Harford Financial Group, a financial services firm based in Bel Air that has a team specializing in life-centered financial planning for individuals and business owners, was voted Best Financial Advisor in the 2025 Best of Harford Readers’ Choice Awards for the sixth year in a row. The results were announced in The Sun on November 23.
 
This year marks the seventh time Harford Financial Group has received the Best Financial Advisor honor, the first six being in 2018, 2020, 2021 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition, Harford Financial Group received an honorable mention in the Best Financial Advisor category in 2017 and 2019.
 
Every year, readers of Harford Magazine are invited to nominate and vote for their favorite businesses, places and go-to people in Harford County in various categories. The winners were determined by the popular vote.
 
“My colleagues and I are humbled to receive the Best Financial Advisor Award for the sixth year in a row. We work every day to help our clients grow and preserve wealth but also spend it wisely, purposefully and joyfully to live the lives they imagine,” said Adam Freeland, CFP™, president of Harford Financial Group. “We thank those who put their trust in our work, and we thank members of the community who voted for us to receive the Best of Harford honor for the seventh time.”
 
In addition to individuals, Harford Financial Group works with business owners in Maryland and beyond and specializes in helping them with their complex financial needs, from optimizing cash flow and managing business debt to creating tax-efficient succession plans. The firm helps transition business owners from company dependence to financial independence by assessing business and personal financial goals with strategies designed to bridge any wealth gaps. The Harford Financial Group team assists individuals, business owners and entrepreneurs to achieve both growth and eventual transition success so they can focus on what matters most to them, including family, a next adventure and the meaningful life they’ve worked so hard to create.
 
About Harford Financial Group
The advisors at Harford Financial Group are holistic wealth managers who specialize in retirement income planning. Cambridge Investment Research Inc. is the firm's broker-dealer. A relationship-driven firm with a fully registered, licensed and professionally trained staff, Harford Financial Group is focused on building long-term, trusted connections that span a lifetime. Services include assisting clients with current and future savings, investment allocation, pension income, retirement income planning, Social Security and estate planning. For more information, visit HarfordFinancialGroup.com.
 
Note: Securities offered through Registered Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Inc., a Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Harford Financial Group and Cambridge are not affiliated. The Best of Harford Publication's award for Winner, Best Financial Advisor Company 2020-2025, is based on a poll of Harford Magazine's readers, results released November 23, 2025. This award is not based on investment performance.