Our Team
Eric D. Brotman, CFP®
Host
Eric D. Brotman, CFP®, AEP®, CPWA® is Chief Executive Officer of BFG Financial Advisors, a financial advising firm in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, BFG has focused on supporting families and individuals by providing investment, retirement, estate, insurance, and comprehensive financial planning services.
With a fierce dedication to spreading financial literacy, Eric has led his team in developing a library of free and affordable resources to help individuals educate themselves on topics in personal finance. Eric is the host of the Don’t Retire… Graduate! podcast, which aims to reshape the way listeners view their career and retirement—separating their identity from their job title and graduating into a productive and enriching retirement.
Eric’s latest book, “Don’t Retire…Graduate!,” was published in October 2020 and acts as a how-to guide for understanding and implementing vital financial planning concepts. While best used in tangent to professional guidance, the easy-to-understand book can help readers build their own path to financial freedom. He published a workbook by the same name in March 2021, and released the first installment of four online courses that offer depth and detail on the topics in the book.
In addition, he is a recurring contributor to Forbes.com, hosts regular webinars on personal finance topics, and has released a free online course for high school students and young adults through BFG University.
Eric appears regularly on television on 11 News Sunday Morning on WBAL in Baltimore and has written articles for numerous print and online media outlets, including Forbes.com, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, Baltimore Business Journal, The Daily Record, and Fidelity Investor’s Weekly. As a sought-after speaker, Eric frequently gives seminars and workshops for companies, membership organizations, and fellow financial advisors.
Sara Lohse
Executive Producer
Sara Lohse is a writer, marketer, and formerly broke millennial. When she began her career in finance, she realized how much she—and most of her generation—didn’t know about money. Alongside her team at BFG Financial Advisors, she launched Brotman Media Group, a company dedicated to creating and promoting content in an accessible and affordable way, removing barriers to high-quality resources, and making financial literacy possible for all who seek it.
Since day one, she has worked alongside the advisors at BFG to build a library of resources to teach personal finance to the masses, including online courses, published articles, and the Don’t Retire… Graduate! podcast.
This library grew into an entity of its own, and BFG’s sister company Brotman Media Group was born with Sara leading the creative efforts as Vice President of Marketing.
Brotman Media Group is dedicated to creating and promoting content in an accessible and affordable way, removing barriers to high-quality resources, and making financial literacy possible for all who seek it.
You can find all financial literacy resources online at www.BrotmanMediaGroup.com, and learn more about BFG’s financial planning services at www.BFGFA.com.