Margaret Ellison
Founding Partner, CFP®
Aldercrest Wealth Partners is an independent advisory firm helping individuals, families, and business owners plan, invest, and build lasting wealth - guided by a team that puts your interests first.
For more than 25 years, Aldercrest has advised clients the independent way - free of proprietary products, sales quotas, and the conflicts that come with them. Our only obligation is to the people we serve.
As a team, we bring together deep expertise across planning, investments, retirement, and wealth transfer - so whatever your situation, you're supported by a specialist who knows it well, backed by a firm that knows you.
Comprehensive, living plans for every stage of life.
Learn more →Evidence-based portfolios managed with discipline.
Learn more →Dependable, tax-aware income for the long haul.
Learn more →Preserving and transferring wealth across generations.
Learn more →Coordinated strategies to protect what you pass on.
Learn more →Succession, exit, and personal/business coordination.
Learn more →Understand your goals and priorities.
Build a strategy around your life.
Put the plan into action.
Review and adjust as life changes.
Adapt as your financial life grows.
Founding Partner, CFP®
Partner, CFA®
Partner, CFP® CPA
Retirement Specialist




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