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Meredith Grace Phippen

Advisor at Williams Financial, LLC — North Bennington, VT

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

2 years

Location

North Bennington, VT 05257

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Williams Financial, LLC

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Total advisors

4

Clients per advisor

65 High

Avg AUM per client

$781,846 Typical

HNW client ratio

24% Typical

About

Meredith Phippen is a financial advisor at Williams Financial, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Williams Financial since 2019. Prior to her current role, she had brief engagements at Bennington College and Renee J. Jacobs, CPA, and spent six years at Evan Wilson Studios. Williams Financial, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm operates as a fiduciary, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with modern portfolio theory to deliver tailored investment strategies and offers additional in-house accounting, tax preparation, and bookkeeping services.

Client services

Based on Williams Financial, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Williams Financial, LLC

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning flat fees generally range from $6,000 to $8,000, complex plans $8,000 to $16,000 or more

Percentage

$1 - $1,000,000: 1.35% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.10% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.95% Above $5,000,001+: 0.70%

Project-based

Financial planning hourly rate offered (specific amounts not stated in brochure)

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: $1,500 per quarter for accounts under $500,000 Fee-only: Fee-Only basis; no commissions or sales charges

Location

North Bennington, VT

12 Main Street

North Bennington VT 05257

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

Vermont

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Williams Financial. LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Bennington, VT

N/a

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Hoosick Falls, NY

Bennington Colllege

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Bennington, VT

Renee J. Jacobs, CPA

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Bennington, VT

Evan Wilson Studios

2013 - 2019 • 6 years

Hoosick Falls, NY

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Mitsuo L

Series 63, Series 65

Cambridge, NY

Cambridge Wealth Management, LLC

Mitsuo Lockrow is a financial advisor at Cambridge Wealth Management, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an independent insurance agency. Cambridge Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a process-oriented investment approach combining fundamental security selection with strategic and tactical asset allocation, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial plans.

Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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James W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

North Bennington, VT

Williams Financial, LLC

James Williams is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience, currently serving at Williams Financial, LLC since 2005. He has worked as an adjunct professor at Hudson Valley Community College since 2011, teaching online courses. Williams Financial, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment management, pension consulting, and digital portfolio services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm combines a long-term investment approach with tactical asset allocation and various analytical methods, offering clients both integrated wealth management and investment-only options.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting
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Michael M

Series 63, Series 66

Bennington, VT

Bennington Financial Planning Group

Michael Mckenna is a financial advisor at Bennington Financial Planning Group with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Bennington Financial Planning Group since 1995. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation services. Bennington Financial Planning Group offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and government clients. The firm utilizes fundamental analysis complemented by technical and cyclical methods, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies including covered-call writing, and maintains a dual registration structure with an affiliated broker-dealer.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Shannon C

CFP®

Stamford, VT

The Alchemists, LLC

Shannon Clark is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Alchemists, LLC since 2026 and previously held roles at Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Nicollet Investment Management, Inc., and Wilkerson Resource Advisors, LLC. The Alchemists provides advisory services to individuals and businesses, including retirement plan sponsors, focusing on long-term, passive asset-allocation strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis. The firm serves approximately 90 clients with a small, two-advisor team and offers educational workshops and seminars at no charge.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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Donald M

CFP®, Series 63

Bennington, VT

Bennington Financial Planning Group

Donald Mckenna is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Bennington Financial Planning Group since 1995 and is also the president and owner of D.B. Mckenna & Co., Inc., a broker-dealer firm. In addition, he owns a small real estate firm and provides tax preparation services. Bennington Financial Planning Group offers portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and government clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis supplemented by technical and cyclical analysis, employs both long- and short-term trading strategies including covered-call writing, and maintains a distinctive operational model with an affiliated broker-dealer.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Tyler C

CFP®, Series 65, Series 66

North Bennington, VT

Williams Financial, LLC

Tyler Cinelli is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Williams Financial, LLC since 2017 and previously held positions at LT Trust, America's Best 401k, Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, MSI Financial Services, Inc., and Edward Jones. Williams Financial, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and professional investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term investment approach combined with tactical asset allocation and multiple analysis techniques, offering integrated wealth management and digital portfolio services alongside in-house accounting and tax preparation.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting
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