Gary F. Thomas, JD, LLM, CLU, ChFC

“Controlling Wealth… Creating Legacies”

Gary F. Thomas, JD, LLM, CLU, ChFC is President of the Wealth Technology Group, with offices in West Springfield, Northampton and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His company has helped over a thousand individuals and families and businesses set and meet their financial goals, lower their overall tax burden and protect a lifetime of hard work for the next generation.  The Wealth Technology Group uses cutting edge technologies for wealth accumulation and management, tax deflection and retirement projections, to assist you as you work toward success.

Gary is a native of Pittsfield Massachusetts and is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Western New England College Law School. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and holds the prestigious Master of Laws in Taxation degree from Boston University Law School. Gary is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant. He is also a member of The Million Dollar Round Table’s Top of The Table, an exclusive organization composed of the top financial service professionals worldwide. Gary has addressed financial professionals in the United States and Britain, including the Life Underwriters of the UK. Last year he spoke to The Million Dollar Round Table on the subject of client service.

For many years Gary hosted the “Smart Money” radio program, a popular two-hour weekly financial call-in program covering New York and New England.  Since ending the show, he has frequently been called upon to appear in the media for his views on asset protection and retirement planning as well as to offer guidance on matters of financial interest.

After giving the matter much thought, Gary has decided to once again have a weekly presence on the radio. His new program, “ON THE MONEY!” is simulcast in Northampton on WHMP AM 1400, in Greenfield on WHMQ AM 1240, in Springfield on WHNP AM 1600 and on WHMP FM 96.9, LIVE Wednesdays from 5 to 6PM, and REBROADCAST Saturdays at 10AM.  Gary can also be heard every Friday at 1 PM on WARE AM 1250, streamed live from www.realoldies1250.net.   You can also hear Gary in the Springfield area on Sunday mornings at 5  AM and again LIVE at 8 AM, on WHYN AM 560, also simulcast on www.whyn.com. 

Gary is a member of the adjunct faculty of Berkshire Community College, Westfield State College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where he conducts seminars which educate the public in retirement planning and other financial strategies.

The Wealth Technology Group is a member of the Better Business Bureau and the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and Gary Thomas is a member of the International Association of Financial Planners, and is a registered representative of Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (TFA) member NASD/SIPC.

Gary is a member of the Board of Directors of the Carson Center for Families and Children, and a member of the Foundation Board of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. He is a member of the Western New England College Capital Campaign Cabinet, and is the chair of the WNEC Planned Giving Committee.  He also underwrites programming for WFCR 88.5 Public Radio. 

Gary and his wife Jay have formed friendships around the world through The Million Dollar Round Table. They are both active amateur radio operators, and have talked and visited with friends worldwide.   They share their Southampton, Massachusetts home with one cat, three dogs, and five shrewd parrots.