A ​​Goals Based Approach  |  Investments  | Retirement Income Planning

G R E E N  P A S T U R E S  W E A L T H  M ​A N A G E M E N T

Peace Of Mind is an important aspect of life for which you work hard to enjoy - and we don't take it for granted. We are committed to helping you grow and protect your money so you can focus on enjoying life.

We help bridge the emotional gap between greed (your desire to make money) and fear (your aversion to taking on risk and potentially losing money) and create a plan you can stick with through bull and bear markets. 

We will work with you to create a plan to achieve your investment and retirement income goals, work on your behalf to make sure it gets implemented, keep you on the right track at a risk level you are comfortable with, then adjust your portfolio as your circumstances, financial goals and plans for the future evolve.

We do not use hire pressure sales tactics - and we do not promise miracles.

We make it easy to follow the performance of your investments and retirement income solutions with complete transparency, including:

(1) online account access and statements,

(2) consolidated quarterly performance updates with easy to read goals-based reports,

(3) periodic meetings, and

(4) year end reports.

Lincoln acts as the custodian for the Buffered Annuities that Green Pastures offers clients.  

Client annuity contracts are held directly at Lincoln and you have direct access to your contracts with complete online transparency.

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Compensation

Our Team

Best Interest

Green Pastures has a fiduciary responsibility to put your needs first, and we have structured our business in a way to do just that. As an independent investment advisory firm, we are answerable only to you and to our commitment to your success. 

Green Pastures is a fee-only investment advisory firm, which means we do not work on commission.* 

Our advisor fee is an extremely reasonable 0.50% based on your assets under management which aligns our incentive with your best interest in mind. If your investment portfolio rises, our income rises - if your investment portfolio falls, then our income falls. Fees are charged quarterly, in arrears.

​*In some instances, certain types of annuities may be recommended as part of a retirement income and/or overall asset allocation solution, which may include a commission in lieu of a fee.

Leeland F. Gray, Jr. founded Green Pastures in 2003. He attended the University Of Texas at Austin. With over 30 years of investment management experience, Leeland previously worked with A.G. Edwards and Sons in Fairfield, Connecticut, and an investment firm in Westport, Connecticut. 

He has three adult “kids” - Jannike, Jarrett and Jettke. Outside of his investment business activities, Leeland enjoys coaching, boating/fishing, hiking, working out, and playing pickle ball. 

He loves competition, is passionate about coaching, and Leeland gives back to the local communities by coaching. Most recently, he took over as Varsity Head Coach of the St Joseph High School (Trumbull, CT) Girls Lacrosse program in 2016, where he has since led the team to the State Tournament every season, including three State Semifinal and two State Championship appearances. 

Leeland was named Connecticut Class M Coach Of The Year in 2022 and US Lacrosse Coach Of The Year for Connecticut high schools in 2019.

During the off-season, he coaches girls club lacrosse at Gold Coast Lax in New Canaan, Connecticut. Leeland also co-coached CT National Under Armour teams in 2021 and 2022. 

He coached youth football from 2005-2010 for the American Youth Football Aspetuck Wildcats (Easton-Redding-Weston, CT) and ran the offense for the 7th Grade Aspetuck Wildcats Football Team that won the 2008 AYF National Championship in Florida. 

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   About Us

Green Pastures has established relationships with several highly respected companies that enable us to offer you the investment and retirement income solutions we provide. Following are some of the key companies that Green Pastures works with:

Crump Life Insurance Services

Crump is an independent wholesale distributor of life insurance company products. 

Through our relationship with Crump, Green Pastures is able to offer you tax-deferred principal protected income solutions, tax-efficient guaranteed lifetime income solutions and legacy planning solutions from among dozens of the most highly-rated insurance companies in the industry, rated "A-" to “A++” by A.M. Best including, but not limited to, the following companies:

Allianz                            Lincoln Financial Group               Penn Mutual

American Equity           Mass Mutual                                   Prudential
American National        MassMutual Ascend                      Reliance Standard
Athene                           Met Life                                           Securian/Minnesota Life
Corebridge                    National Life                                   Symetra
Delaware Life                Nationwide                                     The Standard
Global Atlantic              New York Life                                 United Of Omaha
Guardian                        North American                             
Integrity                         Protective Life                                

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Client annuity contracts are held directly at the insurance companies and you have direct access to your contracts with complete online transparency.

Vanguard and Fidelity act as custodians for the Green Pastures All Weather Models and Buffered All Weather Models. Their low fee structures help Green Pastures manage your account in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Client accounts are held directly at Vanguard or Fidelity and you have direct access to your accounts with complete online transparency.

Affiliates

Lincoln Financial Group

Mission

Company Overview

We have learned that investment management is not simply about managing your money. It is about helping you in the same way we would want to be helped. 

We take the time to understand your financial goals and your emotions around money. We then help you implement investment and retirement income solutions, tailored to fit you and your risk attitude, so you feel comfortable with the strategy and stick with the plan.

Our Mission is to help you achieve your long-term investment and retirement income goals at a risk level you are comfortable with – what we call Peace Of Mind Investing.