Brian D. Rybicki, CFP and Charles F. Pearson, CFP, have joined the 1820 Investment Services team at Newburyport’s Institution for Savings.

A Newburyport native, Rybicki began his career with State Street Bank before opening a financial services office with Charlie in 2005. He is a certified financial planner and holds the FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 registrations.

Rybicki, who lives with his wife in Merrimac, is a graduate of The Governor’s Academy and Northeastern University.

Also a certified financial planner, Pearson is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds the FINRA Series 7, Series 66, and Series 24 registrations and is a LPL registered principal. He lives in Newburyport with his wife and daughter.

"At a time when the need for competent, objective financial guidance has never been greater, I am delighted that we have been able to attract such talented individuals to 1820

Investment Services," said Institution for Savings President/CEO Mark F. Welch. "Brian and Charlie are extremely qualified, having most recently managed a successful practice right here in Newburyport. They know the area, they know the people, and they will offer our clients the one-on-one personal attention and guidance that has been the hallmark of the Institution for Savings for nearly two centuries."

1820 Investment Services is the investment services firm of the Institution for Savings, serving clients along the North Shore from Ipswich to Salisbury.