Eric Boland,

“All of us face financial challenges. My focus when working with clients is to educate, create goals and review long-term plans to help overcome or minimize those challenges. Acting in my clients’ best interest is at the core of the relationship.”

Eric Boland is one of the four founding members of Provident Financial Group, LLC, and brings over 25 years of financial services industry experience to the partnership. As a financial advisor to a wide range of clients, Eric works hard to identify the immediate and long-term needs of each client and helps them prepare a plan designed to achieve goals throughout all stages of their lives. He takes an in-depth strategic approach to fulfilling their specific financial planning needs, investment management, retirement income planning, insurance, estate and education planning.

Eric is a Certified Financial Planner^® (CFP^®) practitioner. He also received the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies; a specialized program of study focused on 27 prudent investment practices. He also holds the FINRA Series 7, 63 and 65 securities registrations as a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative of Raymond James. Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Monmouth College.

Eric is an active member of his community and served as board president of Family Service of Champaign County, Illini Rebounders, as well as on the United Way of Champaign County Emerging Community Leaders. Eric and his wife, Jill, have a son, Trevor, and a daughter, Abby. When he isn't actively planning for his clients, Eric enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, reading and rooting on the Fighting Illini.