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Barnum Financial Group, ranked 7th

Barnum Financial Group

Barnum Financial Group 

CT Headquarters: Shelton

Industry: Financial Services

Website: www.barnumfinancialgroup.com

Top CT Executive: Paul Blanco, Founder & CEO

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Barnum Financial Group provides investment and risk management products and services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, government entities and nonprofits.

Employee Benefits: Barnum offers in-house financial literacy programs such as PlanSmart and personal consultation to help associates choose among a wide offering of benefits.

COVID Response: Barnum’s Foundation for Life raised $40,000 to benefit front-line healthcare workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.

Employee Recognition: Created a “shout out” feature to highlight associates who got positive feedback in Barnum’s internal newsletter.

Fun & Relaxation: Celebrates days like Compliment Day (where people compliment colleagues), Internationals Women’s Day (breakfast and succulents for all women in the firm), and International Coffee Day (variety of flavors of free coffee).

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Healthy Living: Monthly subscription of Snack Nation’s healthy snack options and free in-office massage day with a free health/wellness consultation.

Trophy Case: No. 1 Top Workplace in CT by Hearst Media Group (2020); 15th Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors by Investment News (2020); and, 3rd Best Places to Work in CT by Hartford Business Journal (2020).