Top financial advisors working with women business owners in Maryland

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.

If you run a business as a woman owner, you face unique challenges like balancing growth with personal financial goals and navigating business succession. The biggest mistake is working with an advisor who treats your business finances separately from your personal wealth, missing opportunities to align both.

  • Integrated financial planning. Look for advisors who connect your business cash flow with your personal investment and retirement plans.
  • Business risk management. Ask how they help protect your business assets and income through insurance and contingency strategies.
  • Exit strategy insight. Confirm they can guide you through selling or transitioning your business in a way that supports your long-term financial security.
  • Understanding of women entrepreneurs. Seek advisors who recognize the specific hurdles women business owners face, such as access to capital and work-life balance.

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Hassan A

Series 65, Series 63

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He is registered with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement consulting, and brokerage services through a national network of investment adviser representatives.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Patrick F

Series 66

New Market, MD

Intentional

Patrick Ferguson is a financial advisor at Intentional, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Commonwealth Financial Network. In addition to his advisory role, Ferguson is licensed to sell fixed and traditional insurance products. Intentional provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan consulting for businesses and institutions. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and economic analysis in its investment approach and offers due diligence and monitoring of alternative and private investments for qualified investors.

Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner
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Christina C

Series 65

Bethesda, MD

Spire Wealth Management, LLC

Christina Cunningham is a financial advisor with Spire Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 license. She has six years of industry experience, having worked at Cardinal Wealth Management and First Financial Group. Prior to her advisory career, she spent four years at the University of Dayton. Spire Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led portfolios, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised solutions employing tactical, active, and passive investment approaches.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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David C

Series 63, Series 65

Annapolis, MD

Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc.

David Cunningham is a financial advisor with Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Westbourne Investment Advisors since 2007 and Cunningham Capital Management, LLC since 2012. Westbourne Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, corporate accounts, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages approximately $449 million and emphasizes fundamental analysis with multi-year holding periods, maintaining equity exposures between 60–90% and typically low portfolio turnover.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management

Charles P

Series 63, Series 65

Easton, MD

Merrill

Charles Pritchett is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on developing personalized financial plans that address clients' unique ambitions, including education funding, retirement lifestyle planning, and long-term family goals. His approach emphasizes simplicity and transparency in investment management to help clients navigate the complexities of wealth planning. Mr. Pritchett holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from Salisbury University. He holds the designation of Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of his professional work, he enjoys baseball, gardening, and spending time with his family.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Medicare planning Wealth management

Amanda C

Series 66

Plano, TX

Vanguard Advisers

Amanda Colon is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she has served for nearly five years. She specializes in guiding women executives, business owners, and families through retirement planning, business transitions, and various life changes. Amanda provides tailored financial strategies focused on areas such as college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, and philanthropic planning, among others. Amanda holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from the University of North Texas. Fluent in English and Spanish, Amanda combines her diverse cultural background and extensive experience across multiple industries to support clients in financial clarity and life fulfillment. Outside of her professional role, Amanda enjoys performing music as a singer-songwriter, traveling, and spending time with her family. She lives in North Texas with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.

General retirement planning Wealth management Business exit / sale strategy Family Business Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Women Professionals Women Business Owners Parents
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Kelly L

CFP®, Series 65

Fort Lee, NJ

Palisade Capital Management, LP

Kelly Lynch Moloney is a CFP® and Series 65 registered financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Palisade since 2025 and previously spent time with Orange Investment Advisors, Inc. and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, family offices, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental investment approach across multiple strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trusts.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Women Professionals Established Professionals Mid-Career Professionals
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Emilio E

Series 65

Towson, MD

HB Wealth

Emilio Egea is a financial advisor with HB Wealth who holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. He previously worked at HB Wealth (formerly WMS Partners, LLC) for four years and spent five years at Loyola University. HB Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management, as well as financial planning, to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, incorporates both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies, and provides outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement income strategy

Tracy B

CFP®

Lake Oswego, OR

TBG Investing

Women often take career breaks for caregiving, have lower lifetime earnings, and live longer, all of which can affect long-term financial stability. We get it. You’re not thinking about just getting by in retirement - you want to thrive. You want more freedom and peace of mind and want to truly enjoy life both now and in the future. I've taken a unique path in traveling the world for 6-months, have traveled to over 30 countries and went from banking in Chicago for 15 years to doing financial planning at wineries in Napa Valley. I'm here to support you wherever your life and unique journey - take you! Whether you're planning/preparing for retirement, want to travel more, retire early, start your own business, are managing a career change, or balancing caregiving responsibilities - I use my passion and 25+ years of finance experience working with trust clients, 401(k) investments and financial planning to build a customized financial plan and investment portfolio that’s based on your unique situation, goals and aspirations. We believe everyone deserves access to financial advice and help a range of clients. Please don't be shy in reaching out and setting up a complimentary consultation. We promise to talk about money in an easy-to-understand and 100% judgement-free zone. It’s possible - we can make talking about money fun! I love working with clients virtually across the nation and am active on LinkedIn - you can also check me out and get to know me more there! Education: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Finance Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management - MBA, Finance & Strategy

Business sale tax planning Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Women Professionals Women Business Owners Female Executives Gen X (Born 1965-1980)

Willa L

Series 63, Series 65

Hamilton, MT

Edward Jones

Willa Lande is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Hamilton, MT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2009. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 advisors.

Charitable giving & philanthropy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy Retirement withdrawal strategies Founder/Business Owner Women Professionals Women Business Owners

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