Financial Advisors in Columbia, Maryland (Howard County)

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

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

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

Michael Welsh, CFP, CPA/PFS
Welsh Financial & Accounting Services, LLC specializes in providing comprehensive personal financial planning on a fee-only basis. We also provide personal financial planning for specific events such as retirement & pension distribution options. Also, we offer annual financial checkups and tax planning to our clients. We do not provide the advisory service "assets under management" (usually a percent of client's investments) because we believe that the fees charged for this services will greatly reduce the client's net worth over time while investment advice and guidance can be provided in a more cost effective manner to the client through constant financial checkups and education.... See More

Denise Leish, BS, MBA
Money Plans has been providing financial advice and investment management services to a wide variety of middle income individuals for over thirty years. Investment management and consultations are provided.

L. Edward O'Hara, BS, CFP, EA

John Dolan, BA, CFP

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

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 Waller, CFA, CFP
WBH Advisory is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor with over $550 million in assets under management. Operating in Baltimore since 1986, WBH offers to provide clients with targeted financial planning and client centered investment management services. Our goal at WBH is to alleviate the stress that often comes with financial decision-making by giving clients the knowledge and support to make informed, confident choices.
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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

Fred Cornelius, CFA, CFP
In order to maintain our low client-advisor ratio and superior service, our minimum investable assets for new accounts is $1,000,000. For 25 years, Burt Wealth Advisors, has served as a trusted partner to individuals and families, providing wealth management guidance and solutions based on a thorough understanding of each client’s situation and goals. We take an objective and proactive approach, bringing proven expertise to bear on every aspect of a client’s wealth—from accumulation and growth through preservation and distribution. The Power of a Holistic Approach Our comprehensive approach is designed to create a plan that achieves your near- and longer-term goals, whether you are seeking fundamental investment management, are providing care for an aging family member, or are looking to establish a philanthropic legacy that makes a difference in your community.When crafting an integrated wealth management plan, we offer expertise in:Financial planningTax planningRetirement income planningInter-generational wealth transferEstate planningPhilanthropy What Makes Us DifferentWe’ve had the privilege of working with individuals and families often over multiple generations. In that time, we’ve learned that our clients value and appreciate the combination of traits that distinguish our firm. Client Centered: Our advisors are focused on their clients and their personal financial situations. As Fee-Only advisors, we are committed to carefully recommending a prudent course of action that is strictly in the best interests of our clients.Market Knowledge: Since 1985, we have provided wealth management for clients through a wide range of market conditions. Our track record and experience through the... See More

Robert Sinsheimer, CFP, CPA, MBA
Thomas B. Conway, JD CFP® AEP® CTFA® CIMA® CPWA® AIF® CLU® RICP® CRC® CPO® is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with top credentials and deep cross-disciplinary expertise offering professional planning services for a flat fee without a requirement of assets under management (AUM). He is an attorney with a practice concentration in personal finance and investing, retirement planning and estate planning. He is the President, Founder and Managing Member of the Connemara Group, LLC (www.connemara.com), with principal offices in Rockville, Maryland and meeting locations in Washington, DC (Willard Office Building) and Northern Virginia.
Connemara is relatively unique in that it provides highly qualified professional planning services using cutting-edge technology for a flat fee without a requirement that clients relinquish control over their investment portfolios in exchange for ongoing asset management fees. Clients are given specific investment recommendations with supporting research using low-cost traditional open end mutual funds (active and passive) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) using Vanguard or Fidelity as custodian. Periodic follow-up reviews are then scheduled as needed. Most clients are professionals and executives (public, private and not-for-profit) nearing or in retirement. Other clients are mid-career professionals and rising executives. Still others are affluent young professionals. A practice niche involves serving wealthy international families and families of significant inherited wealth.



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Albert Teplin, CFP, PhD