Education
B.A. in Economics, Fordham University
M.B.A. in Finance, Fordham University
Doctoral coursework in Behavioral Economics, Fordham University
About Financial GM
The architecture around the family.
Financial GM is Hudson Companies’ elevated Family CFO offering for HNW and UHNW households — fee-only fiduciary leadership from Chris Conover and the Hudson team. Institutional judgment. Personal partnership. Built for complex lives.
30+ years experienceFee-only fiduciaryFounded 2008
Founder & President
Chris Conover
Fee-only fiduciary adviser. Builder of Hudson Companies. Partner to families, executives, business owners, and professionals who want clarity under complexity.
Chris has more than 30 years of investment management experience, including more than a decade on Wall Street with Guardian Life Insurance and Van Eck Global before founding Hudson in 2008. What stuck with him was not product. It was the gap: institutional investors received depth, research, and proactive counsel; individual families often received a sales process dressed up as advice.
He formed Hudson to close that gap — so families could access serious planning and portfolio discipline without surrendering the relationship to a call center or a product shelf.
At a glance
Founder and President of Hudson Companies (est. 2008). Fee-only fiduciary based in Pearl River, NY — Family CFO leadership for complex households.
Education & formation
Background that shows up in the advice.
Markets are hard. People are harder. Chris’s academic work in behavioral economics informs how Hudson designs plans clients can actually follow — reducing avoidable mistakes driven by fear, recency, or overconfidence without talking down to anyone. The goal is not cleverness. It is better decisions under uncertainty, sustained over years.
Professional Path
More than 30 years of investment management experience, including Guardian Life Insurance and Van Eck Global
Founded Hudson Companies in 2008
Community
Board service: Montefiore Nyack
Saint Catharine’s Parish Finance Council
Local charitable leadership including Jawonio and Meals on Wheels
What Financial GM means
Family CFO Intelligence — elevated.
We help you navigate complexity with clarity and confidence. Hudson is a fee-only, fiduciary wealth management firm for families, business owners, executives, and professionals who want institutional-grade judgment with a personal relationship. We plan, invest, and coordinate so wealth serves your life — today and for the people who come after you.
Architecture
One integrated view
Investments, tax awareness, risk, and legacy in the same conversation — not a stack of unconnected accounts.
Oversight
Professionals, coordinated
Clear priorities and coordination with your CPA, attorney, and other advisors when it helps the household.
Horizon
This generation and the next
Decisions framed for durability — with regular reviews so the plan stays honest as life changes.
Who we serve
Complex lives. Different stories. Same standard.
HNW & UHNW families
Multi-account, multi-goal households that need an integrated view — investments, tax awareness, estate coordination, philanthropy, and next-generation readiness.
Business owners & executives
Liquidity events, equity concentration, succession, and the shift from operating income to durable personal capital.
Professionals & complex households
People whose financial lives are complex enough that a true partner makes a material difference — less noise, more clarity on what the money is for.
Capabilities
What Hudson puts on the table.
Wealth & investment management
Goals-based portfolios, risk management, rebalancing, and a long-term investment policy you can live with.
Financial planning
Retirement, cash flow, education, major purchases, and the decisions that do not fit neatly on a portfolio statement.
Tax-aware strategy
Placement, gain awareness, and coordination so investment choices respect the tax bill — not replace your CPA.
Estate & legacy
Transfer, gifting, and multi-generational design in partnership with your counsel.
Business & liquidity events
Exit planning, succession, and converting enterprise value into durable personal wealth.
Family CFO posture
One operating system for the household — decision rights, professional stack, and capital discipline.
Philosophy
How Chris advises.
Fee-only. Fiduciary. Always. Goals and cash flow before product conversation. Long-term portfolio discipline — no performance theater. Tax, estate, and family dynamics in the same room as investments. Plain language. Written plans. Honest tradeoffs.
You keep control. We bring structure, research, and a second set of eyes that works only for you.
I
Listen
Goals, family dynamics, constraints, and what “enough” looks like for you — before any big first decisions.
II
Design
A written plan and portfolio architecture matched to your priorities — not a model sold to everyone.
III
Guide
Implementation, reviews, and ongoing counsel as markets and life change. The GM stays on after the first conversation.
What we will and will not do
What we will do
Act as a fiduciary, always. Explain the plan in plain language. Bring institutional research and disciplined portfolio construction. Stay available when life moves faster than the annual review.
What we will not do
We will not hide fees inside product commissions. We will not pretend every alternative investment is right for you. We will not trade your long-term plan for short-term noise.
Where we work
Pearl River. Greater New York. Wherever you need us.
Our office is at 1 Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River, New York. We serve clients across Rockland, Westchester, Bergen, and the broader New York metro. Most relationships start with a private conversation. No pitch theater. No obligation. We work best with households that value a long-term relationship — complexity and partnership fit matter more than a marketing minimum.
Next step
If the stakes are high, start with a real conversation.
Come as you are. Bring the questions that keep you up at night — retirement timing, a business sale, a concentrated position, a family conflict about money. Chris will listen first, then outline how Hudson would approach the work — and whether the fit is real.
Reach Hudson
- 1 Blue Hill Plaza, 1st Floor, Pearl River, NY 10965
- Private & confidential · No obligation · Fiduciary standard
For firm disclosures including Forms ADV and CRS, visit hudcos.com.