Seasoned advisors focused on founder/business owner in Vermont

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 own a business or founded one, you likely face complex decisions about growth, succession, and personal financial security. Without focused expertise, it's easy to overlook how your business choices affect your personal wealth and retirement plans. Seasoned advisors bring decades of experience, helping you navigate these intertwined challenges with a steady hand.

  • Business and personal finance integration. Look for advisors who connect your company’s cash flow and valuation with your personal investment and retirement strategies.
  • Succession and exit planning. Ask how they approach preparing your business for sale or transition while maximizing your financial outcome.
  • Risk management tailored to owners. Confirm they evaluate insurance and liability risks unique to founders and business owners.
  • Tax implications for owners. Ensure they understand how business decisions impact your personal tax situation and long-term wealth.

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Matthew M

CFA®, Series 65

Burlington, VT

One Day In July LLC

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.

ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Real estate investing
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Kenneth D

Series 63, Series 65

Parsippany, NJ

Primerica Advisors

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.

Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner
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Danny L

Series 63, Series 66

Lincoln, VT

SPC

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.

General retirement planning Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
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Seamus B

CFP®, Series 66

Colchester, VT

Morgan Stanley

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.

General estate planning guidance
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Marjorie N

Series 63, Series 65

Mountainside, NJ

Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc.

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.

Founder/Business Owner
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Edwina M

Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

Waverly Advisors, LLC

Edwina Martin is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and Teradata Corp for eleven years. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning. Waverly Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, employing a combination of centralized and customized investment strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill in multiple capacities since 2011, with brief stints at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities in 2022. Merrill serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm employs a range of program strategies and manager-constructed portfolios, with oversight from its CIO and platform management, and leverages its affiliation with Bank of America to support trading, lending, and capital markets activities.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

Chicago, IL

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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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

Chicago, IL

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 with LPL Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2025, he worked for Next Financial Group, Inc. for 20 years. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a broad range of investment solutions supported by an in-house Research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Sarah C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Boston, MA

Santander Securities LLC

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She is currently with Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously worked at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.

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 42 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at MAFG RIA Services, Inc. since 1994 and Mid-Atlantic Companies since 1981. BC Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services, portfolio analysis, and consolidated performance reporting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analytical approach supplemented by charting and cyclical analysis, offering a broad range of investment strategies and regularly performing due diligence and account reviews.

Active portfolio management
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