Our Qualifications

Benefit Planning Services has installed and provides administration and service for a variety of benefit plans in over 100 health related facilities and other organizations throughout New York, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. Harvey L. Bowks, CLU, ChFC and Richard L. Capullo, CLU, ChFC, the founders, have over 50 years of combined experience in the financial services field.

Harvey L Bowks, CLU,ChFC
Mr. Bowks has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter and the Chartered Financial Consultant designations and is an Investment Advisor Representative of Walnut Street Securities, Inc. He is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Society of Financial Service Professionals, Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Charitable Planning Group of Northeastern New York, National Committee on Planned Giving and Million Dollar Round Table.

Richard L. Capullo, CLU, ChFC
Mr. Capullo has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter and the Chartered Financial Consultant deignations and is an Investment Advisor Representative of Walnut Street Securities, Inc. He is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Society of Financial Service Professionals, Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York, the Financial Planning Association and Million Dollar Round Table.

Carol Bergeron
Carol is the Office Manager at Benefit Planning Services. She holds a degree in Management and a Masters of Science. She has over twenty five years of business experience. Her responsibilities include managing the administrative staff and all administrative aspects of the firm. In addition, she is responsible for licensing and compliance requirements. She is excellent at problem solving and trouble shooting issues.

Sunny DeLory

Sunny joined Benefit Planning Services in the fall of 1999. She has worked in the financial services field for twenty five years. At BPS she plays a key role in customer relations for the firm.  She manages our customer service department, which includes daily processing of distributions and solving problems to ensure client satisfaction. She also coordinates the regulatory and compliance component of new business as well as the application submission, tracking and follow up process.

Christopher Campbell
Chris joined Benefit Planning Services in March 2001. He has over eleven years of experience in retirement and benefit plan administration. He is responsible for the firm’s Third Party Administrative services. His duties include the development and implementation of procedures used to facilitate record keeping, document preparation and research of IRS Pension and Benefit rules such as Section 401, 415 and Sec 125. He has a thorough knowledge of ERISA Health/Welfare plans, 403(b) 401[k] regulations and annual IRS filings.




*Securities and investment advisory services offered through registered representatives of Walnut Street Securities, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC. Securities activities are supervised from a WSS branch at 18 Corporate Woods Blvd, 4th Floor Loudonville, NY 12211. 518-449-9762.  Benefit Planning Services and Walnut Street Securities, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.

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