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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
28 years
Location
Islesboro, ME
Merrill
Institution
Hilary Giles is a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor at Merrill Private Wealth Management, where she is a co-founder of The ABGOS Group. She serves a select group of wealth creators in technology, healthcare, and private equity, providing personalized and consultative financial advisory services. Hilary's practice focuses on investment management, liquidity event planning, cash-flow analysis, trust and estate planning, as well as values-based portfolio strategies and custom philanthropic planning. She advises clients on critical financial decisions, including business sales, initial public offerings, venture distributions, and family philanthropic plans.
Hilary has been with Merrill since 2003. Her previous roles include managing the Northern California client account management group at Bessemer Trust and serving as Director of Fixed Income Research and Portfolio Manager at Sand Hill Advisors. She also managed an institutional Asian fixed-income portfolio at Prudential in Hong Kong and worked on the fixed income syndicate desk at J.P. Morgan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University, where she received a merit fellowship. Hilary holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation.
Outside of her professional career, Hilary lives in Portola Valley, California, with her husband. She has been involved with the Portola Valley Parcel Tax Oversight Committee and is a member of the Tarratine Club of Islesboro Maine. Her personal interests include basketball, boating, cooking, hiking, reading, and spending time with her family.
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Islesboro, ME
Islesboro ME
Advisors at this office
1
California · Maine · Texas
28 years of industry experience
Bank Of America, N.a.
2009 - Present • 17 years
Menlo Park, CA
Merrill
2003 - Present • 23 years
Menlo Park, CA
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Series 63, Series 66
Deer Isle, ME
Deer Isle Research & Management, LLC
David Williams is the sole advisor at Deer Isle Research & Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Deer Isle, ME. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience, all with Deer Isle Research & Management since its founding in 2011. Deer Isle Research & Management provides research-driven advisory services primarily to institutional clients such as investment companies, hedge funds, and other pooled investment vehicles, with limited service to high-net-worth individuals. The firm specializes in concentrated coverage of life-science and healthcare companies, offering fundamental analysis, valuation, clinical-trial modeling, and discretionary portfolio management focused on a select group of companies.
CFP®, Series 63, Series 66
Camden, ME
Ampersand Investment Advisors
Catherine Downey is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 24 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Ampersand Investment Advisors and has a background that includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and work as a self-employed CPA. Ampersand Investment Advisors is an independent, state-registered firm providing fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach with discretionary portfolio management and offers a broad range of investment options along with qualified retirement plan consulting for institutional clients.
Series 65
Belfast, ME
Cubic Pye Capital Management, Inc.
Nicholas Pye is the president of Cubic Pye Capital Management, Inc. in Belfast, Maine, and holds a Series 65 credential with 22 years of industry experience. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a partner in Cubic Pye LLP, a tax advisory and personal financial planning firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, which operates separately from his investment advisory business. He has been involved with Cubic Pye LLP since 2000. Cubic Pye Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm customizes portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses, and offers ongoing monitoring and rebalancing or consulting services depending on client needs.
Series 63, Series 66
Rockport, ME
Integral Financial Planners
Ryan Gosline is a financial advisor at Integral Financial Planners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to founding Integral Financial Planners, he worked at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa for eight years and at Fidelity for one year. Integral Financial Planners is an independent investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and third-party research to manage discretionary investment portfolios and offers financial and business planning services through a structured discovery, diagnosis, and implementation process.
CFP®, Series 65
Rockport, ME
Logbook Financial Planning, LLC
Christopher Cortese is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal of Logbook Financial Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in Rockport, Maine. Cortese has a background that includes over a decade of service with the U.S. Department of State, where he also provides ad hoc management consulting in logistics, operations, and human resources. Logbook Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment management. The firm offers tailored investment policies and discretionary portfolio management through its “Partnered Planning” program, alongside public educational webinars and workshops.
Series 65
Rockport, ME
Birch Point Wealth Management LLC
David Pio is a financial advisor at Birch Point Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Norwegian Bay Capital and M&A Real Estate Partners. Birch Point Wealth Management LLC offers fee-only investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, passively managed, globally diversified portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerance.
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