BMM Employee Receives Retirement Income Certified Professional Designation

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DALTON, Mass. — Berkshire Money Management's (BMM) team member, Jared Reinstein, has recently earned his Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) designation from the American College of Financial Services. 
 
Reinstein is a Certified Financial Planner and a fiduciary at BMM, and a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh.
 
"The financial industry recognizes the Certified Financial Planner™ designation as the highest level of training," said BMM founder and CEO, Allen Harris. "There are only about a dozen CFPs in the county, and Berkshire Money Management has not one, not two, but three. Including Reinstein. Reinstein could have relied on his existing skills and the support of his colleagues. Instead, he embraced the continuing education culture of BMM and added to his 14 years of experience with even more training."
 
The RICP program empowers financial professionals with the knowledge they need in today's fast-growing retirement planning market. The program is tailored for financial professionals seeking to specialize in the retirement income planning field through an online format. Reinstein had to take three rigorous courses with different specialized topics related to retirement income strategies and ethics and pass three exams to receive the special designation. Additionally, participation in the annual Professional Recertification Program (PRP) is required to maintain the designation.

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Dalton Considers Electronic Voting Devices

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.— Town officials are considering using electronic voting devices at town meetings for privacy, efficiency, or even to increase participation. 
 
"The intent of these is to provide anonymity and privacy at our town meetings, to provide a faster, more efficient vote in light of controversial votes and amendments to town articles, and to potentially increase the number of voters at town meetings, given the above," said Select Board Member Antonio Pagliarulo at the board meeting on Monday. 
 
Several Berkshire County municipalities use Electronic Voting Devices, also referred to as clickers. 
 
The town previously established a Voting Options Ad Hoc Committee, which was made up of Town Clerk Heather Hunt, Assistant Warden Karen Filiault, Town Moderator Anthony Doyle and Pagliarulo. 
 
Hunt has indicated that 300 devices would be sufficient if the town decides to move forward, Pagliarulo said. 
 
"The ADA community, we had three responses from the community, and we've never really thought of this but there are a lot of elderly people that have a hard time lifting their hands up for a long time, and there's a lot of elderly people that don't have a voice," he said, highlighting how some older people have softer voices so may not be heard as much during a voice vote. 
 
There had been some concerns that the clickers would add time to meetings, as noncontroversial items that typically pass unanimously or nearly unanimously could take longer to vote on, Pagliarulo said. 
 
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