Seasoned financial advisors working with young professionals in McLean, VA

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

You might be starting your career or recently moved to McLean, VA, facing unique financial challenges like managing student loans, saving for a home, or planning for future family needs. Without experienced guidance, it's easy to overlook how local factors like Northern Virginia's housing market and federal workforce impact your financial decisions.

  • Career stage insight. Look for advisors who understand the financial pressures and opportunities young professionals face early in their careers.
  • Local market knowledge. Confirm they consider Northern Virginia's high incomes and housing dynamics when advising on real estate or cost-of-living adjustments.
  • Long-term growth focus. Ask how they balance paying down debt with investing for retirement and other goals.
  • Experience with young clients. Seasoned advisors here have navigated similar client journeys, offering perspective beyond textbook advice.

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Benjamin P

Series 63, Series 65

McLean, VA

Cary Street Partners

Benjamin Peress is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dixon, Hubard, Feinour & Brown, Inc., Old Dominion Capital Management, and Outfitter Advisors, Ltd. He is also a member of WRE Hendersonville, LLC. Cary Street Partners serves individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients with a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm integrates proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and AI tools in its investment approach.

ESG / Sustainable investing
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Anthony M

CFP®, Series 65

McLean, VA

SageVest Wealth Management

Anthony Matteo is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SageVest Wealth Management since 2019. He previously worked at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for four years. SageVest Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable accounts, and small businesses with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $423 million in assets for about 150 clients and constructs diversified, multi-asset class portfolios using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, supplemented by fundamental and limited technical analysis alongside third-party investment consulting.

Wealth management General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting
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Robert S

CFA®

McLean, VA

Everett Harris & Co

Robert Speidel is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Everett Harris & Company since 2002. Everett Harris provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a predominantly buy-and-hold strategy, investing across U.S. and foreign equities, fixed income, commodities, and options.

Active portfolio management
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Ravi N

PFS™, Series 66

McLean, VA

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Ravi Narayan is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 66 license, with 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cambridge in 2019, he worked at Summit Financial Group Inc and Summit Brokerage Services Inc from 2014 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in Radiant Solutions Inc, a CPA and tax preparation business he has operated since 2005. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent financial professionals, utilizing proprietary and third-party model strategies across multiple platform arrangements.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Annuities Self-Employed

Brian C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

McLean, VA

Edward Jones

Brian Callery is a CFP® certificant with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2003. He is registered with the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, Callery performs periodically as a musician in a band. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and supports a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide, offering a range of investment strategies and affiliated financial services.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Multi-generational wealth transfer Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Donald H

Series 63, Series 65

Dallas, TX

Beaird Harris

Donald Harris is a financial advisor at Beaird Harris with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Beaird Harris Wealth Management, Inc. since 1996, as well as Beaird Harris & Co P.C. since 1989. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a managing officer and trustee for several trusts and management companies. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified asset-class exposure primarily through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers alternative investments and tax-managed strategies.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Retired Young Professionals
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Katie S

CFP®, Series 65

Raleigh, NC

Curi Capital, LLC

Katie Strother is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC in Raleigh, NC, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Park Ridge Asset Management and Curi RMB Capital LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in her community as a nursery room leader at Peace Church and serves as a varsity girls soccer coach at Wilson Christian Academy. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets and serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach using proprietary and third-party strategies across equity and fixed income, and offers a range of services including wealth management and specialized offerings for medical professionals.

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Doctor or Medical Professional Founder/Business Owner Young Professionals
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Jill R

Series 65

Columbus, OH

Aptus Financial, LLC

Jill Raderstorf is a financial advisor at Aptus Financial, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hamilton Capital, LLC and Fifth Third Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an unpaid advisor to Accelerating Angels, a venture investment firm focused on high-growth, women-owned businesses, where she assists with building due diligence processes. Aptus Financial provides flat-fee financial planning and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored defined-contribution plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning over discretionary portfolio management, supporting clients with passive, long-term indexing strategies, structured educational programs, and subscription-based ongoing support.

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner Doctor or Medical Professional
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Matt J

CFP®

Greensboro, NC

Defining Legacy Advisors

We’re built for families! We focus on bridging generations to connect families and their finances. As Baby Boomers, you created more wealth than any generation before you. Now in your retirement years, the economic expansion that aided your careers doesn’t feel as robust. You worry about your savings lasting a lengthy life expectancy. You also worry that your children and grandchildren will be the first generation to not have it better than the generation before them. Our goal is to solve both problems. Our structure allows us to provide the same great advice whether you have a lifetime of savings or you are just starting out. That means we can work with multiple generations, and where appropriate, find opportunities to coordinate across generations while maintaining privacy and independence. I am a millennial myself with over a decade of experience helping retirees with personal finances. That combination of youth and experience gives me an advantage over many of the advisors out there. My youth, to retirees, means I am likely to be around for the entirety of your retirement. All those plans you made with your advisor, will be executed by the advisor that helped you plan them. If that includes an inheritance, good news because I want to work with your heirs too! To a younger generation, you get an advisor you can relate to who doesn’t treat your problems as less significant because you don’t have the same level of assets. Just because I’m young, doesn’t mean I’m green! I was previously the Practicing Partner of a wealth management firm focused solely on retirees. As the lead portfolio manager, I oversaw almost $500 million in client portfolios. That experience means I’ve guided and advised clients through every stage of a successful retirement. It also means I know what a successful retirement looks like. As I’ve always said, best laid plans begin with the end in mind, so my experience serves just as well early in your journey to financial independence. I started my own firm because I saw an increasing need to reconnect families and their finances. Grandparents are providing child care, children are providing elderly care, and everyone is chipping in to pay for education. As much as ever families need each other, and our program is specifically designed to be prepared when they do.

General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner Retired Young Professionals

Michael G

Series 63, Series 65

San Francisco, CA

Merrill

Michael Grinnell is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since joining the firm in 2015, he has brought a problem-solving approach influenced by his background in Mechanical Engineering, earned from Santa Clara University. Michael concentrates on business development, marketing, and engaging with the next generation of clients. His areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, and small business strategies. He holds several professional designations, including Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of work, Michael enjoys a range of outdoor activities such as fishing, golfing, hiking, hunting, music, rock climbing, running, skiing, surfing, and tennis. He is actively involved in the community through organizations like St. Anthony Organization and The Covenant House California.

Wealth management Family Business General estate planning guidance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy Young Professionals Mid-Career Professionals
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Scott M

Series 63, Series 65

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

Scott Mahoney is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Giants Foot Cubed LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured planning tools and broad investment resources.

General estate planning guidance
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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David C

Series 63, Series 65

Houston, TX

LPL Financial

David Cade is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Next Financial Group, Inc. for 20 years before joining LPL Financial in 2025. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing research and model portfolios to support diversified investment strategies.

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

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Boston, MA

Santander Securities LLC

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting General retirement planning Income planning Founder/Business Owner
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Linda P

Series 63

Mt. Laurel, NJ

BC Advisors, LLC

Linda Postorivo is a financial advisor at BC Advisors, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with MAFG RIA Services, Inc. since 1994 and with Mid-Atlantic Companies since 1981. BC Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary investment recommendations grounded in fundamental analysis alongside technical and cyclical reviews, employing a variety of strategies including long-term, short-term, trading, options, and alternatives.

Active portfolio management

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