 2020. 

John enjoys his work and finds it very fulfilling. He feels fortunate to have worked with his sister-in-law, JoAnn (Steven’s wife), for 17 years, and currently works with his business partner, Tim, since 2008, his son, Ben, since 2008, his nephew, Christopher (John’s brother Michael’s son) since 2020, and his niece Caitlin (Steven and JoAnn’s daughter) since 2022.