Large-firm financial advisors working with educators, teachers, and academics in Oregon

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 navigating complex benefits like pensions, 403(b) plans (retirement savings for public educators), or loan forgiveness programs tied to your teaching career. Without an advisor familiar with educator-specific financial rules, you risk missing out on key opportunities or mismanaging your retirement timeline. Large-firm advisors often have access to broader resources and specialized teams that can support your unique needs.

  • Pension integration. Confirm how they incorporate your pension into your overall retirement plan, not just your investment accounts.
  • Loan forgiveness navigation. Ask how they help optimize your strategy around federal or state loan forgiveness programs.
  • 403(b) plan expertise. Ensure they understand the nuances of your retirement plan options and contribution limits.
  • Academic income cycles. Discuss how they plan for irregular income patterns, such as summer breaks or sabbaticals, in your cash flow management.

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Devin H

CFP®, Series 65

Bend, OR

Farther

Devin Harrigan is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2025. Prior to joining Farther, he spent over two decades at Ascent Capital Management LLC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates via a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, primarily with ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools under internal review.

Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Options & derivatives strategies
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Shannon G

Series 63, Series 65

Eugene, OR

Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC

Shannon Grant is a financial advisor at Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Roehl & Yi in 2021, he worked at Advised Assets Group LLC from 2006 to 2017. Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental analysis with an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers discretionary portfolio management with ongoing reviews.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Michelle W

Series 66

Lake Oswego, OR

Allium Financial Advisors, LLC

Michelle Wanless is a financial advisor at Allium Financial Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including D.A. Davidson & Co. and E2I Advisors, LLC. Wanless is also a commissioned notary public for the state of Washington. Allium Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $638.9 million in client assets and serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and manager selection.

Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Private / alternative investments
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Rebecca R

Series 63, Series 65

Lake Oswego, OR

Human Investing

Rebecca Rohleder is a financial advisor at Human Investing with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Human Investing in 2025, she worked at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa for ten years, as well as at LPL Financial and Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Human Investing serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and retirement plan sponsors by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, tax consulting, and workplace advisory services. The firm employs a fee-only fiduciary model and commonly uses broadly diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, including direct indexing through a Vanguard Personalized Indexing relationship.

General retirement planning Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Rahul S

Series 65

Corvallis, OR

Red Spruce Capital, LLC

Rahul Shah is a financial advisor at Red Spruce Capital, LLC in Corvallis, OR, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Red Spruce Capital since 2014. Red Spruce Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and a long-term investment approach. The firm is notable for its use of borrowing strategies in separately managed accounts and manages approximately $257 million across 143 client accounts.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies
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Arjun S

Series 66

Frisco, TX

TIAA-CREF

Arjun Swarup is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, he worked at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and has an academic background from NYU College of Arts and Sciences. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing managed account services within a fiduciary framework, including acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Educators, Teachers, and Academics Founder/Business Owner Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals
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Kevin H

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, AL

RFG Advisory, LLC

Kevin Harper is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with RFG Advisory, LLC in Birmingham, AL, where he has worked since 2015, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Ameriprise. Harper is a co-owner of LHP Capital LLC, a commercial real estate business. RFG Advisory provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and select institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary investment strategies through model portfolios, third-party platforms, and serves as a sub-adviser to multiple ETFs, with additional specialized services for retirement accounts and alternative investments.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Women Professionals Mid-Career Professionals

Jacob H

Series 63, Series 66

Charlotte, NC

Edward Jones

Jacob Heinz is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Charlotte, NC, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His previous positions include roles at Fidelity Investments and E*TRADE Capital Management. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a nationwide network of thousands of financial advisors and branch offices.

Divorce financial planning Retirement income strategy Wealth management Real estate investing Educators, Teachers, and Academics
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Lindsey E

Series 63, Series 65

Cambridge, MN

EFS Advisors

Lindsey Egan is a financial advisor at EFS Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at First Republic Securities and First Republic Investment Management from 2016 to 2019. Outside of her financial advisory role, Lindsey is the owner of Women Who Explore, a community offering outdoor adventures and small group travel experiences for women. EFS Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to a broad client base, including individuals, business entities, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a client-centric suitability scoring process combined with technology tools to recommend model portfolios and supports clients through discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Options & derivatives strategies Educators, Teachers, and Academics
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Scott S

Series 63, Series 65

Farmington, CT

Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC

Scott Stevens is a financial advisor at Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Stevens is also the proprietor of Stevens & Associates, LLC, a separate business. Medallion Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, and retirement plans for educators and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with a long-term investment approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary account management and may utilize third-party managers when appropriate.

General retirement planning Educators, Teachers, and Academics
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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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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Wesley P

Series 63, Series 66

Fort Worth, TX

Wells Fargo Clearing

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years. Outside of finance, he has been involved with #TagMeBro LLC and Fry Street Public House. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016, previously serving at Axa Advisors and MSI Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for Alpha Light Fund Inc., a nonprofit focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of representatives and third-party managers. The firm offers various investment vehicles and ERISA fiduciary services, relying on third-party program sponsors and an affiliation with a publicly traded parent company.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Concentrated stock management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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