Top advisors focused on concentrated stock management in Vermont

Matthew Mc Bride is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with three years of industry experience. He is an advisor at One Day In July LLC in Burlington, VT, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining the firm, he held roles at the University of Vermont and Saint Michael's College. Outside of advising, Matthew is involved in facility valuation and market research as an owner of a self-storage business in Colchester, VT. One Day In July LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach focused on low-cost, passively managed ETFs and offers a distinct environmental investing option that screens funds by carbon intensity and fossil fuel reserves.

Kenneth Detz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Primerica Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling various insurance products, including long-term care insurance and fixed annuities. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers a range of investment programs and financial planning solutions supported by proprietary and third-party strategies.

Danny Lattrell is a financial advisor at SPC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014. Lattrell also operates Lattrell Insurance, where he has been involved in the sale of various lines of insurance and annuities for over four decades. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisors and approximately $5.66 billion in assets under management. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering both discretionary and nondiscretionary management tailored to client needs.

Seamus Byrne is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Morgan Stanley and previously worked at Edward Jones, Financial Designs, Ltd (M Financial Group), and Booth Brokerage LLC. Byrne is based in Colchester, VT. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services that include advisory and brokerage capabilities.

Marjorie Netkin is a financial advisor with Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. and St Bernard Financial Services. She serves as president and majority owner of Edgewood Financial Group, which operates branch offices for her affiliated firms. Woodstock Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers to individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $630 million in assets and offers tailored investment strategies, including a performance-based fee program benchmarked to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

Ethan Siekkinen is a financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2023. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at J Wilson Wealth Management and has experience outside finance with Rizzo Lawn Care. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by a proprietary equity market valuation model.

Stephen Harris is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 designation. He has worked at Fisher Investments since 2023 and previously was involved with FIBA Basketball and East Stroudsburg University. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, providing discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized investment policy committee and employs tax-aware processes and defensive tactics to manage risk and positioning.

Jace Hart is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Leo Wealth, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Leo Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of diversified ETF model portfolios and systematic single-stock models, utilizing sub-advisors and third-party managers to implement specialized strategies.

Barbara Brewer is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with RBC Capital Markets Corporation since 2008. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services, tailoring strategies to clients’ Advisory Risk Profiles through a mix of in-house and third-party providers.

Chad Clay is the sole advisor at Glass City Capital Management, LLC in Maumee, OH, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. Before founding his firm in 2018, he worked as an investor and previously served for eleven years with the City of Springfield, Illinois Fire Department. His background includes experience as a firefighter and EMT. Glass City Capital Management is an independent, fee-only firm providing discretionary investment management focused on long-term capital appreciation for individuals and various entities. The firm emphasizes a concentrated, actively managed equity strategy built around a core “best ideas” approach, typically holding five to forty individual securities with a preference for large-cap companies.