Investment

Investment Management

Through an extensive network of professional resources and access to state of-the-art performance measurement tools, we help you develop, build and monitor your investment portfolios. Services for your investment capital, foundations and qualified plans include:

Marion Consulting, LLC has developed a strategic business relationship with Exeter Financial, LLC.
About Exeter Financial

Exeter Financial is a wealth management firm that is comprised of highly specialized professionals in the areas of investing, estate and trust planning, and tax planning. In developing your wealth strategy, we place strong value on your personal fulfillment and satisfaction. We work closely with you to create a personalized plan that puts you in control and at ease for now and the future.

Unlike many of the large financial services companies, we are truly independent in our analysis of solutions for our clients. For this reason, our founders felt to better serve their clients they needed to create a truly independent firm that at its core is 100% driven to helping clients achieve their objectives in a conflict free environment.

Private Wealth Management

Our planning process begins by working closely with our clients to identify their long-term goals and risk tolerance. We then seek to develop a long-term asset allocation and work with each client to implement an appropriate strategy to help them meet their objectives. Additionally, we review each client’s portfolio on an ongoing basis and evaluate possible adjustments in response to economic changes, market trends or client needs. We are committed to identifying, creating and providing access to some of the best, most innovative investment ideas and opportunities. We are our clients trusted wealth advisor.

Private Wealth Management Products and Services

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Investment Consulting
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Consolidated Reporting
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Tax-Managed Strategies
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Investment Policy Statements
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Separate Accounts
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Comprehensive Performance Reporting
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Financial Planning
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Stock Option Analysis
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Alternative Investments
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Concentrated Stock Consulting


The Exeter Difference

Exeter Financial is an independent, fee-based private wealth management firm. The real value of partnering with Exeter Financial is that you will increase the certainty of achieving your total wealth management goals. We’ve accomplished this for others and we’ll achieve this for you.

We built our team, process, and platform based on the specific and unique needs of our clients — entrepreneurs, executives and family offices. Our clients desire:

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Independent advice and full transparency—not a “product push”.
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Integrated advice—customized planning based on all aspects of their financial situation. Analyzing both sides of their balance sheet, cash flow, tax and estate related issues.
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Institutional processes--investment policy statement, financial and estate plan, philanthropic and charitable giving plan.
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Customized reporting—integrating all financial assets regardless of where they are held.
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Teams of highly experienced professionals that understand their unique set of issues and experiences.

At Exeter, we feel there are four key ingredients that differentiate us in the marketplace and are the foundation of why our clients have selected us as their trusted advisor. We call it the 4P’s (People, Process, Platform and Personal Attention).

People - our clients have a dedicated team of highly experienced wealth management professionals in the areas of financial planning, “traditional” investment management, alternative investment strategies, concentrated stock consulting and estate/succession planning. Given the breadth and depth of expertise at Exeter, our clients are assured of pro-active advice based on each client’s objectives.

Process - our team employs a disciplined and integrated planning process that enables us to work closely with our clients to assess their entire financial picture. Clients’ needs and objectivity are the foundation of our planning process.

Platform - given our clients are wealthy entrepreneurs, executives and family offices, we created an independent “institutional” advice platform. Our platform not only provides “best of class” solutions in the traditional investment management area but also has a very expansive and comprehensive offering in the alternative investment area. We believe our background, expertise, focus and capabilities in alternative investment area is a significant differentiator in the marketplace and great value to our clients.

Personal Attention - As a result of our team working with a limited number of relationships, we can spend the time necessary to truly understand our clients’ goals and objectives as well as work closely with their other advisors (CPA, attorney, etc.). This approach allows us to provide the pro-active advice and service our clients expect.

The Marketplace and competition

“Wealth Management.” Today there are a whole host of firms that use the “wealth management” tag line. At Exeter, we feel that the vast majority of these “wealth management” firms are not providing a truly comprehensive and integrated approach to helping clients achieve their objectives.

Investment Banking

At Exeter Financial we work closely with The Shemano Group to help fulfill our clients Investment Banking needs. The Shemano Group, Inc., founded in 1994, is a privately-owned boutique investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm provides full-service investment banking solutions to growth companies in various industries. Noted for its specialty in Institutional Private Placements (PIPEs), The Shemano Group’s other investment banking services include: Initial Public Offerings and Follow-ons; Market Making / Block Trading; Restricted Stock Services; Merger and Acquisitions and Financial Advisory; Private Equity, Debt, and Mezzanine Financing; and, Corporate Consulting.

The Exeter Team

Stephen Harrison, Managing Partner


Stephen Harrison is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Exeter Financial. Mr. Harrison and team provide High Net Worth individuals, families, and related entities with comprehensive and integrated wealth management services which include strategic planning, investment consulting, alternative investment strategies, single stock risk management, and estate and tax planning through professional intermediaries.

Prior to becoming a founding member of Exeter Financial, Mr. Harrison served as Managing Director, Private Wealth Management at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR). Prior to his tenure at FBR, Mr. Harrison served as Senior Vice President for The Private Bank at Bank of America and Vice President at Northern Trust.

Mr. Harrison received his Business Degree from the University of Washington.


Peter Helms, Managing Partner


Peter Helms is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Exeter Financial. Mr. Helms and team provide High Net Worth individuals, families, and related entities with comprehensive and integrated wealth management services which include strategic planning, investment consulting, alternative investment strategies, single stock risk management, and estate and tax planning through professional intermediaries.

Prior to becoming a founding member of Exeter Financial, Mr. Helms served as Managing Director, Private Wealth Management at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR). Prior to his tenure at FBR, Mr. Helms served as Senior Vice President for The Private Bank at Bank of America and Private Wealth Advisor at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Helms received his undergraduate degree and graduate business degree from the University of Arizona.



Beth Sexworth, Partner, Chief Investment Officer


Beth Sexworth is a Partner, Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Exeter Financial. Prior to joining Exeter Financial, Beth was Senior Vice President of Investments, Private Wealth Management, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR). Prior to her time at FBR, Ms. Sexworth served as National Chief Investment Officer for JP Morgan's Private Client Services and head of the Private Client Investment Advisory Group. This group was dedicated to due diligence on external products offered, client portfolio performance reporting, proposal support, educational materials and general private client-related investment research.

Previously, Ms. Sexworth was in charge of a similar group at Arthur Andersen, where she served on the Arthur Andersen Financial Advisors Advisory Board and Investment Committee, as well as serving as Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Sexworth began her career at Andersen providing tax, investment and other financial advice to private clients and not-for-profit organizations.

Ms. Sexworth received her Master's of Professional Accounting in Taxation at The University of Texas at Austin and her BBA in Finance from Baylor University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Financial Planner ™ and a Certified Public Accountant.



Paul Ohanian, Managing Director


Paul Ohanian is a Managing Director at Exeter Financial. Mr. Ohanian and team provide High Net Worth individuals, families, and related entities with comprehensive and integrated wealth management services which include strategic planning, investment consulting, alternative investment strategies, single stock risk management, and estate and tax planning through professional intermediaries.

Mr. Ohanian received his accounting degree from Southern Illinois University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status) and Certified Financial Planner® who has spent his entire career developing innovative tax and investment strategies for clients. Mr. Ohanian is the former president of the Scottsdale Sunrise Rotary.

Mr. Ohanian is recognized as a leading authority on investment management. His insight on such topics has been featured in the Arizona Republic, Smart Money and CNBC.



Glenn Williamson, Managing Director, Investment Banking


Glenn Williamson is the Managing Director of Investment Banking at Exeter Financial. Mr. Williamson has over 7 years of international private equity experience and 20 years of CEO experience including taking 5 of his technology based start up company’s public either in Canada or in the United States. Mr. Williamson has extensive business experience across Asia, Europe and Canada in the institutional financial markets.

Mr. Williamson sits on multiple public and private company boards. Mr. Williamson is Founder of the Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC) a non-profit Arizona Corporation whose purpose is to promote increased bilateral trade and investment between Canada and Arizona. Mr. Williamson is an Honorary Commander at Luke U.S. Air Force Base in Arizona.



David Geil, Senior Vice President


David Geil is a Senior Vice President at Exeter Financial. Mr. Geil entered the financial services industry in 1975 after completing three years of teaching English as a foreign language in the German school systems. Realizing that helping individuals attain financial and personal goals was a better fit for his own goals, Mr. Geil quickly elevated his practice to high net worth individuals and successful businesses.

Previously, Mr. Geil was Senior Vice President of First Phoenix Securities and CEO of a specialty insurance company. As a former board member of the Phoenix Chapter of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, he chaired the “Sections” committees for eight years. Participants in these educational meetings are some of the most respected credentialed professionals in the industry. The Phoenix program received national acclaim four years consecutively. He has also chaired the “American Business Ethics Awards” committee for Arizona.

Mr. Geil is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant with a broad background in investment planning, estate planning and risk management.


Sean Gauthier, Senior Vice President





Joseph Dodgson, Chief Technology Officer


Joe Dodgson is Chief Technology Officer at Exeter Financial. Mr. Dodgson has over 12 years of experience in the information technology industry producing solutions for an array of clients, including start-ups, human resource and payroll outsourcing companies. Over the past two years, Mr. Dodgson has centered his experience on providing technical solutions in the restaurant and financial industries, providing technical leadership for businesses.

PMr. Dodgson received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.



Dorra Tang, Director of Client Solutions


Dorra Tang is Director of Client Solutions at Exeter Financial. Ms. Tang has 7 years of industry experience specifically related to Private Wealth Management. Prior to joining Exeter Financial, Ms. Tang was Senior Registered Relationship Consultant for Charles Schwab & Co. in their Institutional Division. This elite division offered superior service and operations support for high net worth clients managed by Registered Independent Advisors. While at Schwab, Ms. Tang developed a specialized group of Institutional International experts who provided wealth management options for Offshore and Non-resident clients. She is multilingual, fluent in both Cantonese and Spanish. Ms. Tang received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Zoology/Biology from Arizona State University where she was also captain of the women’s swimming team.



Danielle Blauch, Associate


Danielle Blauch is an Analyst at Exeter Financial. Prior to joining Exeter, Ms. Blauch provided support to a team of residential mortgage lenders in Phoenix, Arizona. While there, she assisted in product shopping, interest rate locking, and processing. Ms. Blauch graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Education from Arizona State University.



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