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    Lavin & Associates

    5.0 (4 reviews)
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    Barnum Financial Group

    Barnum Financial Group

    (3 reviews)

    Sends spam email claiming that there has been a change to my employer group benefits. Victor…read moreGarra, sent back to back spam. A financial group literally sending illegitimate spam is disgusting. I would never do business with this company.

    This particular review pertains to David Abel of Barnum Financial Group in Shelton, CT, and David…read morealone. (If I was able to rate David zero stars, I would have in a heartbeat!) My husband and I had taken a whole life insurance policy out on our daughter when she was born 6 years ago. From the beginning, our account was being serviced by David Abel of Barnum Financial Group. In the beginning of the process when David was trying to sell us a policy, he was easy to work with. As time progressed, things became more complicated when we needed to make a simple, route update to our payment information (our longtime bank had closed so we had to open a new account, hence needing to update our account information for our monthly auto-deductions). Long story short, it appears the paperwork I completed with our new information and sent to David never went where it needed to be. David dropped the ball and I had no idea that my payments weren't being processed. The life insurance policy on my daughter ended up lapsing and I only found this out by receiving a standard FYI letter in the mail from Brighthouse. Despite the fact that he was working for me, David became belligerent and tossed me to the side when I questioned how something like this happened, making me feel as though my business did not matter. He even went as far as telling me to call the 800 number and that he was done working with me. As anyone could imagine, I was incredibly upset, especially after finding out my daughter's life insurance policy was inactive (God forbid a terrible accident would have happened and we would have not known we didn't have this policy to protect us) and by the way I was treated. I have worked in corporate American for more than 13 years and never, ever treated another or been treated the way I was by him. I am not one to write reviews, however I think it is important for others to be made aware exactly what type of person you are dealing with when it comes to such personal things as your money, investments and insurance policies. The client wants and expects a person of integrity, with values and morals, and David proved to have none in this interaction. I recommend David receive additional training on not only basic customer service skills, but also the importance of professionalism and empathy working in an industry like this. I am grateful for the MassMutual and Brighthouse teams that stepped in and rectified the situation in a matter of just a few days with compassion, empathy and respect. These women even apologized on David's behalf (what kind of man isn't able to do that himself?!). Thank you to Kara and Veronica and Tiffini for going above and beyond to rectify the situation and protect the name of your company. Rest assured, I have already submitted the paperwork to change my agent of record and I highly, highly recommend avoiding David Abel's "services" at all costs.

    Charles Schwab

    Charles Schwab

    (2 reviews)

    Moving to 880 Central Park Ave in Scarsdale didn't help this branch's truly lousy customer service…read moreor curb the hostile attitude of their nasty receptionist. Our family has multiple accounts with Schwab (for over 30 years) and we do almost everything online. After experiencing problems uploading documents on the Schwab portal, I decided to go to the branch in person to open a new, time-sensitive account. Although there was no other customer in the place, the hostile, unhelpful receptionist told me that no one there could help me and that I should go online. Great customer service! Within seconds, I located the nearest Fidelity branch on my phone - less than 1/4 mile away. Fidelity was more than happy to open the account on the spot and take my money. Hey Charles Schwab - you just lost a 30+ year customer with numerous accounts - we will be moving all of our accounts to Fidelity.

    Worst customer service ever. Called general info number in advance to ask a few questions before I…read morewas going to go to branch office. Asked if appt needed, told no. Confirmed they could handle walk-ins. Next day I visit branch and the very inhospitable receptionist was snotty, hit me with microaggressions and plainly said I could NOT talk with anybody. Two reasons: contrary to previous customer rep on phone, she said I needed an appointment. Then, after spending much time on locating my account (I didn't have acct no) I was informed they only dealt in person with accounts of $1 million or more (I was a Ameritrade customer but became Schwab customer upon latter buying former). I guess it never occurred to the Schwab higher ups that many investors spread their wealth and try not to park huge amounts in one location. I next went to a Fidelity branch office where they had no problem serving walk-ins, was not snobby and not discriminatory. Also no minimum account requirements. I will be transferring my holdings to Fidelity.

    Hara Yoshida Accounting - Mr. Narumi Yoshida

    Hara Yoshida Accounting

    (20 reviews)

    A few weeks ago my parents sat me down and explained that I was now an adult. Apparently once you…read moreare a home owner everything changes. They informed me that I would need to get my finances figured out, start making sense of my tax information and get my life in order. I was not ready. One of the first things on my to do list was to talk to an accountant. Before I went to Hara Yoshida, I couldn't even spell the word accountant much less understand what they do and how they would help me. I found this place through a friend of a friend of a friend's sister. (Didn't see that one coming now did you?) Fast forward: I made an appointment for a 30 minute consultation with Mr. Yoshida for $75 and instantly I'm terrified. I'm not going to understand a word this guy is saying. Should I bring a dictionary? His name sounds really serious and what if he thinks I'm insane. How do I even dress for this? Is a ball gown too much or not enough? I take some deep breaths and proceed. I made sure to jot down a lot of notes as my parents were talking and I write down exactly 438 questions about my personal taxes and tax questions in general hoping that Mr. Yoshida and I can get through at least 1 of them. Just a few include: *What is a 10/99 and a W-2? *As a contracted employee which do I need? *As a teacher How do I claim private services with families I work with? *How does gift tax work? *Whats the difference between a standard deduction and an itemized deduction. *Can I reduce my home owner taxes? How? Now that I'm even more confused than when I began, I step into the wework building where the accounting office resides and immediately feel calm. Mr. Yoshida, whose first name is Narumi welcomes me in with a warm smile and gentle handshake. There's a sophisticated and professional quality to his tone and mannerisms, but I also feel like I could tell this man my deepest fears without feeling the least bit judged. One day... I'm going to pause on the accounting stuff for a second and just say that this wework place is really cool. The space feels more like a cool hipster hangout than an actual office space. I mean yea, there are countless spaces with meeting rooms, small offices, medium offices, large offices, mini phone both offices and a lot of water cooler stations, but you gotta stop by and check out the rest of it. There's a snack bar, pinball and other random arcade games, tons of board games and card sets, shuffleboard, puzzles, comfy couches and beer on tap at ALL HOURS, EVERY DAY of the week! How does anyone get any work done here? Ok, back to the serious stuff. So, after my mini tour, Narumi (I'm on a first name basis at this point) eased my worries by answering all of my questions. This guy is efficient! Not only that, he explained everything until he was certain I understood. No dictionary necessary. I couldn't believe that in 30 minutes I was able to get a full understanding of all of my accounting needs. Thank you Hara Yoshida Accounting!! Now my parents think I'm a real live grown up!

    After spending long years in New York, I have returned to my home country in Japan but still had to…read morefile tax for the previous year. My regular accountant have left the job to focus on her own business and I needed someone who can support me with complexed ( to me ) tax filing. I was introduced to Executive assistant, Ms. Nakamura and she was patient working with me going back and forth for months and connected me with her team. I ended up amending past 6 years of taxes for reporting my foreign income correctly, but I feel much confident and relieved. I recommend Hara Yoshida office to any one looking for an accountant.

    Lavin & Associates - taxservices - Updated May 2026

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