Linares Joins Hinrichs Flanagan Financial - CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Linares Joins Hinrichs Flanagan Financial
Posted: 11-30-2009 : CHARLOTTE, N.C.

CHARLOTTE – Ellen R. Linares, CLU, CLTC, has joined Hinrichs Flanagan Financial as a Financial Services Professional. Hinrichs Flanagan Financial is a Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) General Agency under the leadership of Timothy C. Flanagan, Jr., CLU, ChFC, CFP® and General Agent. A 26-year veteran of the financial services industry, Linares previously spent 15 years in financial services in New York City and 11 years at Northwestern in Charlotte, N.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, received the National Quality Award (NQA) from 2002-2008 from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), and is active in several professional and community organizations including: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO); board member of Room At The Inn; and a board member of the Carolinas Concert Association.

About Hinrichs Flanagan Financial
Hinrichs Flanagan Financial specializes in a broad spectrum of financial services that enables the firm to offer comprehensive strategies to individuals, families and businesses for risk management, asset allocation, estate planning, cash flow and wealth accumulation through appropriately registered representatives of MML Investors Services, Inc., member SIPC. The firm, which is a general agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), serves clients in North and South Carolina.

MassMutual Financial Group - comprised of member companies with more than $363 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2008 - is a global, growth-oriented, diversified financial services organization providing life insurance, annuities, disability income insurance, long-term care insurance, retirement planning products, trust services, and other financial products and services.1

MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) Springfield, MA 01111 and its affiliated companies and sales representatives. MassMutual is on the Internet at www.massmutual.com. Trust Services provided by The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB, a wholly owned stock subsidiary of MassMutual.

1 Assets under management include assets and certain external investment funds managed by MassMutual subsidiaries, including Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., Babson Capital Management, LLC, Baring Asset Management Limited and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, LLC.

Ellen R. Linares is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory services, and financial planning through MML Investors Services, Inc. Member SIPC. Supervisory Office: 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28210. 704-557-9600.