Financial Advisors in Maryland

Brian serves as the manager of a division within Planning Solutions Group named PSG Clarity. PSG Clarity is a unique planning team that focuses on affordable and efficient financial planning for hard working Americans who have been under served by the investment management industry thus far. Generally focusing on individuals under a certain threshold of investable assets, rather than above it, Brian and his team help everyday folks accomplish financial goals that have thus far proved difficult due to complexity, procrastination, or being overlooked by other planners.
With 13 years in the financial planning field, Brian focuses his practice in the areas of retirement planning, investments, and insurance protection, with a special interest in assisting public sector employees. He is the author of "Total Compensation: A Practical Guide to Federal Employee Benefits", has contributed articles to Maryland Banking Blog, and Fedsmith. He has been quoted or appeared on financial planning news articles at Dailyfinance, The Street dot com and Fox Business, What's Up Annapolis magazine, Taste of the Bay magazine, The Severna Park Voice, and on Michael Hodes Estate Planning radio show.

He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®), and Certified in Long Term Care (CLTC). He also holds his FINRA Series 7, and 66 registrations.

Brian currently serves as a board member for the Baltimore chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, is member of the Maryland Financial Planning Association and participates on their communications committee, and is on the marketing committee of the West County Chamber of Commerce. Through the FPA's speaker's bureau he spoke in 2014 on federal employee benefits to the organization's members and also at the Library of Congress for federal employees. Recently he also participated in the Maryland FPA's Money Power Day in Baltimore, MD by offering pro bono one on one planning sessions.

His profile as a financial planner is featured at wiser advisor dot com, the CFP board's lets make a plan dot org site, nerd wallet dot com, and Brightscopedot com. He has been interviewed as a featured author at Business info guide.
Brian graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in English. He lives with his wife Merin and their daughters, Charlotte and Caroline in Odenton, MD.

Securities offered through Triad Advisors, Member FINRA / SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Planning Solutions Group, LLC. Planning Solutions Group, LLC is not affiliated with Triad Advisors. PSG Clarity is a division of Planning Solutions Group, LLC.... See More

ReFrame Financial Planning is on a mission to shift the mindset around financial planning and “traditional” retirement. We help those who are thinking about an encore phase to re-imagine and design the second half of their lives.

As fee-only financial planners, we start with you. Your values, passions and purpose. Together, we unleash the possibilities of your next chapter.... See More

BNB Wealth Management, LLC is dedicated to enhancing the financial lives and enriching the family legacies of our clients as well as the institutional clients with whom we work. As a privately held financial and investment advisory firm, we offer independent, unbiased financial counsel focused on our clients’ unique needs and priorities. While this independence provides our clients with highly personalized services, BNB offers a complete range of services and access to global investment opportunities and best-in-class multi-generational estate and financial planning strategies. We invite you to learn about BNB’s thoughtful, insightful and committed qualities that are at the heart of everything we do to help you achieve financial excellence for generations to come.... See More

At JSK Financial Services, we hold ourselves to a higher standard.

We are fiduciaries for our clients and always look to put their needs first - not ours. By using a financial planning approach, providing flexibility to work with other advisors, having an open architecture, and charging fees for services (as opposed to sales), we are confident our clients’ needs will be met in an objective and thoughtful manner. We’ve gone out of our way to join organizations and partner with other firms that have the same commitment and philosophy.

We are a financial planning firm committed to to providing you with unbiased and independent advise along with the highest level of service at fair and reasonable cost.... See More

Investors have diverse needs, objectives and risk tolerances. Horan Capital Management offers custom-tailored portfolios, including asset allocation, fixed income and equity only strategies that help to meet our clients’ goals. Regardless of approach however, the bedrock of all of the strategies we provide is a disciplined, time-tested, intrinsic value-conscious investment selection process.

Fundamental to this approach is that we look at each investment through the eyes of a business owner, evaluating opportunities individually based on long run potential. Our team looks at investment ideas from a bottoms-up perspective, paying particular attention to business quality, price and investment-specific risks. By paying strict attention to quality and price, we believe we can best serve to protect and grow client capital.

Horan Capital Management has received national third party recommendations and endorsements in the following publications:

Financial Advisor's Top RIA Survey Financial Magazine (2007, 2008), Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors Barrons Magazine (2007), Bloomberg Wealth Manager Magazine, Top Dog List: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Top 250 Financial Advisors in America, Worth Magazine (1998, 1999, 2001),The Up and Comers - Top 25 emerging Investment-advisory firms Forbes.com (2008)... See More

Charles Ryan, CFP
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Tim Baker, CFP
A Prescription for Financial Freedom.
Script Financial is a fee-only financial planning firm dedicated to help pharmacists and young professionals meet their financial goals. I look for clients who are seeking a long term relationship, who are eager to learn and want to be coached. If you are a young professional, a pharmacist or about to become one, we should work together!... See More

Ben Brown, CFP, EA
Entelechy is a financial life planning & investment management company. Our mission is to help people use money as a tool to realize life goals and reach their full potential.
No sales. No minimums. No hidden fees.
We focus on three core offerings provided as separate and distinct services.
Comprehensive Financial Planning
An ongoing relationship with a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ for a flat annual fee, paid monthly or quarterly. Comprehensive planning means we'll cover all the bases, from your initial plan and goal setting, to optimizing your cash flow, insurance, estate & tax planning, and much more. With regular check-ins to make sure you're on track and unlimited support, we're your collaborative partner in every decision that might be remotely related to money throughout the year.
Investment Management
Tailor-made investment portfolios based on your individual goals, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. No commissions. No nonsense. No trying to beat or time the market. We'll regularly rebalance your account, take advantage of tax-loss harvesting opportunities to save you money on your tax return, handle all cash management, and manage your portfolio with an approach backed by decades of academic research. All for one simple fee.
Financial Planning Projects
One-time engagements designed for those that aren't yet ready for an ongoing relationship. Projects can involve answers to a few specific questions, or help with a specific task like optimizing your employee benefits. A detailed write-up of all recommendations is included at the end of the project, with one simple fee based on project scope and complexity.... See More

Eliot Simon, BA, CFP
Garnet Group provides sound, unbiased advice on everything that touches your financial life. To provide the best possible service to our clients we:learn about your financial priorities and help to refine your goals and resolve conflicting objectives;thoroughly evaluate opportunities to clearly frame possible courses of action;manage your investment assets using time-tested, coherent investment strategies geared to your risk tolerance;ensure that your plans are supported by appropriate insurance and estate planning; coordinate with your other advisors to ensure that all of your planning is aligned with your priorities;offer proactive advice in response to changes in the financial world as well as respond to changes in your situation and life. We are committed to helping our clients make the most of their financial life. We work to simplify complicated financial matters and determine the best course for you. By working with Garnet Group you receive seamless, comprehensive advice allowing you to concentrate on other facets of your life.
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Steven Jefferys, CFA, CFP, MBA
Arch Financial Advisors, LLC is an independent, fee-only registered investment advisor (RIA) located in Bethesda, MD. As an RIA, the firm has a legal and fiduciary obligation to put their client's interest first. The firm was founded by Steve Jefferys, CFA, CFP(R), to provide financial planning and investment management services to individuals and families looking for unbiased financial advice.... See More

Thad Ismart, CFP
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is a nationally recognized wealth management firm providing objective advice since 1986.
BFWA integrates investment management, retirement and estate planning, and tax services so you can rest easy and enjoy your money.
We work with families and individuals in a comfortable Fee-Only setting free of commissions and undisclosed conflicts of interest.... See More

James McGrath, CFP, CLU, CPA
Financial Strategies was founded in 1984 on the premise that taxes were an integral part of the Financial Planning and Investment Advisory practice. Realizing that very few Planners were providing integrated Tax services, Jim McGrath started incorporating tax planning and preparation for one fee for all of his Advisory clients.
We currently use the groundbreaking Investment philosophies of Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) to create the bulk of our client portfolios. DFA funds are only available through a limited, very selective group of Advisors, who have undergone additional, DFA sponsored education.
When Jim joined NAPFA in 2004, he was one of six NAPFA Registered Planners with the credentials of CPA, CFP and CLU.
We currently offer a free, 30 to 45 minute initial meeting for those considering Investment Advisory services. For those who are looking for more immediate answers to their questions, we provide a "Two Hour Tuneup" as a way for a review of your most pressing concerns.
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Jaime Quiros, CFP
FBB Capital Partners provides wealth management, investment and financial planning services to a select group of financially established private clients and institutions in the Washington DC area and nationwide. FBB has been helping clients grow and sustain wealth for more than 25 years.
We are an independent wealth management firm serving as trusted partner to affluent individuals, families, foundations and endowments.
Our highly personalized, consultative approach lets us better understand our clients' financial goals, while our team of investment professionals and planning experts provides our clients with the sophisticated, objective advice they deserve.
Over more than two decades we have built the firm into an organization capable of serving our clients' needs for generations to come. As a fiduciary, we are held to the highest industry standards of trust and confidence, and act with undivided loyalty to our clients. As an employee-owned firm, we offer independent thinking, free from the constraints of corporate interests. And as a fee-only advisor, we avoid the conflicts of interest inherent in brokerage and certain other financial advisory arrangements.
Each FBB client is served by a dedicated Portfolio Manager who becomes a core member of the client's financial team. What sets up apart is our flexibility in structuring portfolios and the level of attention we offer our clients. We do not force our clients into one-size-fits-all portfolios, but instead tailor each portfolio to the client's unique goals, risk preferences, time frame and tax situation. We also work extensively with our clients' other advisors, such as tax professionals and estate-planning attorneys.
Through dedicated teamwork - as true financial partners - we aim to exceed the expectations of our valued clients.... See More

Mark Stinson, CFP, CPA, MBA
Areas of specialty include planning for retirement, mid-life marriage, life transitions, value investing, managing safe withdrawals for lifetime income and working with small business owners. Our minimum is $1,000,000 in investable assets.
2016 - Top Money Advisors, Washingtonian Magazine 2016 - Five Star Wealth Manager, Baltimore Magazine; 2015 - Best Financial Advisors; Medical Economics Please visit our website for more information and to sign up for our Insights and News.... See More

Rianka Dorsainvil, CFP